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    Help! Lost desktop folder

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by pezzodicento, May 3, 2008.

  1. pezzodicento

    pezzodicento Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all,

    I was just changing the target of my desktop folder to my D: drive, but accidently specified the target as D: instead of the D:\Desktop folder.
    Now the desktop folder is simply the D: drive root, and I can't seem to find the desktop properties option, so I can change the target.

    Does anyone know how to solve this?

    Any help appreciated
     
    pezzodicento, May 3, 2008
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    goofball Notebook Deity

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    open regedit and go to

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

    Find the Desktop key, and change it to what you want it to be.
     
    goofball, May 3, 2008
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    pezzodicento Notebook Enthusiast

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    Great.. Thanks!
     
    pezzodicento, May 3, 2008
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