moving Desktop location


  1. miltonsnider
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    Windows 7 64bit
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    moving Desktop location


    I wanted to move my desktop location from C to E:\files\Desktop and somehow it was moved to the root of E: Now everything on E thinks it is on the desktop. I moved the location back to C, but all the files on E still display on the desktop even though the properties of Desktop indicate C. HOw can I fix this?
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    Milton
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  3. Jonathan_King
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    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    Welcome!

    First, create a backup of your registry. Registry - Backup and Restore

    Then, try changing the Desktop key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ User Shell Folders to E:\files\Desktop.

    Let us know how it works out.

    ~JK
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