Windows 7 - Public Folders - Restore

They should be the exact same names as in the tutorial, 'Music', 'Pictures' and 'Videos', etc....

Thanks very much.

However, please now satisfy my curiosity! I've just looked at someone else's laptop. Under the public user, when I looked at the properties of these folders, the general tab may say 'Public Music' but, in the location tab, it says 'C:\Users\Public\Music'. If I create 'C:\Users\Public\Public Music', is it restoring the public folder or creating another folder that satisfies the same goal?

I'm concerned that my problems seemed to stem from when I changed the location from 'C:\Users\Public\Music' to 'C:\Users\Public\Public Music'.

The registry entries do not have the 'public' word in front of the folder names (e.g. 'C:\Users\Public\Music') - so I cannot understand how it would match 'C:\Users\Public\Public Music'.

Much appreciated.

You're welcome BR.

I have updated the tutorial to help you better with this. Go through it again. After merging the REG files for the missing folders, name them as in step 10. Afterwards, verify that they have a "Locations" tab. Recorded TV will not have one though.

If so, then you can rename the folder say "Music", click "Continue" if prompted by UAC, to have the name back as say "Public Music". Renaming it will also change the path in the registry, but it will still work.

Brink, thanks for your patience. Prior to your last reply I attempted simply deleting the 'Public xxx' folders and creating 'xxx' folders to match the entries in the registry. Not surprisingly, the shell commands all worked. The folders showed in explorer as 'xxx' and none had a location tab. I then copied back in all of the files that they should contain. After that I went into both users to add the folders to the relevant libraries and, hey presto, the folders appeared in explorer as 'public xxx' and all had a location tab.

I thought that this might have cured the original problem. i.e. for some reason in Windows Media Player, for one user, none of the videos in the video library from the public videos folder are visible. If I remove and re-add the folder they appear briefly. But they disappear when I close WMP. I had assumed it was something to do with my messing with the folder names but now I am not convinced. However, with all the aggravation I have had with this, I think that it will be something that I shall put up with for now.

Thanks for all the assistance.

BR

You're most welcome BR.

When you're ready to deal with WMP, please feel free to create a new thread on it, and we'll be happy to try and help.

Unfortunately I deleted the c:\users\Public Folder itself and that's why I think this solution didn't work.

I tried System Restore which didn't work either.

Attempted to restore the deleted folders with "Previous Version" but it only allows me to copy the folders into a location of my choice. Copying doesn't solve the problem may be because it doesn't restore the characteristics of each folder. Restore button is grayed out.

I am on a Notebook and can't run Windows 7 repair installation either as the Notebook doesn't have a DVD/RW...

Going to try "ShadowExplorer" now...

Mean while appreciate if any one has any other suggestions...

Retried with System Restore and everything is back to normal... Phew...

That's great news Yohan, and welcome to Seven Forums.