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hello can you help me how can i put My Documents and My Pictures in windows explorer...like those Drive D: Drive C: hoping for your positive responds thank you in advance...

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The "Files Stored on This Computer" area you saw on your friend's PC is a virtual group created by Windows' My Documents shell code. If My Computer only shows "Shared Documents" (or nothing under that group) the shell extension or the registry entries that populate My Computer are missing or unregistered. 's suggestion to re-register the My Documents shell DLL is the usual quick fix for this.

Checklist to troubleshoot (in order):

  1. Confirm the actual folders exist: open Explorer and look for C:\Documents and Settings\<your‑username>\My Documents and ...\My Pictures (Windows XP). Turn on "Show hidden files and folders" in Folder Options if you can't see them.
  2. Make sure the folders are not redirected to a network or removed: right‑click the My Documents link (Start or desktop) and check its properties/location.
  3. If the folders exist but the My Computer node is still missing, re‑register the My Documents shell DLL (requires administrator rights), then log off or reboot. If that still fails, run System File Checker and consider using System Restore to roll back recent changes.

Safe alternatives and cautions:

  • Back up the registry or create a System Restore point before editing registry keys (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace controls items shown under My Computer).
  • If you prefer not to touch system settings, add shortcuts to My Documents/My Pictures on the desktop or to Explorer Favorites for quick access.

How to capture and attach a screenshot:
Press Print Screen (or Alt+Print Screen for the active window), open Paint (Start > Accessories > Paint), paste (Ctrl+V), save as JPG/PNG, then use the forum reply form's attach/upload feature or upload to an image host and paste the link.

If the re‑registration and SFC/restore steps do not restore the group, comparing the MyComputer\NameSpace registry keys with a working XP machine and importing the missing keys will generally fix it.

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Member Avatar for gerbil

Hello, jemz, try this.... Go Start, and into the Run box type or paste...
regsvr32 mydocs.dll
...and press Enter.

Member Avatar for jemz

Hello, jemz, try this.... Go Start, and into the Run box type or paste...
regsvr32 mydocs.dll
...and press Enter.

hello sir thank you for the reply i will try this sir and i will write again if i have doubt...more power to you sir...

Member Avatar for gerbil

:), just do it.. takes mere seconds.
Just to clarify what you mean, could you post a screenshot of your explorer window?

Member Avatar for jemz

:), just do it.. takes mere seconds.
Just to clarify what you mean, could you post a screenshot of your explorer window?

hello sir

sir i will give you example if i will click My Computer and when it opens you can see Hard Disk Drive under it there are Drive C: and Drive D: and you can see the Devices Removable Storage and under it there DVDRom drive...i want to put Files Stored in this Computer and under it there will be My Documents Folder, My Picture Folder...is this possible sir hoping for your positive responds... can i ask sir how can i put my screenshot here of My Computer Window?

Member Avatar for jemz

:), just do it.. takes mere seconds.
Just to clarify what you mean, could you post a screenshot of your explorer window?

hello sir here is the screenshot i want to change the shared documents to
My Documents and My Pictures folder...this screenshot is from my friend computer..i just get this because i want my computer to be like this..or to customized...please help me sir.

http://img256.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=68994_MyComputer_122_245lo.JPG

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