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HP computer Win XPSP2

Normally, when I go to Start -->My Computer and under "Files Stored on this Computer" Normally I see:

- Documents
- John's Docuemnts
- Jane's Documents

NOW ALL I SEE IS:

- Documents
- Jane's Documents


Any ideas of how to get back "John's Documents" ???


Thanks all!!!

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A short, focused troubleshooting checklist to restore a missing "John's Documents" entry under My Computer on Windows XP SP2. already tried the view/group suggestion that mentioned, so the next steps look at the profile and filesystem rather than Explorer view settings.

First check whether the John account and profile still exist. Open Control Panel -> User Accounts to confirm the account is present. In Explorer browse to C:\Documents and Settings\ and look for a John folder. If the profile folder is missing, the user entry in My Computer will not be recreated until the account/profile is restored (System Restore, backup, or recreate the account and copy files back).

If the John folder exists, confirm the personal Documents folder is there (for example C:\Documents and Settings\John\My Documents). Make hidden and system files visible (Folder Options -> View) and, from a command prompt, check attributes with a safe command such as:
attrib -s -h "C:\Documents and Settings\John\My Documents"
Also check NTFS permissions: right-click the John folder -> Properties -> Security tab (log in as Administrator if needed). Lack of read/list rights or an unexpected Deny entry can make the shell skip showing that user link.

If the profile and permissions look normal but the link still does not appear, test whether this is profile-specific by creating a temporary local user and logging in; a correctly behaving system will show the test user’s Documents under My Computer. If the problem affects only John, consider copying his data to a fresh profile or restoring from backup. Advanced: the My Computer namespace and user shell folders can be altered in the registry; only edit those keys after exporting a backup of the registry or creating a System Restore point. If the data is critical and any step is unclear, stop and recover the John folder first (mount drive on another machine or use file-recovery/professional help).

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Try this may helps you:
right click there and select arrange icons>show in group

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I tried that and the "show in group" was already checked??????

Not sure what changed here??

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Well its windows default view which stays still no modification. Registry tweak will may be applied to restore back this view. I will inform you if i may found solution for that.

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Ok, will look forward to your solution(s)

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