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Windows Forum / Windows XP / 64-bit / June 2008My Documents folder under My Computer
Hi, I am unable to view the my documents folder under the My computer. I have ssen this in other computer and want to do the same in my system. Please advice. Regards, Sanjoy In Windows Vista, the 'My ' has been replaced with ''. For example, instead of 'My Computer', look for 'Computer'. Another example is 'My Documents' is now 'Documents'. My Music is now Music, My Downloads is now Downloads. My Books is now Books, My Games is now Games, My Favorites is now Favorites. My Network Places is ... I think you might be getting the idea now. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Sanjoy Hi, Sanjoy. You've posted into a newsgroup (a Community) dedicated to 64-bit Windows. Your question is not 64-bit specific, so you should post it in a general Windows newsgroup. And, when you do, PLEASE say which version of Windows you are running: Windows Pro SP2 or SP3? Vista x64? Or what? The answer depends on what you are using. Since "My Computer" was replaced with "Computer" in Vista, as Bender said, I'm guessing that you MAY be running WinXP. If so, then perhaps you should start in "Documents & Settings". In Vista, look in C:\Users\<username - Sanjoy?>\Documents. Or just click Start | Documents. For details, post to the proper newsgroup, as I suggested above. RC  SignatureR. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1) > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Sanjoy The My Computer link in Vista is a legacy folder and redirects to Computer. You cannot see or use My Computer. It is there for software compatibility reasons. Some XP programs are erroneously hard-coded to write to My Computer and would not work in Vista without redirection. In Vista some areas previously used by XP Programs are now protected and Vista will not allow the writes. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Sanjoy Hi Guys, Thanks for the responses, but somehow I think you did not get the query..... I shall try to explain that in a bit detail. 1. I am using Win XP SP2 and not Vista 2. We are all aware of the My Documents folder the default location of which is in C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents. 3. Under My computer we can generally see the Hard Disks and the External and Internal Drives (If Any). It is possible to view the My Documents folder also in the same view under a section called 'Other Stored Folders'. In this system of mine I am unable to see that. I wanted to know if anyone can tell me how to get that under My Computer. Hope I am clear, please revert in case of any queries that you may have on the subject. Any response on this will be appreciated. Regards, Sanjoy > The My Computer link in Vista is a legacy folder and redirects to Computer. > You cannot see or use My Computer. It is there for software compatibility [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > Sanjoy Sanjoy, You actually have it right there, when you open My PC. Left pane, expand "Other Places". The two arrows of the chevron should be pointing up when "Other Places" is expanded. There's a direct link to "My Documents" there. Would that help? Carlos > Hi Guys, > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > > > > > Sanjoy Do you have My Documents on your Desktop? If not, it doesn't show in the list. > Hi Guys, > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > > > > > Sanjoy And, to add to the others' comments, this is not an XP newsgroup. It is for 64bit Windows issues. You might also try the microsoft.public.windowsxp.general group. > Hi Guys, > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] >> > >> > Sanjoy |
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