"Eli" <Eli@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:55DC9001-3D3F-4EAB-8ED1-D152B8FFD613@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> problem is that for some unknown reason I only have restore point up to
> the
> 07/09.
> and the problem happend on 07/07
>
> "Michael Solomon" wrote:
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>>
>>
>> "Eli" <Eli@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7DF2F77A-D697-4101-BF30-6A2478A8EBBE@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > Problem:
>> > vista ultimate X64
>> > I was trying to switch users on my PC.
>> > during switching it locked.
>> > Mouse was moving but screen was blue/blank.
>> > after about 10 minutes of inactivity I forced shutdown.
>> > when loged back on.
>> > all my filed and shortcuts disapeared.
>> > after doing some searching I found that there are 2 folders called
>> > Desktop.
>> > one is at users\"name"\desktop. The other one is at
>> > users\"name"\favorites\destkop. For some reason when I log one my
>> > default
>> > destkops is in favorites\destkop and not where it should be.
>> > any idea how this could of happend and how do i fix it?[/color]
>> How it happened likely has something to do with the lockup you mentioned
>> which probably led to some corruption.
>>
>> You might try using the System Restore feature to return your settings
>> and
>> registry to a date and time prior to when this happened.
>> All Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore. While System
>> Restore
>> should only restore your settings and registry, you should make sure your
>> data is well backed up before using this feature.
>> --
>> Michael Solomon
>> Backup is a PC user's best friend
>> DTS-L.Org: [url]http://www.dts-l.org/[/url]
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This won't resolve the problem you mentioned but if you happen to be dual
booting with XP or if you are using some disk cleanup utility, either can
cause you to lose restore points and might be the source of that issue.

--
Michael Solomon
Backup is a PC user's best friend
DTS-L.Org: [url]http://www.dts-l.org/[/url]