Hello,
My OS is XP Home/SP3;

The "My Pictures" folder was deleted. Please tell me how to get it back.?

The recycling bin has been emptied and system restore did not bring it back.
Will appreciate any help.



--
George

You can re-create your My Pictures folder. This may seem like a lot to a
novice but its just a simple cut and paste then save!

In "My Documents" create a new folder called "My Pictures".
Open Notepad and copy and paste the following:

[DeleteOnCopy]
Owner=YOUR NAME
Personalized=39
PersonalizedName=My Pictures
[.ShellClassInfo]
InfoTip=@Shell32.dll,-12688
IconFile=%SystemRoot%\system32\mydocs.dll
IconIndex=-101

In 'owner=your name', change 'your name' to the name of your account.
Go to > File > Save As
1. In the "Save in" box select the 'My Pictures' folder
2. In the "File Name" section, enter Desktop.ini
3. From the "Save as Type" drop down list, select "all files"

Done!


--
Brandon Dub., TO canada, Shell ''explorer''


"Koger34" wrote:

> Hello,
> My OS is XP Home/SP3;
>
> The "My Pictures" folder was deleted. Please tell me how to get it back.?
>
> The recycling bin has been emptied and system restore did not bring it back.
> Will appreciate any help.
>
>
>
> --
> George

Deleting the Bags registry key should restore your folder.


Open the Run Box and type "cmd" then enter.

In the command window copy and paste these commands, one at a time.

reg delete HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags
reg delete HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU

Log Off, Log On.


ju.c


"Koger34" <Koger34@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D6A12922-C650-46F4-9D7C-13B556410359@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
> My OS is XP Home/SP3;
>
> The "My Pictures" folder was deleted. Please tell me how to get it back.?
>
> The recycling bin has been emptied and system restore did not bring it back.
> Will appreciate any help.
>
>
>
> --
> George

Hi George,

Click Start, Run and type:

rundll32 mydocs.dll,PerUserInit

Press {ENTER}

This creates a new My Pictures folder with the special icon.

To recover the files that were deleted, you'll need a third-party file
recovery tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


"Koger34" <Koger34@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D6A12922-C650-46F4-9D7C-13B556410359@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
> My OS is XP Home/SP3;
>
> The "My Pictures" folder was deleted. Please tell me how to get it back.?
>
> The recycling bin has been emptied and system restore did not bring it
> back.
> Will appreciate any help.
>
>
>
> --
> George

Hi Ramesh,
Thanks for your suggestion. I followed your instructions and a pop-up said
error:
PerUserInit missing. What should I look for now?
--
George


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Hi George,
>
> Click Start, Run and type:
>
> rundll32 mydocs.dll,PerUserInit
>
> Press {ENTER}
>
> This creates a new My Pictures folder with the special icon.
>
> To recover the files that were deleted, you'll need a third-party file
> recovery tool.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
> Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Koger34" <Koger34@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D6A12922-C650-46F4-9D7C-13B556410359@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> > My OS is XP Home/SP3;
> >
> > The "My Pictures" folder was deleted. Please tell me how to get it back.?
> >
> > The recycling bin has been emptied and system restore did not bring it
> > back.
> > Will appreciate any help.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > George
>
>
>

Hi George,

Make sure you copy the command *exactly* and paste it in Start, Run dialog.
Note that the command-line param is case-sensitive.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


"Koger34" <Koger34@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8CE49954-112C-447B-9A63-C5DC62C0E255@microsoft.com...
> Hi Ramesh,
> Thanks for your suggestion. I followed your instructions and a pop-up
> said
> error:
> PerUserInit missing. What should I look for now?
> --
> George
>
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> Hi George,
>>
>> Click Start, Run and type:
>>
>> rundll32 mydocs.dll,PerUserInit
>>
>> Press {ENTER}
>>
>> This creates a new My Pictures folder with the special icon.
>>
>> To recover the files that were deleted, you'll need a third-party file
>> recovery tool.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>> The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
>> Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com
>>
>>
>> "Koger34" <Koger34@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D6A12922-C650-46F4-9D7C-13B556410359@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello,
>> > My OS is XP Home/SP3;
>> >
>> > The "My Pictures" folder was deleted. Please tell me how to get it
>> > back.?
>> >
>> > The recycling bin has been emptied and system restore did not bring it
>> > back.
>> > Will appreciate any help.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > George
>>
>>
>>

Many thanks for your help. Problem solved.
--
George


"ju.c" wrote:

> Deleting the Bags registry key should restore your folder.
>
>
> Open the Run Box and type "cmd" then enter.
>
> In the command window copy and paste these commands, one at a time.
>
> reg delete HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags
> reg delete HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU
>
> Log Off, Log On.
>
>
> ju.c
>
>
> "Koger34" <Koger34@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D6A12922-C650-46F4-9D7C-13B556410359@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> > My OS is XP Home/SP3;
> >
> > The "My Pictures" folder was deleted. Please tell me how to get it back.?
> >
> > The recycling bin has been emptied and system restore did not bring it back.
> > Will appreciate any help.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > George
>
>

Many thanks for your help. Problem solved.
--
George


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Hi George,
>
> Click Start, Run and type:
>
> rundll32 mydocs.dll,PerUserInit
>
> Press {ENTER}
>
> This creates a new My Pictures folder with the special icon.
>
> To recover the files that were deleted, you'll need a third-party file
> recovery tool.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
> Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Koger34" <Koger34@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D6A12922-C650-46F4-9D7C-13B556410359@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> > My OS is XP Home/SP3;
> >
> > The "My Pictures" folder was deleted. Please tell me how to get it back.?
> >
> > The recycling bin has been emptied and system restore did not bring it
> > back.
> > Will appreciate any help.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > George
>
>
>