Lost : "My Documents & Favorites"

 >-----Original Message-----
 >Missing Data or Program Settings After Upgrade to
Windows XP
 >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;312942&Product=winxp
 >
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 >Mary Sauer MS MVP
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 >http://www.msauer.mvps.org/
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  >> Yesterday i upgraded my system from Microsoft ME to XP.
  >> After the installation The My Documents folder and
  >> Favorites folders did not contain any of the files that
  >> had been resident in ME. It's as though XP had
assigned a
  >> new profile, with a new name, and lost the old one. In
ME
  >> I had my wifes deleted profile and mine which did not
have
  >> a name. Xp now contains her old profile sans any files.
  >> The biggest issue (with my wife) is that 4 years of
family
  >> pictures are gone. I've done a complete search of the
hard
  >> drive partitions by file name and even a *.jpeg and
come
  >> up blank. Anyone with ideas on how to find these files
in
  >> XP? If I uninstall XP will I find the files in ME or
did
  >> XP erase them??
 >
 >
 >.
 >Mary,
Sorry but that I can't seem to access that address. I've
typed and rechecked it several times but no luck....
 >> Stay informed about: Lost : ""My Documents & Favorites"" 

I am having exactly the same problem...The workaround
suggested by the person who replied to you didn't result
in my finding the missing documents...did you have any
luck?
 >-----Original Message-----
 >Yesterday i upgraded my system from Microsoft ME to XP.
 >After the installation The My Documents folder and
 >Favorites folders did not contain any of the files that
 >had been resident in ME. It's as though XP had assigned
a
 >new profile, with a new name, and lost the old one. In
ME
 >I had my wifes deleted profile and mine which did not
have
 >a name. Xp now contains her old profile sans any files.
 >The biggest issue (with my wife) is that 4 years of
family
 >pictures are gone. I've done a complete search of the
hard
 >drive partitions by file name and even a *.jpeg and come
 >up blank. Anyone with ideas on how to find these files
in
 >XP? If I uninstall XP will I find the files in ME or did
 >XP erase them??
 >.
 >
 >> Stay informed about: Lost : ""My Documents & Favorites"" 

On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 21:29:45 -0700, kestelwoman wrote:

 > I am having exactly the same problem...The workaround
 > suggested by the person who replied to you didn't result
 > in my finding the missing documents...did you have any
 > luck?

Windows 9x/ME stored My Documents and Favorites in a different location
than XP does.

For a single user system, look for My Documents in the Windows folder:
C:\Windows\My Documents

If user profiles were used, there will be a subfolder under Windows
containing more subfolders - each with a user profile name attached to it.

If forgot where Favorites were stored in Windows 9x/ME. Try the Application
Data subfolders inside the Windows folder. When/if you find the missing
items, move them to the folders for the appropriate user account:

C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\My Documents
for data files and
C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Favorites
for Favorites

If your Windows XP and Documents and Settings folder are on a drive other
than C:, replace that part of the path with the appropriate drive letter.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User
 >> Stay informed about: Lost : ""My Documents & Favorites""