strange SendTo and Recent folder issue

[Guest Tim.T]

1)I'm the only user on this PC, the Administrator. I'm running XP Home

Edition. When I go to the 'C:\Documents and Settings\Me\SendTo' folder there

is only two items in it: 'Desktop (create shortcut)', and 'Mail Recipient'.

But if I actually right-click an item and choose 'SendTo', I find there are

13 location shortcuts listed, including the defaults - all the others are

partitions in my drive. I remember putting them there, but why do they show

up on the right-click menu, and not in the actual 'SendTo' folder itself?

The shortcuts are not hidden; I've checked (folder just says two items, none

hidden), and they do work! They just seem to be absent from the folder.

 

2)Before I ran CCleaner, the 'C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Recent' folder

had two items in it, yet when I ran CCleaner, it listed at least 20 items in

that folder before cleaning it. They were all listed under my profile. Where

are they??!

 

For some reason Windows is seeing one thing, and I'm seeing another. Maybe a

problem in the registry? I've tried most things - including fixes from

Kelly's Korner - but nothing seems to work.

 

Cheers

Tim

[Guest Kelly]

Re: strange SendTo and Recent folder issue

 

Hi Tim,

 

This write-up pretty much explains it all. :o)

http://www.fmsinc.com/free/NewTips/NetworkAdmin/NetworkAdmin6.asp

 

And if you want to see even more hidden files, run KillBox.

http://killbox.net/

 

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All the Best,

Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

 

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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

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http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner

 

"Tim.T" <blah@blah.com> wrote in message

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> 1)I'm the only user on this PC, the Administrator. I'm running XP Home

> Edition. When I go to the 'C:\Documents and Settings\Me\SendTo' folder

> there

> is only two items in it: 'Desktop (create shortcut)', and 'Mail

> Recipient'.

> But if I actually right-click an item and choose 'SendTo', I find there

> are

> 13 location shortcuts listed, including the defaults - all the others are

> partitions in my drive. I remember putting them there, but why do they

> show

> up on the right-click menu, and not in the actual 'SendTo' folder itself?

> The shortcuts are not hidden; I've checked (folder just says two items,

> none

> hidden), and they do work! They just seem to be absent from the folder.

>

> 2)Before I ran CCleaner, the 'C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Recent' folder

> had two items in it, yet when I ran CCleaner, it listed at least 20 items

> in

> that folder before cleaning it. They were all listed under my profile.

> Where

> are they??!

>

> For some reason Windows is seeing one thing, and I'm seeing another. Maybe

> a

> problem in the registry? I've tried most things - including fixes from

> Kelly's Korner - but nothing seems to work.

>

> Cheers

> Tim

>

>