folder names only showing first letter

[Guest NP]

Hi

For some reason this evening my computer has started only showing the first

letter of foldernames in the taskbar at the top of the dialogue box when I

open a folder. For other applications it displays the name etc, it only seems

to be affecting my folders. I can't use a system restore to go back to the

last save point because I had to turn off system restore a while back due to

a problem with a virus (now totally cleared) and I forgot to turn it back on

(yes I know, my mistake!). Any idea how I can fix this so I can see the

folder names again. In the folder view the names are correct - it's only when

I open them that the name in the task bar only displays the first letter.

Incidentally it also happens with "my Documents" (just get M) and control

panl ©.

Would appreciate some advice

thanks

:)