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Hello,
Hello, I cut/pasted my PC's desktop to an external hard drive, and I no longer have a desktop on my PC "Folder E:\desktop nonexistent"
The same goes for "compression Desk which is no longer available. I restored the system with no result.
How can I transfer it back to my PC...
Thank you for your response
Hello, I cut/pasted my PC's desktop to an external hard drive, and I no longer have a desktop on my PC "Folder E:\desktop nonexistent"
The same goes for "compression Desk which is no longer available. I restored the system with no result.
How can I transfer it back to my PC...
Thank you for your response
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I wanted to thank you all for the valuable help you have given me.
The ".bat" file from "pistouri" was THE KEY to the desktop problem.
I wanted to acknowledge your efforts while responding thoroughly to each one.
Thanks again to all of you.
The ".bat" file from "pistouri" was THE KEY to the desktop problem.
I wanted to acknowledge your efforts while responding thoroughly to each one.
Thanks again to all of you.
Hello
What a funny idea :-) What was the purpose of the maneuver?
Now it is indeed complicated, what do you mean by I restored the system? And how?
Best regards
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What a funny idea :-) What was the purpose of the maneuver?
Now it is indeed complicated, what do you mean by I restored the system? And how?
Best regards
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"We swallow the flattering lie in large gulps and we drink the bitter truth drop by drop."
Yes, I know, it's not smart.
I wanted to free up some space, so I used the "Treesize Free" program, which gave me a tree view of all the files on my PC, and I noticed that the desktop was quite loaded and... since I'm a super little smart one... I
cut and pasted the desktop to my external hard drive, which means that now my desktop only works if I plug in the external hard drive. Honestly... I regret it...
I then reset the PC... to no avail.
I wanted to free up some space, so I used the "Treesize Free" program, which gave me a tree view of all the files on my PC, and I noticed that the desktop was quite loaded and... since I'm a super little smart one... I
cut and pasted the desktop to my external hard drive, which means that now my desktop only works if I plug in the external hard drive. Honestly... I regret it...
I then reset the PC... to no avail.
The image does not display but I went to settings/recovery/reset this PC / option "keep my files"
but since I moved everything to my external hard drive, I think I need to transfer the desktop back to its location, right?
Hello,
Deleting the desktop folder hastily does not prevent it from being a system folder in the registry.
Copying it the other way to C:\Users\xxx\ should suffice, as Windows restores its properties to any folder named Desktop that contains (hidden) desktop.ini files that characterize it.
I have proof that the daily backup of my desktop to another partition does not create it as a mere folder, but indeed with the system icon of the desktop due to these desktop.ini files.
Deleting the desktop folder hastily does not prevent it from being a system folder in the registry.
Copying it the other way to C:\Users\xxx\ should suffice, as Windows restores its properties to any folder named Desktop that contains (hidden) desktop.ini files that characterize it.
I have proof that the daily backup of my desktop to another partition does not create it as a mere folder, but indeed with the system icon of the desktop due to these desktop.ini files.
Message before connecting my external hard drive
Place where I copied the desktop on PC
Location of the desktop on my external hard drive
Sorry to bother you but it's a real headache
Thank you again
Place where I copied the desktop on PC
Location of the desktop on my external hard drive
Sorry to bother you but it's a real headache
Thank you again
And after copying the content, did you reboot?
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"We swallow the flattering lie in large gulps and we drink the bitter truth drop by drop."
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"We swallow the flattering lie in large gulps and we drink the bitter truth drop by drop."
It's very possible that the registry got tangled up since it shouldn't happen :-)
One option would be to perform what's called a "reset" of the Windows profile, if it's accessible via another profile. If there isn't one, check what happens in safe mode.
In any case, the goal would be to delete the registry key of that profile. You can find it in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList.
There, you need to look for the one corresponding to that profile and delete it.
This cannot be done under the profile in question.
This would force the creation of a brand new "empty profile" (without deleting the content of the faulty one).
After recreation, it will "just" be a matter of copying the contents of each folder (music, photos, documents, etc.) into those of the new profile.
Be careful that if the C: drive is almost full, it may cause issues.
The other solution is to do a reinstallation of Windows, but you need to back up the data if there is no backup on that machine.
One option would be to perform what's called a "reset" of the Windows profile, if it's accessible via another profile. If there isn't one, check what happens in safe mode.
In any case, the goal would be to delete the registry key of that profile. You can find it in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList.
There, you need to look for the one corresponding to that profile and delete it.
This cannot be done under the profile in question.
This would force the creation of a brand new "empty profile" (without deleting the content of the faulty one).
After recreation, it will "just" be a matter of copying the contents of each folder (music, photos, documents, etc.) into those of the new profile.
Be careful that if the C: drive is almost full, it may cause issues.
The other solution is to do a reinstallation of Windows, but you need to back up the data if there is no backup on that machine.
Thank you for your help. I'll keep you updated as soon as I've made the adjustments.
See you soon and thanks again.
See you soon and thanks again.
Would simply reinstalling the OS not work?
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Right-click on Desktop in This PC (or in Explorer), properties, location. Result?
Go to the registry, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
The normal value on the right is: %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
Result?
If drive E:\ is system, it means that the value of %USERPROFILE% may have changed
Open cmd.exe, type:
echo %userprofile%
Result?
Go to the registry, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
The normal value on the right is: %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
Result?
If drive E:\ is system, it means that the value of %USERPROFILE% may have changed
Open cmd.exe, type:
echo %userprofile%
Result?
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Hello,
Restore the default location of the Desktop folder.
Save the .bat file ==► Desktop
Put it on the Desktop
Run the .bat file.
The screen temporarily goes black when a command prompt opens and closes when the explorer restarts to apply the Registry changes
Restart the PC.
Next step
Go to This PC -► Local Disk (C) -► User -► click on your username (Ttia for example)
Right-click on Desktop -► rename
Type instead -► Bureau
Don't forget the B in uppercase.
Restart your PC.
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pistouri
Restore the default location of the Desktop folder.
Save the .bat file ==► Desktop
Put it on the Desktop
Run the .bat file.
The screen temporarily goes black when a command prompt opens and closes when the explorer restarts to apply the Registry changes
Restart the PC.
Next step
Go to This PC -► Local Disk (C) -► User -► click on your username (Ttia for example)
Right-click on Desktop -► rename
Type instead -► Bureau
Don't forget the B in uppercase.
Restart your PC.
@+
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pistouri
Re hello
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So I forced the PC to shut down several times to return to the "Advanced startup options" screen. I did a System Restore ... and ..... here I am LOL.
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I will proceed step by step:
brucine 536 > blackmefias_3350
1- Brucine suggested a maneuver, I'll do it, I'll return and respond
Then I'll tackle the other proposals and let you know how it goes.
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HD Plugged == > see photos
Response to the command prompt after "echo %userprofile% " ==> c/user/... (me)
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I proceed for "pistouri 8 043"
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- Proposal from "Blackmefias_350 ==> Would simply reinstalling the OS not work?
- My response ==> Not at all / my OS was lagging normally before the reboot / it restarted / displayed the same boot screen with identical configuration and... no longer recognized either my Microsoft admin password or my entry PIN.
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So I forced the PC to shut down several times to return to the "Advanced startup options" screen. I did a System Restore ... and ..... here I am LOL.
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I will proceed step by step:
brucine 536 > blackmefias_3350
1- Brucine suggested a maneuver, I'll do it, I'll return and respond
Then I'll tackle the other proposals and let you know how it goes.
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- By the way, thanks HB for your thoughts on the subject, surely very relevant but .... lol I didn't understand anything :-)
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- Access:............... Desktops - folders and others impossible without connecting my external HD...
HD Plugged == > see photos
Response to the command prompt after "echo %userprofile% " ==> c/user/... (me)
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I proceed for "pistouri 8 043"
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There is no reason for E:\ to be a system folder if there is no operating system on it.
The read-only attribute should be disabled in the window you showed.
The system attribute can be disabled via the command prompt cmd.exe:
ATTRIB -S E:\*.*
For the registry key, click on Desktop and replace E:\Desktop with %USERPROFILE%\Desktop.
The read-only attribute should be disabled in the window you showed.
The system attribute can be disabled via the command prompt cmd.exe:
ATTRIB -S E:\*.*
For the registry key, click on Desktop and replace E:\Desktop with %USERPROFILE%\Desktop.
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We are happy for you.
You can mark the topic resolved
Have a nice day.
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You can mark the topic resolved
Have a nice day.
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do you have a radical solution to reinstall on a PC without a key, without a disk, and without a Windows backup?
it's an ASUS and I know there's an internal system backup, but my PC doesn't want to reinstall WIN.... it can format my drives, that's for sure, but the rest..... negative.
let me tell you, I tried a "sfc /scannow" as admin ==> it just goes in circles... it doesn't even analyze
anyway
it's an ASUS and I know there's an internal system backup, but my PC doesn't want to reinstall WIN.... it can format my drives, that's for sure, but the rest..... negative.
let me tell you, I tried a "sfc /scannow" as admin ==> it just goes in circles... it doesn't even analyze
anyway
"sfc /scannow" in admin safe mode ==> everything is OK
regarding security "wscvsc" ==> stopped and unable to restart
following; Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
"No component store corruption detected"
which for
Well... It's just an antivirus/firewall... there are others so it's not a big deal but...
do you know a program, or any command lines, that could scan my OS as thoroughly as in the system programs, the ".init, dat etc.... and put everything back in order?
To be honest, I work on Linux and I've never had such problems.
thank you
regarding security "wscvsc" ==> stopped and unable to restart
following; Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
"No component store corruption detected"
which for
Well... It's just an antivirus/firewall... there are others so it's not a big deal but...
do you know a program, or any command lines, that could scan my OS as thoroughly as in the system programs, the ".init, dat etc.... and put everything back in order?
To be honest, I work on Linux and I've never had such problems.
thank you