Whenever I click Start > My Documents and the window opens up, the folder type shows as a "Music" folder. The folders and documents in My Documents are fine but the options available on the left hand side of the screen don't offer all the appropriate options. I right-clicked and selected Properties but there is no way to "Customize" the folder which would include the "Folder Type".
I decided to check the Target location at "C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\My Documents" where "User Name" is my username. I noticed that folder type was also "Music". When I right-clicked in "User Name" I noticed that one of the options available was Customize so I selected it. Under "Use this folder type as a template:" one of the Music options was selected. I changed it to "Documents (for any file type)" and also checked the box next to "Also apply this template to all subfolders". Then I clicked the OK button.
The "User Name" folder looked like it should and had the appropriate options on the left under "File and Folder Tasks". When I clicked the My Documents folder it also showed up correctly and had the appropriate options on the left under "File and Folder Tasks".
I thought I had fixed the issue but when I clicked on Start > My Documents the folder still opened up as a Music folder type with "Music Tasks" as the first set of options on the left. I'm hoping that someone can help me fix this issue. It's not major but it is obviously not normal.
My system information is as follows:
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2
Dell XPS MXC051 Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.73 GHz 1.73 GHz, 0.99 GB of RAM
If any additional information is needed, please advise.
I don't know. When I clicked on Start, then right-clicked on Properties it took me to a window tab that said "Target Folder Location" leading straight to My Documents. The difference is that I'm running Professional instead of Media Center.
This is the part where all the Mac users will hop in and tell you to buy a Powerbook...
Try renaming the hidden file "desktop.ini" in that folder and at least logging out/back in (a reboot shouldn't be necessary). Then proceed with your standard customizations. If Windows complains about the file missing, just rename back. By the way, you could open the file (in notepad for example) and try editing it yourself. I don't really recommend doing. The entries in there can get screwy.
I found that resetting all the folders under the Tools Menu --> Folder Options --> View Tabs helps when I run into this situation. Fortunately, I have yet to run into that.
