Deleted the pictures folder

[laissez-faire]

I have accidentally deleted the 'My Pictures' folder in Vista - the one that you can smart link into another hard drive or something to choose where it stores the files (it has a location tab).

How do I create a new one complete with the old icon and the ability to change the location of where the files are stored?

 

[Nanobot]

Recreate the 'My Pictures' folder and then get a copy of a 'desktop.ini' file from another PC's 'My Pictures' folder - usually a hidden system file. Open Regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders.
Check the My Pictures value and make sure you have something similar to:

C:\Users\USERNAME\Pictures

Do the same for HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders. Value should be:

%USERPROFILE%\Pictures

 

[laissez-faire]

thanks - seems to work!