Special folders no longer work like they should Intended For Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95 There have been many reports of special folders, such as Fonts, Printers, or Network Neighborhood, no longer working. This is a common problem, which usually involves a corrupted or missing desktop.ini file, a hidden file located in each of the special directories. Most of these can be solved with the Repair tab of TweakUI. This article has been recently supported by and featured on this Internet Webhosting Guide Written by: Annoyances.org Last updated: Sunday, August 11, 2002 Care to discuss this article with other Windows users? Select your operating system here, and click Continue to post your question. - Choose your OS -Windows 7Windows Server 2008Windows VistaWindows Server 2003Windows XPWindows 2000Windows MeWindows 98Windows 95 Previous discussions about this article: (open a message to see applicable responses, if any) [Windows XP] Question about Special folders (My Documents, My Music etc) (Gareth Evans: Saturday, March 23, 2002) [Windows 95] Question about 'Special folders no longer work like they should' (DENNIS: Wednesday, March 27, 2002) [Windows Me] Question about 'Special folders no longer work like they should' (Stiiv: Sunday, August 11, 2002) [Windows XP] Question about 'Special folders no longer work like they should' (Adam Meents: Friday, September 20, 2002) [Windows XP] installing files (sandra mullins: Saturday, October 5, 2002) [Windows XP] Question about 'Special folders no longer work like they should' (Richard Colletta: Tuesday, October 22, 2002) [Windows 98] Question about 'Special folders no longer work like they should' (Barry Ardron: Wednesday, February 19, 2003) [Windows XP] Question about 'Special folders no longer work like they should' (Reginald Brown: Monday, April 14, 2003) [Windows 2000] ial folders no longer work like they should' (littlestarst: Friday, May 2, 2003) [Windows XP] Question about 'Special folders no longer work like they should' (PAC007: Friday, June 6, 2003) [Windows 98] Question about 'Special folders no longer work like they should' (dave: Tuesday, February 10, 2004) [Windows XP] Question about 'Special folders no longer work like they should' (El Kyle: Saturday, November 6, 2004) [Windows XP] Question about 'Special folders no longer work like they should' (Linda: Wednesday, December 8, 2004) [Windows XP] Question about 'Special folders no longer work like they should' (Ramin: Thursday, January 11, 2007) Return to "Troubleshooting"