briefcase is missing

[c3media]

I just upgraded my dell to XP Home from WinMe and can't find my briedcase on my desktop. how can I locate it. thanks.

 

[linney]

See if you can apply the techniques mentioned here.

Missing Data or Program Settings After You Upgrade to Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314931&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

Missing Data or Program Settings After Upgrade to Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;312942&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

OLEXP: Mail Folders, Address Book, and E-mail Messages Are Missing After You Upgrade to Microsoft Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313055&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

When searching make sure you are logged an as a Administrator and that the two options in Control Panel/ Folder Options/ View are set to show Hidden and System Files, and that the similar two options are set in the Search preferences to search both Hidden and System Files.

Look around these sort of locations -
C:\Documents and Settings\Username (username might be Administrator or any name you setup as a user, it might even have something quite strange that it inherited from Windows ME).

 

[c3media]

Thanks, but nothing here refers to the Briefcase. My Upgrade from Me to XP Home worked perfectly. I guess maybe the question is 'where is the briefcase normally located in WinME' ?

 

[linney]

WINME or WINXP?

The articles were merely supplied to give you an example of where you might look and how you might look for your missing folder or files.

How To Use the Briefcase Feature in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307885&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

How to uninstall Windows XP and revert to a previous operating system

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303661&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

FILE & SETTINGS TRANSFER

http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

Using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard in Windows XP

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/crawford_november12.mspx

293118 - HOW TO: Use Files and Settings Transfer Wizard in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;293118&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH#2

 

[c3media]

let me clarify. i had WinME and was using the briefcase - which appeared on the desktop. I upgraded to WinXP Home and it disappeared.

I guess two questions:
1) In WinME where is the briefcase stored.
2) In XP Home where is the briefcase stored

thanks

 

[electronicsfreak]

This page might be of some use.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

[linney]

In XP you create it by right-clicking and selecting "New Briefcase", it is created for you and once you click on it, a wizard runs.

How To Use the Briefcase Feature in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307885&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

"let me clarify. i had WinME and was using the briefcase - which appeared on the desktop. I upgraded to WinXP Home and it disappeared."

I understand and was trying to show you where to look for it.

This is not a Windows ME forum, is it the same procedure in ME? This is what is says in the ME Help Program.

"To create a new Briefcase

On the desktop, right-click My Computer, and then click Explore.
Click the folder in which you want to create the new Briefcase.
On the File menu, point to New, and then click Briefcase."


In an earlier post I suggested you look around C:\Documents and Settings\Username, each of the folders will have a folder called Desktop, see if your missing folder ended up in there.

 

[c3media]

I don't need a new empty briefcase, but the previous one (that I hope is still there) from my previous WinMe operating system.

It must be in a folder somewhere, but where?

 

[MrTBC]

Hi there. If you go to My Computer you can right click on your C: drive and select Search. This has the option to search for files of type 'Briefcase'.

I hope this helps.

 

[linney]

In an earlier post I suggested you look around C:\Documents and Settings\Username, each of the folders will have a folder called Desktop, see if your missing folder ended up in there.