Problems Opening My Pictures or My Documents (275664)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

When you click the My Pictures folder on the Start menu, you may receive the following error message:

This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in My Computer by clicking View and then clicking Folder Options.

Also, when you click the My Documents folder on the Start menu, the folder may not open, and you may not receive an error message.

CAUSE

This issue can occur if the following registry key does not exist or is damaged:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\InProcServer32

This key may not exist if you upgrade from an earlier version of Windows (where TweakUI was installed) to Windows Millennium Edition (Me).

RESOLUTION

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To resolve this issue, create the following key in the registry:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\InProcServer32

After you create this key, add the following String values to the new key:

Value name: (Default)
Value data: "mydocs.dll"

Value name: LoadWithoutCOM
Value data: ""

Value name: ThreadingModel
Value data: "Apartment"