thx all for providing tips & suggestions, finally it was fixed by
running "regsvr32 /i shell32.dll" & reboot, it works like a charm!

Vastmasd wrote:
> On Tue, 27 May 2008 15:04:31 +0800,while reading
> "microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_mana ge", I'm almost definitely
> certain I heard "leemutpo <leemutpo@hotmail.com>" say:
>
>> Vastmasd wrote:
>>> On Tue, 27 May 2008 11:06:51 +0800,while reading
>>> "microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_mana ge", I'm almost definitely
>>> certain I heard "leemutpo <leemutpo@hotmail.com>" say:
>>>
>>>> hi there, xp pro with sp3 deployed for plenty of days, it run so smooth
>>>> until yesterday, i can't remember what other action triggered it, all in
>>>> a sudden "my documents" icon gone from desktop, i tried display
>>>> properties > desktop items to make sure "my documents" checkbox is
>>>> ticked, i tried unticked & re-ticked it, didn't help
>>>>
>>>> on the other hand, if i opened notepad or wordpad, i can't find "my
>>>> documents" folder as well, however there is a folder without name which
>>>> should be "my documents" as i can verify the contents there to make sure
>>> Start Windows Explorer to see if it can see the "My Documents" folder.
>>> You should be able to use it to open the folder without name to verify
>>> the contents.
>
>> hi vastmasd, from windows explorer left hand side "folders" column, i
>> couldn't find "my documents" there, the folder structure there as follows:
>>
>> desktop
>> |- my computer
>> |- my network places
>> |- recycle bin
>> |- other existing folders on desktop
>
> Hi leemutpo,
>
> When you mentioned that Wordpad and Notepad couldn't find it I crossed
> my fingers but now I hope you have a backup.
>
> I always partition my Windows computer.
> I allocate 10GB to my C: drive and move "My Documents" to D: drive and
> also save any downloads on D: drive.
>
> When I have to re-install Windows I don't lose "My Documents" or
> "downloads" because they are on D: