In Windows XP or Windows Vista, the My Documents folder is missing from the My Computer view.

To fix this problem try the following steps:

1. Hold down the Windows key and press R.

2. Type regedit and click OK.

3. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
then Software
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Explorer

4. Right click on the DocFolderPaths entry and click New > String Value.

5. Give the string value the username you use to login to Windows.

6. Set the Value data to the path to where the My Documents folder belongs. It would be C:\Documents and Settings\Windows username. Click OK.