"My Documents" not showing initially in folder tree

This is on Windows XP SP3 running Dopus 10.5.0.0

If I open a new lister I cannot see the My Documents folder displayed as a root folder in the folder tree. I do have "Native display of Desktop" enabled in the options and "Documents/profile folders" is checked.

I find if I navigate to that folder via the buit-in alias (go /mydocuments) then the My Documents folder appears in the folder tree and remains for the duration of the lister (unless I refresh the folder tree in which case it disappears). If I navigate away from that folder and then close and restart a lister then the My Documents folder is again missing in the folder tree.

Any idea whether I am missing a setting somewhere to get it always to appear in the tree without having to navigate to it to have it appear?

Make sure Preferences / Folder Tree / Options: Start Folder Tree at... is set to Desktop, and that Preferences / Folder Tree / Contents: User Profile folder is turned on.

The first option is set to Desktop. Under Preferences / Folder Tree / Contents I don't see a User Profile Folder option. The nearest I see to that might be "Virtual (non-filesystem) folders" and that is checked.

My mistake, the "User Profile folder" option isn't there in XP as it can only be turned off on Vista and above.

Which paths do you get taken to by the /profile and /mydocuments aliases?

/profile goes to C:\Documents and Settings\TT1024. This is referenced within the Folder Tree under the C: drive

/mydocuments goes to C:\Documents and Settings\TT1024\My Documents

This is referenced within the Folder tree under the newly created "My Documents" root folder. When I click in the breadcrumbs location box it switches from "> My Documents >" to "C:\Documents and Settings\TT1024\My Documents"

In the Windows Explorer tree, do you get a profile folder there or is My Documents directly below Desktop in Explorer?

No profile folder off the root of Desktop in Explorer. There is a My Documents folder off the root.

I'm at a loss. Your setup sounds normal, and is similar to what I see on XP, except that the My Documents folder is in the tree for me:


I tried everything I could think of that might cause the My Documents folder to be hidden on XP but, other than not starting the tree at Desktop, it remained there.

OK, thanks for looking Leo. Maybe it's just a quirk of my XP installation. I'll just navigate via the alias (probably quicker any way).