My my documents folder now opens my control panel.  The folder type is control panel.  I know my files are still there.  Is there any way to change the folder type back to normal.  I have Windows 98se.  Please Help.

Thanks.
I think you have to reset the link in the shortcut to "my documents."

If the icon on your desktop is just a link you may click on it with the right mouse button. Next, you CHOOSE properties and in the first folder (called "destiny" or so in english (I'm working here with another language so I have to guess a bit)) you'll find the path to the folder that's being opened by this link.

Just change this path to the one where your documents are placed (Possibly something like "c:/DocumentsandSetings/MyName/....  ...etc.")

If you don't know where your documents are to be found, use the search function in windows, looking for *.doc or so, this will show you the path

I hope I understood you question :-|Uh, Batch_Lamer, those PATHS are XP/NT. In Win98 it is C:\My Documents. You could either delete or 'stash' the desktop link and MAKE a SIMPLE desktop shortcut to C:\My Documents (or wherever you have moved My Documents to if you use custom PARTITIONING), or you can use a tool like Xteq XSetup to reset the default icon link on the desktop.tools /folder options/view   restore defaults   and scan for bugs...