The root folders of my external drives is showing Picture Tasks instead of the Common Files and Folders Tasks. It only happens on two of my external drives. I have tried to delete the partition and re-create a the partition and re-format the drives, but the problem still exists. How can I fix this? There is no Customize tab under Properties for these folders. The root folder for the system drive is fine. I have Windows XP Pro SP2 with all the latest updates (except SP3).1 person needs an answerI do too

This is a known issue/bug in Windows XP, and you can fix it very easily. See Keith Miller's notes here:Common Tasks Dont Match Folder Typehttp://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_common_tasks.htmRamesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience]