Thanks Rock. I'll leave that one alone I think. Appreciate the help.

Mailman
"Rock" <rock@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> "Mailman" <mailman@po.com> wrote
>
>>I have tried to access the Local settings folder in Vista Business. It
>>says I need to use the security tab but I cant get it to give me access.
>>Can anyone explain how this works please.
>
> That folder is actually a junction point, all it contains is a link to
> another folder. Any folder that is dimmed and has the curved arrow
> overlay is a junction point and they all are access denied. You don't
> need to go into it, just go to the folder it links to. To find out what
> that is open an elevated command prompt. Navigate to the folder that
> contains the Local Settings folder and give the command:
>
> dir /al /s
>
> All the junction points in that folder will be listed along with the
> folder to which it links.
> \Users\<Username>\Local Settings junction point links to
> \Users\<Username>\AppData\Local
>
> --
> Rock [MVP - User/Shell]