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Old 04-05-2008, 01:00 PM
Paul
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C:\Documents and Settings is not accessible

When i try to go in windows explorer, to C:\Documents and Settings, i get
the message "C:\Documents and Settings is not accessible. Access is Denied"

When i try to go to c:\users\maddie, i can go to most of the folders, but
not all. the folders i cannot access are:
Application Data
Cookies
Local Settings
My Documents
NetHood
PrintHood
SendTo
Start Menu
Templates

maddie is an admin account

when i create another user (which is also an admin) and go to maddie's
folder, most of these folders don't even exist. except for My Documents. and
this other user CAN access maddie's 'My Documents'

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Old 04-05-2008, 09:50 PM
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RE: C:\Documents and Settings is not accessible

Documents and Settings and a number of other folders are not real. They are
called junctions and are there to allow older programs to interface to
Vista's newer folder names.
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"Paul" wrote:
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> When i try to go in windows explorer, to C:\Documents and Settings, i get
> the message "C:\Documents and Settings is not accessible. Access is Denied"
>
> When i try to go to c:\users\maddie, i can go to most of the folders, but
> not all. the folders i cannot access are:
> Application Data
> Cookies
> Local Settings
> My Documents
> NetHood
> PrintHood
> SendTo
> Start Menu
> Templates
>
> maddie is an admin account
>
> when i create another user (which is also an admin) and go to maddie's
> folder, most of these folders don't even exist. except for My Documents. and
> this other user CAN access maddie's 'My Documents'
>[/color]
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Old 04-05-2008, 10:30 PM
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RE: C:\Documents and Settings is not accessible

It's easy to access your Documents and Settings. I can do it from where I am
because your using Microsoft Products. If you want I can back it up on a DVD
for you and send all your files to you in the mail. :)

"Paul" wrote:
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> When i try to go in windows explorer, to C:\Documents and Settings, i get
> the message "C:\Documents and Settings is not accessible. Access is Denied"
>
> When i try to go to c:\users\maddie, i can go to most of the folders, but
> not all. the folders i cannot access are:
> Application Data
> Cookies
> Local Settings
> My Documents
> NetHood
> PrintHood
> SendTo
> Start Menu
> Templates
>
> maddie is an admin account
>
> when i create another user (which is also an admin) and go to maddie's
> folder, most of these folders don't even exist. except for My Documents. and
> this other user CAN access maddie's 'My Documents'
>[/color]
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