Vista is more than likely seeing references to a user ID that existed under
XP as the owner etc. of the \documents and settings folders etc. So that's
why I suggested taking ownership with your new vista userID.
Cheers
"Ben Griffiths" <BenGriffiths@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, because I told windows to show hidden system files.
>
> I was, and indeed am, just testing a number of browses. Firefox stores
> it's
> profile data, which I want to import a new one, in the Application Data
> folder. Or at least, it did. That's one reason I wanted to have access
> anyway, other than that I'm simply explorering Vista!
>
> It's interesting about the UAC. It was really annoying me, so I had simply
> disabled it, I hadn't realised then I could simply load explorer in
> Administrator mode to stop those infuriating warnings.
>
> The permissions that don't allow me into the Documents and Settings folder
> are different though, and it isn't UAC. Currently I'm using XP, so I'll
> have
> to boot Vista up and try some suggestions later. Thanks for your help.
>
> "Sean McLeod" wrote:
>
>> So do you have a \Documents and Settings and a \users tree now?
>>
>> If so then run an administrator version of explorer and take/give
>> ownership
>> to your Vista user account. You probably then want to copy your data from
>> the \Documents and Settings tree to the \users tree.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> "Kev Struthers" <Kev Struthers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:5E5CED1E-0E92-4DB8-9F73-A660675E5C02@microsoft.com...
>> > I've got exactly the same fault after doing what I thought was a
>> > "clean"
>> > install of Vista. It actually left most of drive C intact and renamed
>> > the
>> > original Windows directory to Windows.old. I think he problem is that
>> > Documents and Settings is still owned by my XP persona.....still
>> > working
>> > on
>> > that one.
>> >
>> > "Sean McLeod" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Not sure why you needed to enable the administrator account.
>> >>
>> >> When I browse into c:\users\administrator I get an UAC prompt, which I
>> >> okay
>> >> and then I can continue browsing.
>> >>
>> >> And obivously browsing into my own account, c:\users\sean there is no
>> >> UAC
>> >> prompt and I have no problems browsing that sub-folder.
>> >>
>> >> You say "Documents and Settings" folder. Is this from an XP upgrade?
>> >> In
>> >> clean installs of Vista they've changed that to \users.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers
>> >>
>> >> "Ben Griffiths" <BenGriffiths@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news
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>> >> > After finally managing to enable the Administrator account, I still
>> >> > apparently don't have permission to access the Documents and
>> >> > Settings
>> >> > folder.
>> >> > Neither can I access the Application Data in my User folder.
>> >> >
>> >> > So far, Vista is being extremely resrictive... I don't suppose there
>> >> > is
>> >> > a
>> >> > 'Let me in' tick box anywhere? Alternatively, how can I actually
>> >> > gain
>> >> > access
>> >> > to these folders? Vista advises me to use the Security tab, but one
>> >> > cannot
>> >> > 'Apply' any changes you make.
>> >>
>>