It is there, it is just hidden. If you tell explorer to not hide protected
operating system files, you will see those files. They are hidden for a
reason.
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"just FYI" <nospam@noreply.com> wrote in message
news:ObJqaTDZHHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> There is no folder named Documents and Settings in Vista. It's been
> renamed to Users. So where did the shortcuts that point to C
ocuments and
> Settings come from?
>
>
> "FK" <name@company.com> wrote in message
> news:eMsNs9CZHHA.4220@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Nope - brand new PC - just out of the box yesterday.
>> Vista Ultimate from Dell.
>>
>> F
>>
>>
>> "just FYI" <nospam@noreply.com> wrote in message
>> news:O9t5UdCZHHA.1580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> You're in Vista when you do this? If so, Vista may be the C: drive and
>>> XP (with the Documents and Settings folder) may be some other drive.
>>> Just a guess, but it's worth taking a peek.
>>>
>>>
>>> "FK" <name@company.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OYPTNWCZHHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I can`t access any item in my Documents and Settings folder that is a
>>>> short cut (vs an actual folder).
>>>> I just get this message thats says:
>>>>
>>>> C:\Documents and Settings is not accessible.
>>>> Access is denied.
>>>>
>>>> Likewise in my C:\Users\My-Name folder I cannot access anything that is
>>>> portrayed as a short cut.
>>>>
>>>> Any help appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Frank
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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