Thank you and Michael for the explantation. I figured that the little arrow
meant more than the old shortcut arrow but did not know what. I did manage
to give myself permission the access the Application Data folder in my
Documents and Settings folder but that was the only one that I could change.
Neil
"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Neil wrote:
>> I have been reading all the posts and cannot find an answer that works.
>> I have Vista Home Prem. I cannot get access to many of the folders on
>> the C: drive. I consider myself pretty well versed in Windows but Vista
>> totally baffles me. I cannot even get access to the "My Pictures",etc
>> folders in the Documents and settings section of my own account. I have
>> a Dell laptop and I am the only account and it is an admistrator account.
>> I am not very worried about outsiders getting access, there is no
>> sensitive data and I am the only user. It is on a secure wifi system in
>> my home.
>
> You've been given the reason why you're having problems by Michael in this
> thread. Here's a very detailed explanation by MVP Jimmy Brush of the Vista
> folder hierarchy:
>
> "Many folders used by earlier versions of Windows have been moved to a new
> location or given a new name in Windows Vista. However, the old folders
> can still be seen if you have enabled Show Hidden Files. Notice they are
> displayed with a transparent icon and a shortcut symbol.
>
> "Although these look like folders, they are actually what is known as a
> junction. Junctions behave like shortcuts, but look just like regular
> folders. Their purpose is to silently redirect programs that access them
> to their Windows Vista equivalent.
>
> "Since junctions aren't really folders, it is not possible to access them,
> and any attempt to do so will give you an "Access Denied" error.
>
> Here is a list of all of the folders that have been moved in Windows
> Vista, along with their new location:
> Windows XP Location Windows Vista Location
> \Documents and Settings \Users
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents \Users\$USER$\Documents
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents\My Music
> \Users\$USER$\Music
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents\My Pictures
> \Users\$USER$\Pictures
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents\My Videos \Users\$USER$\Videos
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Application Data
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Cookies
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\NetHood
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\PrintHood
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Recent
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\SendTo
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Start Menu
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Templates
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\Application Data
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\History
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
> \Documents and Settings\All Users \ProgramData
> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data \ProgramData
> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop \Users\Public\Desktop
> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents \Users\Public\Documents
> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Favorites \Users\Public\Favorites
> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
> \ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates
> \ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
> \Documents and Settings\Default User \Users\Default "
>
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Malke
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