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Old 06-22-2006   #2 (permalink)
saqib ali


 
 

Re: Windows Vista and "Search for File" in the Cookies Folder

> The currently logged on user only has access to their folder inside the
> users directory ... they will be unable to access any other user's directory.
> Even if the currently logged on user is an administrator.


The script only searches the directories to which the logged in user has
access to. So it is not the permissions issue.

> One thing I did note, is that when I browsed to that directory in Windows
> Explorer, it showed all temporary internet files, not just cookies. This is
> incorrect behavior; the Cookies folder only contains cookies, no other
> content.


Actually this is the "normal" behaviour for Internet Temporary Files
folder, even in XP and 2000. The cookies directory is a separate folder,
but all the Cookie Objects are visible under the "Internet Temporary
Files" folder as well.

> To double-check and see what is in the folder, you should browse to that
> folder in a command prompt and do a directory listing.

Yup already did that. The file is there. :-)


> Also as a sidenote, the user name of the logged on user and the directory
> inside the users folder that corresponds to that user doesn't have match...
> For example, if you create a user named "public", windows sets that user's
> profile folder to "public.COMPUTERNAME".


Already looked into this. NOTE: if you are part of a Domain you might
get a directory similar to {UserName}.{Domain}

Thanks
Saqib

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