Rock

"benoit" wrote> Hello,
>
> thanks for the detailed explanation but ..
>
> i will add folders in what in xp is documents &
> settings/benoit/start/programms
>
> how do i that in vista because so you said the acces is denied ?
>
> thanks
>
> "Rock" wrote:
>
>> "benoit" wrote
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> >
>> > where can i found the same things as c:/documents &
>> > settings/benoit/desktop
>> > or c:/documents & settings/benoit/start/programs ?
>>
>> Documents and Settings (along with other legacy folders used in XP) are
>> still present in Vista as hidden files. They are kept for compatibility
>> with legacy apps, but they do not contain data. They are junctions that
>> point to the actual location in Vista where the data is kept.
>>
>> When the view is set to show hidden files and folders and to display
>> operating system files, these junctions appear dimmed with the shortcut
>> arrow and give access denied. If you want to see what folder it points
>> to,
>> open a elevated command prompt, navigate to the folder that contains the
>> folder in question and give the command:
>> dir /al
>>
>> Junction points are designated by <Junction> and the folder to which it
>> points is at the end of the line in square brackets. Do not change the
>> permissions on these junction points. It can cause problems for the same
>> legacy apps they are they for in the first place.
>>
>> From a post by Jimmy Brush here is a list of the these XP folders and
>> their
>> corresponding locations in Vista:
>> 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 "

You don't add them there. It's just a junction point. The list I gave is
shows documents and settings is redirected to the \users folder. Create
your folders in the appropriate folder under \Users.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]