benoit

Hello,


thanks i finally found

i must set the view to view hidden folders

and than under users/benoit/appdata/roaming/microsoft/windows/start
menu/program

"Rock" wrote:

> "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.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
>