Sorry, I do not follow you because winxp is the OS for the deticated p2p
server that houses the users data. The clients "never" store their data in
Documents and Settings on the p2p server. This would void the corporate
backup policy and would basically be grounds for termination. Clients are
required by corporate policy to store their corporate data on the server and
to place it in the directory structure that is backed up nightly which is not
Doc & Settings.
Vista workstations are clients only along with other winxppro client only
workstations.
Mahalo
(Thanks)
Don 808-235-6445
donraymond@hawaii.rr.com
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Thanks for your time.
"Chuck [MVP]" wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:26:05 -0700, DonR <DonR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I have read "Most" of your blog of Pchuck's Network and it is quite impressive.
> >May I please ask the question again?
> >
> >Environment
> >p2p server with Winxppro SFS shared directory c:\users\don\my Documents\Word
> >or Excel or any other sub directory.
> >
> >The xp clients have no problems.
> >
> >The vista business clients can creat a file in word, excel, notepad, or
> >wordpad and call that file up and change the data and save it again.
> >
> >The Vista clients only can not using vista windows explorer rename a file or
> >move a file. The Vista clients can not rename a directory, or move a
> >directory.
> >
> >The following error occurs - In vista's windows explorer if you try to
> >create a file, rename an existing file, or rename an existing directory.
> >"\\WinXPProPeertoPeerServer\user\My Doucments\folder does not exist. The
> >file may have been moved or deleted." " Do you want to create it?"
> >
> >Why are the XP clients able to rename and move files and directories when
> >the vista clients can't?
> >
> >Thank you
> >
> >Don
>
> Don,
>
> I think I see the problem. Follow me here.
>
> Under Windows XP, personal storage is "C:\Documents and Settings\Username\", but
> under Windows Vista it's "c:\Users\Username".
>
> Typically, you don't access personal storage across the LAN anyway.
> 1) The server has to be running Advanced File Sharing (PPS Enabled).
> 2) The client has to be logged in with a non-Guest account that has
> administrative access on the server.
>
> Read my article carefully please, it's new. ;-)
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/07/windows-vista-and-personal-storage.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/0...l-storage.html
>
> The key word is "junction point".
>
> Under Vista, "C:\Documents and Settings" is a junction point for "C:\Users".
> Any software thinks it's looking at "C:\Documents and
> Settings\Whoever\Whatever\" is REALLY being given "C:\Users\Whoever\Whatever".
>
> If a computer running Windows Vista is asked for a file in "C:\Documents and
> Settings", it's going to look in "C:\Users". It goes to a computer running
> Windows XP, and asks for "C:\Users\whatever", and that computer says
> "\\WinXPProPeertoPeerServer\user\My Doucments\folder does not exist.", which is
> correct.
>
> The computers running Windows XP, on the other hand, know to only ask for
> "C:\Documents and Settings\Whoever\Whatever".
>
> Do you follow me?
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck mvps org.
>