Cheryl
When you move to a new operating system, you need to learn what has changed
in the new OS.
The folders you are trying to open are not real folders, they are called
Junctions and they are only there for backward compatibility with XP.
Go to the following website and you will see a more detailed explanation.
This website also has a list of the old folders in XP and their new location
in Vista.
Why do I get an Access Denied error when trying to open a folder?:
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Security/junctions.aspx
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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
"Cheryl" <Cheryl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:68258A5E-ADEE-420F-AC2B-D21065D3B752@microsoft.com...
> 1. I am the administrator. I am the only user. It is MY computer. I cannot
> access files on my Vista computer that I routinely access on my XP
> computer
> including application data. I do not want all this "help" and "security."
> I
> want to access any and all files on my computer. How do I fix it so I can?
>
> 2. I want to access this computer from other computers on my network.
> IOWs,
> I want to share ALL my files with any computer on my network. How do I fix
> it
> so I can do that?