Ronnie Vernon MVP,
First off. Thanks for trying to help me. In a nutshell:
This has nothing to do with WIndows XP. Nothing to do with files from
WIndows XP. Nothing to do with copying files from any other computer. It is
about using my computer, for something other than watching movie DVDs(which
is all I am able to do up to this point because of issues with VISTA).
Here are just a few examples of things I can not do.
EXAMPLE 01. When I hit the "start" button, it presents this list-->
Default Programs
Microsoft Encarta Plus
Windows Update
Winzip
-----------
Programs
Documents
Settings
Search
Help and Support
Run
WIthout access to add/delete/edit the "Documents & Settings(User folder) I
can not change this list.
EXAMPLE 02.
Creating and saving a word doc becomes an ordeal. For example, I open word
and start typeing stuff. I accidently hit "save" instead of "save as".
BIG PROBELEMS!
Where is my word document? It is in the "users" folder which I can not
access!
EXAMPLE 03:
When I hit "start" and then "programs" there is a list of about 30-40
folders/programs. I have no way of editing this useless list because I can
not access the Documents & Settings(User) folder.
EXAMPLE 04:
Because I can not edit the "Documents and Settings(user)" folder - I can not
edit my "send to" (via a right click) with my mouse.
I have about a dozen more examples, but you get the point!
Is there ANYTHING I can do to use this computer? Words can not really
express my frustration. And as for your verbiage below, there is some sort of
communications issue - because your instructions say --->
<QUOTE>
Go to Start and type: cmd.exe
</QUOTE>
WHere is the "start" you are taking about?
thanks,
weary
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"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
> Karen
>
> > I need to change contents of User folders? How do I do that?
>
> I'm not sure what you mean? You shouldn't be having any problems working
> with the actual user folders in Vista?
>
> Can you be more specific about what you are doing and the problems you are
> having?
>
> If the problem is that you are trying to move files from an XP installation
> to the same, exact folder in Vista then you just need to understand that the
> folder names and locations have changed in Vista.
>
> An example of this change is the Documents and Settings folder in XP. It was
> changed from "Documents and Settings" to "Users" in Vista.
>
> To enable legacy programs to work on Vista a junction point called Documents
> and Settings is present on Vista. This junction is used when a legacy
> program is installed and the installation program looks for the Documents
> and Settings folder, it will find this junction and be silently redirected
> to the Users folder.
>
> This junction contains no files or sub-folders or any other useful
> information, it only exists to redirect installation programs to the new
> Vista location. The junction point also has a special set of permissions
> that deny access to anyone trying to make changes to the junction point. You
> should never try to change the permissions on a junction.
>
> If you are moving files from an XP installation to a Vista installation you
> need to understand which folder the files need to be moved to in Vista.
>
> To see all of these junctions with their location in XP and their new
> location in Vista, perform the following.
>
> Go to Start and type: cmd.exe In the results, right click the cmd.exe
> item and select Run As Administrator from the pop-up menu.
>
> This will open a command prompt window.
>
> In the command prompt window type: cd\ and press Enter.
>
> At the C:\> prompt type the following.
>
> dir /aL /s > c:\users\<username>\desktop\JunctionPoints.txt
>
> NOTE: Replace "<username>" with your login name. Include the spaces in
> the command
>
> Press Enter.
>
> This will place the JunctionPoints.txt file on your desktop.
>
> Open this file in Notepad and you will see a list of all the junctions with
> their old XP location followed by the new Vista location in Brackets.
>
> Examples:
> Documents and Settings [C:\Users]
> Application Data [C:\ProgramData]
> SendTo [C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo]
>
> This file will show you the junctions for the system as well as each user
> account of the system.
>
> Let me know if this answers your questions or if you need more help.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "weary" <weary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:98AC2CB6-8D05-41DC-BB05-316FF2EAC1A6@microsoft.com...
> > Ronnie,
> >
> > What is the fix? I need to change contents of User folders? How do I do
> > that?
> >
> > Do you have any links to "fix" this? If I can not edit my folder
> > contents, what use is my computer? I know that sounds facitious(sp?), but
> > I
> > dont' get it.
> >
> > thanks,
> > Karen
> >
> > "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> 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?
> >>
>