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08-19-2007

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

> Serge
>
> The default name and location of some user folders has changed in Vista. The
> "My" designation has been retired.
>
> The folders you are seeing (My Music, My Pictures, My Videos, etc) are not
> real folders, they are called Junctions and they are there for compatibility
> purposes only. These junctions will redirect any older program or
> application installations to the new location in Vista. You can identify
> these junctions by the shortcut arrow that appears on the folder icon.
>
> Example: The C:\Documents and Settings folder is now called C:\Users.
> Example: The My Documents folder is now simply called Documents. It still
> appears under the Users/username folder.
>
> It's very important to understand that these junctions do not contain any
> useful information and should not be opened or used like a regular folder.
>
> There is a website that explains this in detail and has a list of the old
> folders that you saw in XP with their new names/locations in Vista.
>
> Windows Vista Junction Points:
> http://www.svrops.com/svrops/articles/jpoints.htm
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Serge" <Serge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C4EA399F-5BEB-4805-A45E-54A5A220DB0A@microsoft.com...
> >I wanted to change the folder options in the window explorer. Went to the
> > folder options, then to View and unchecked the option "Hide protected
> > operating system
> > files". A huge amount of files and folders appeared. For example, in the
> > folder Documents, which was empty before the change, received 3 folders(my
> > music, my pictures, my videos)and 1 file (desktop.ini).
> > The problem is that I can't open those folders. Every time I try to, I get
> > a
> > message
> > "folder is not available, access refused". Can somebody tell me why and
> > what
> > I can do. Thanks.
>
> Many thanks for your help but I don't understand the meaning of the whole thing. Windows is getting more and more complicated. Why doesn't Microsoft get rid of the rubbish from the previous Windows editions and lighten the whole thing
a bit. Serge

08-19-2007	#5 (permalink)
Serge n/a posts	Re: folder and search options "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote: > Serge > > The default name and location of some user folders has changed in Vista. The > "My" designation has been retired. > > The folders you are seeing (My Music, My Pictures, My Videos, etc) are not > real folders, they are called Junctions and they are there for compatibility > purposes only. These junctions will redirect any older program or > application installations to the new location in Vista. You can identify > these junctions by the shortcut arrow that appears on the folder icon. > > Example: The C:\Documents and Settings folder is now called C:\Users. > Example: The My Documents folder is now simply called Documents. It still > appears under the Users/username folder. > > It's very important to understand that these junctions do not contain any > useful information and should not be opened or used like a regular folder. > > There is a website that explains this in detail and has a list of the old > folders that you saw in XP with their new names/locations in Vista. > > Windows Vista Junction Points: > http://www.svrops.com/svrops/articles/jpoints.htm > > -- > > Ronnie Vernon > Microsoft MVP > Windows Shell/User > > > "Serge" <Serge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:C4EA399F-5BEB-4805-A45E-54A5A220DB0A@microsoft.com... > >I wanted to change the folder options in the window explorer. Went to the > > folder options, then to View and unchecked the option "Hide protected > > operating system > > files". A huge amount of files and folders appeared. For example, in the > > folder Documents, which was empty before the change, received 3 folders(my > > music, my pictures, my videos)and 1 file (desktop.ini). > > The problem is that I can't open those folders. Every time I try to, I get > > a > > message > > "folder is not available, access refused". Can somebody tell me why and > > what > > I can do. Thanks. > > Many thanks for your help but I don't understand the meaning of the whole thing. Windows is getting more and more complicated. Why doesn't Microsoft get rid of the rubbish from the previous Windows editions and lighten the whole thing a bit. Serge
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