All of these are "directory junctions" that point to the "real" place for
this stuff in Vista. The default security on these "directory junctions"
is:
Everyone, this folder only, List folder/read data; Deny
Apparently, this is done to prevent possible endless recursion by "legacy"
applications that might use this path and to protect against accidental
deletion of content in the target.
If you know the name of a sub-folder or file, you can still access that
through this path. For example, lets say you have a user account (and thus
a profile folder) called abc. Then, you can access, for example:
c:\documents and settings\abc
e.g. using the command
dir "c:\documents and settings\abc"
or
in Start, Run, key
explorer /e,"c:\documents and settings\abc"
but you can't navigate through c:\documents and settings in Windows Explorer
becuase of the Everyone, Deny permission I mentioned earlier.
I'm not aware of the reasons that the user profile folder structure in Vista
and Windows Server 2008, but I expect there are several "good reason".
One only sees these "directory junctions" if you change the "Folder Options"
in Windows Explorer, Tools, Folder Options View (Show "Hide protected
operating system files (Recommended)").
Each one has a corresponding folder path that you can use instead to get at
the contents by navigating through Windows Explorer. It's a new operating
system, with a different folder structure for user profiles, so it's a
question of getting used to it's differences.
Old New
Documents and Settings Users
Application Data AppData\Roaming or AppData\Local or
AppData\LocalLow
Cookies
AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
NetHood
AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts
PrintHood
AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts
SendTo
AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
Start Menu
AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
Templates
AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/205524/ for information about Junction
Points.
--
Bruce Sanderson
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders
It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.
"Sam" <none> wrote in message
news:47cb201a$0$17371$4c368faf@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Thanks for both replies, but I don't have access there either. Within my
> user folder, these are the directories I'm denied access to:
>
> Application Data
> Cookies
> Local Settings
> NetHood
> PrintHood
> SendTo
> Start Menu
> Templated
>
> Shouldn't I have access to these?
>
> The other strange things is, there are 2 'My Doc' folders under my User
> folder. One I have access and the other I don't. The one that I do have
> access has 'My Pics, Music & Videos' but when I try to open them, it comes
> back with access denied. My User Root {C:\User\Username[Root]} also lists
> 'My Pics, Music & Videos' and here I do have access. I don't get it. This
> layout does not make any sense.
>
> Why does Vista even create a Doc & Settings folder if it doesn't use it
> any
> more?
>
> "Jack" wrote in message
> | These folders do not work in Vista.
> | Use c:\Users folder instead.
> | Jack
>
>