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| | Access to files across user profiles I have a new laptop with Vista. I created several user profiles to keep my files/communications organized for two businesses and my personal stuff. I am the only user of this computer so I created all user profiles with ANMINISTRATOR priveledge. I log into on (say Personal), create a document (say Word) and then try to saed the document into one of the other profile's directory. I get a stup MS dialog box saying that I do not have permission to do this and it offers to save the document in the active profile's directory. I did this all the time in XP ... why can't I do it in Vista? Thanks for help from anyone. |
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| | Re: Access to files across user profiles Hello, right-click C:\Users, click Properties -> tab "Security" -> Advanced... -> Owner -> Edit -> click your user. Check the checkbox "Replace owners on ..." and click OK -> OK -> OK... Try if it will work now. If not, right-click C:\Users again -> Properties -> tab "Security" -> Edit and make sure that the only accounts listed are "Administrator", "Administrators", "System", You, Users and give everyone of these all permissions. Maybe this will be seen as a security issue, but I don't think it will hurt anybody. Greetings, P. Di Stolfo -- //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Yohan" <Yohan@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:52F79C7C-89CA-41A6-A7CB-9EF1D0A2E59F@xxxxxx Quote: >I have a new laptop with Vista. > > I created several user profiles to keep my files/communications organized > for two businesses and my personal stuff. I am the only user of this > computer > so I created all user profiles with ANMINISTRATOR priveledge. > > I log into on (say Personal), create a document (say Word) and then try to > saed the document into one of the other profile's directory. > > I get a stup MS dialog box saying that I do not have permission to do this > and it offers to save the document in the active profile's directory. > > I did this all the time in XP ... why can't I do it in Vista? > > Thanks for help from anyone. > > |
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| | Re: Access to files across user profiles Yohan Use the Public Folder for sharing files across User Profiles. This is what it was designed for. It already has the correct permissions applied to accomplish this. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "Yohan" <Yohan@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:52F79C7C-89CA-41A6-A7CB-9EF1D0A2E59F@xxxxxx Quote: >I have a new laptop with Vista. > > I created several user profiles to keep my files/communications organized > for two businesses and my personal stuff. I am the only user of this > computer > so I created all user profiles with ANMINISTRATOR priveledge. > > I log into on (say Personal), create a document (say Word) and then try to > saed the document into one of the other profile's directory. > > I get a stup MS dialog box saying that I do not have permission to do this > and it offers to save the document in the active profile's directory. > > I did this all the time in XP ... why can't I do it in Vista? > > Thanks for help from anyone. > > |
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| | Re: Access to files across user profiles Thanks for the suggestion but this does not meet my needs as it is the opposite to what I am trying to accomplish. I understand what the intent of the profile function is but I am not interested in sharing my computer with other users. I simply want to "wear different hats" and have my files reflect that. "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote: Quote: > Yohan > > Use the Public Folder for sharing files across User Profiles. This is what > it was designed for. It already has the correct permissions applied to > accomplish this. > > -- > > Ronnie Vernon > Microsoft MVP > Windows Shell/User > > > "Yohan" <Yohan@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:52F79C7C-89CA-41A6-A7CB-9EF1D0A2E59F@xxxxxx Quote: > >I have a new laptop with Vista. > > > > I created several user profiles to keep my files/communications organized > > for two businesses and my personal stuff. I am the only user of this > > computer > > so I created all user profiles with ANMINISTRATOR priveledge. > > > > I log into on (say Personal), create a document (say Word) and then try to > > saed the document into one of the other profile's directory. > > > > I get a stup MS dialog box saying that I do not have permission to do this > > and it offers to save the document in the active profile's directory. > > > > I did this all the time in XP ... why can't I do it in Vista? > > > > Thanks for help from anyone. > > > > |
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| | Re: Access to files across user profiles Thank you Di Stolfo. Your suggestion worked and it allows me to do exactly what I have been trying to do. I apprciate your help. Warm Regards, Yohan "P. Di Stolfo" wrote: Quote: > Hello, > > right-click C:\Users, click Properties -> tab "Security" -> Advanced... -> > Owner -> Edit -> click your user. Check the checkbox "Replace owners on ..." > and click OK -> OK -> OK... Try if it will work now. If not, right-click > C:\Users again -> Properties -> tab "Security" -> Edit and make sure that > the only accounts listed are "Administrator", "Administrators", "System", > You, Users and give everyone of these all permissions. > Maybe this will be seen as a security issue, but I don't think it will hurt > anybody. > > Greetings, > P. Di Stolfo > -- > //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language > //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Yohan" <Yohan@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:52F79C7C-89CA-41A6-A7CB-9EF1D0A2E59F@xxxxxx Quote: > >I have a new laptop with Vista. > > > > I created several user profiles to keep my files/communications organized > > for two businesses and my personal stuff. I am the only user of this > > computer > > so I created all user profiles with ANMINISTRATOR priveledge. > > > > I log into on (say Personal), create a document (say Word) and then try to > > saed the document into one of the other profile's directory. > > > > I get a stup MS dialog box saying that I do not have permission to do this > > and it offers to save the document in the active profile's directory. > > > > I did this all the time in XP ... why can't I do it in Vista? > > > > Thanks for help from anyone. > > > > |
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| | Re: Access to files across user profiles I'm glad I could help. You're welcome! Greetings, P. Di Stolfo -- //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Yohan" <Yohan@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:C0DCF2FF-4E4A-4531-BC61-6830B72D741D@xxxxxx Quote: > Thank you Di Stolfo. Your suggestion worked and it allows me to do exactly > what I have been trying to do. I apprciate your help. > > Warm Regards, > Yohan > > > "P. Di Stolfo" wrote: > Quote: >> Hello, >> >> right-click C:\Users, click Properties -> tab "Security" -> >> Advanced... -> >> Owner -> Edit -> click your user. Check the checkbox "Replace owners on >> ..." >> and click OK -> OK -> OK... Try if it will work now. If not, right-click >> C:\Users again -> Properties -> tab "Security" -> Edit and make sure that >> the only accounts listed are "Administrator", "Administrators", "System", >> You, Users and give everyone of these all permissions. >> Maybe this will be seen as a security issue, but I don't think it will >> hurt >> anybody. >> >> Greetings, >> P. Di Stolfo >> -- >> //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language >> //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> "Yohan" <Yohan@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag >> news:52F79C7C-89CA-41A6-A7CB-9EF1D0A2E59F@xxxxxx Quote: >> >I have a new laptop with Vista. >> > >> > I created several user profiles to keep my files/communications >> > organized >> > for two businesses and my personal stuff. I am the only user of this >> > computer >> > so I created all user profiles with ANMINISTRATOR priveledge. >> > >> > I log into on (say Personal), create a document (say Word) and then try >> > to >> > saed the document into one of the other profile's directory. >> > >> > I get a stup MS dialog box saying that I do not have permission to do >> > this >> > and it offers to save the document in the active profile's directory. >> > >> > I did this all the time in XP ... why can't I do it in Vista? >> > >> > Thanks for help from anyone. >> > >> > |
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