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Cannot access "Documents and Setting"
  1. #1


    A. de Regt Guest

    Cannot access "Documents and Setting"

    ls,




    I cannot get into "C:\Documents and Settings" Vista says: "access denied"
    When I go to C:\Users and enter my map there, and the try to get into "Local
    Settings" or "Application Data", same thing.
    How do I get there?


    Regards,

    Adrie de Regt



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  2. #2


    Malke Guest

    Re: Cannot access "Documents and Setting"

    A. de Regt wrote:

    > ls,
    >
    >
    > I cannot get into "C:\Documents and Settings" Vista says: "access denied"
    > When I go to C:\Users and enter my map there, and the try to get into "Local
    > Settings" or "Application Data", same thing.
    > How do I get there?
    You can't get there because it isn't a real location. It's a virtual
    location called a "junction", there for backwards compatibility.

    Malke
    --
    Elephant Boy Computers
    www.elephantboycomputers.com
    "Don't Panic!"
    MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

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  3. #3


    R. C. White Guest

    Re: Cannot access "Documents and Setting"

    Hi, Adrie.

    As Malke said, the rules changed between WinXP and Vista. We've all had to
    re-learn the system. ;^}

    The folder you are looking for is probably:
    C:\Users\Adrie\Documents

    Of course, if your username is not Adrie, then that part of the pathname
    will be different.

    RC
    --
    R. C. White, CPA
    San Marcos, TX
    rc@xxxxxx
    Microsoft Windows MVP
    (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64)

    "A. de Regt" <A.deRegt@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:exsavo0PIHA.5016@xxxxxx

    > ls,
    >
    >
    > I cannot get into "C:\Documents and Settings" Vista says: "access denied"
    > When I go to C:\Users and enter my map there, and the try to get into
    > "Local Settings" or "Application Data", same thing.
    > How do I get there?
    >
    >
    > Regards,
    >
    > Adrie de Regt

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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