Vista - Sharing Same Document Among Administrative Users

permalink · 05-28-2008

In Windows XP all I had to do is put a short cut on the other
Administrative's Desktop. That Administrator could edit and save the
document. I could long in under me and view the changes. I could make
changes on the same document and the other user could view the changes. In
Vista I can' figure out how I can place the document on another
Administrator's Desktop and without it being "read only".

Please help!!!
--
?Guesswhat?

permalink · 05-29-2008

On May 29, 4:45 am, guesswhat <guessw...@xxxxxx>
wrote:

Quote:

> In Windows XP all I had to do is put a short cut on the other
> Administrative's Desktop. That Administrator could edit and save the
> document. I could long in under me and view the changes. I could make
> changes on the same document and the other user could view the changes. In
> Vista I can' figure out how I can place the document on another
> Administrator's Desktop and without it being "read only".
>
> Please help!!!
> --
> ?Guesswhat?

Check the permissions of the document (properties / security) and
allow the other user to read and write, or grant full control.

permalink · 05-29-2008

guesswhat wrote:

Quote:

> In Windows XP all I had to do is put a short cut on the other
> Administrative's Desktop. That Administrator could edit and save the
> document. I could long in under me and view the changes. I could make
> changes on the same document and the other user could view the changes.
> In Vista I can' figure out how I can place the document on another
> Administrator's Desktop and without it being "read only".
>
> Please help!!!

Put the document into the Public folder where everyone will be able to
read/write to it.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

permalink · 05-29-2008

"guesswhat" <guesswhat@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:204D9176-F165-477A-82F9-4B4789E7FE95@xxxxxx

Quote:

> In Windows XP all I had to do is put a short cut on the other
> Administrative's Desktop. That Administrator could edit and save the
> document. I could long in under me and view the changes. I could make
> changes on the same document and the other user could view the changes.
> In
> Vista I can' figure out how I can place the document on another
> Administrator's Desktop and without it being "read only".
>
> Please help!!!
> --
> ?Guesswhat?

A specific copy of a file can only be in one place at a time, so no, you
can't have exactly the same file in two different Desktop folders.

You can, however, put the file in a location that has read/write access to
various users, and create shortcuts to it on the different desktops. Key
here is the permissions on the file and folder.

HTH
-pk

05-28-2008	#1 (permalink)
guesswhat n/a posts	Sharing Same Document Among Administrative Users In Windows XP all I had to do is put a short cut on the other Administrative's Desktop. That Administrator could edit and save the document. I could long in under me and view the changes. I could make changes on the same document and the other user could view the changes. In Vista I can' figure out how I can place the document on another Administrator's Desktop and without it being "read only". Please help!!! -- ?Guesswhat?
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05-29-2008	#2 (permalink)
Aquarius n/a posts	Re: Sharing Same Document Among Administrative Users On May 29, 4:45 am, guesswhat <guessw...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > In Windows XP all I had to do is put a short cut on the other > Administrative's Desktop. That Administrator could edit and save the > document. I could long in under me and view the changes. I could make > changes on the same document and the other user could view the changes. In > Vista I can' figure out how I can place the document on another > Administrator's Desktop and without it being "read only". > > Please help!!! > -- > ?Guesswhat? Check the permissions of the document (properties / security) and allow the other user to read and write, or grant full control.
My System Specs

05-29-2008	#3 (permalink)
Malke n/a posts	Re: Sharing Same Document Among Administrative Users guesswhat wrote: Quote: > In Windows XP all I had to do is put a short cut on the other > Administrative's Desktop. That Administrator could edit and save the > document. I could long in under me and view the changes. I could make > changes on the same document and the other user could view the changes. > In Vista I can' figure out how I can place the document on another > Administrator's Desktop and without it being "read only". > > Please help!!! Put the document into the Public folder where everyone will be able to read/write to it. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com Don't Panic!
My System Specs

05-29-2008	#4 (permalink)
Patrick Keenan n/a posts	Re: Sharing Same Document Among Administrative Users "guesswhat" <guesswhat@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:204D9176-F165-477A-82F9-4B4789E7FE95@xxxxxx Quote: > In Windows XP all I had to do is put a short cut on the other > Administrative's Desktop. That Administrator could edit and save the > document. I could long in under me and view the changes. I could make > changes on the same document and the other user could view the changes. > In > Vista I can' figure out how I can place the document on another > Administrator's Desktop and without it being "read only". > > Please help!!! > -- > ?Guesswhat? A specific copy of a file can only be in one place at a time, so no, you can't have exactly the same file in two different Desktop folders. You can, however, put the file in a location that has read/write access to various users, and create shortcuts to it on the different desktops. Key here is the permissions on the file and folder. HTH -pk
My System Specs

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