Vista - Documents and Settings permissions

06-08-2008

I can't open this folder. Permission needed? I am the only established
user of this computer. How do I change the permissions for this folder(s)?

06-08-2008

"3putt in coastal SC" <3putt@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

> I can't open this folder. Permission needed? I am the only established
> user of this computer. How do I change the permissions for this
> folder(s)?

There is no "Documents and Settings" folder in Vista, just a junction (hard
link) by that name to provide backwards compatibility. It merely redirects
older programs to the %UserProfile% and %AppData% folders in Vista. Leave
the permissions unchanged.

Charlie42

06-08-2008

It's not a real folder. It's used for compatibility purposes and redirects
to the Users folder.

"3putt in coastal SC" <3putt@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OHMNgzVyIHA.1504@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I can't open this folder. Permission needed? I am the only established
> user of this computer. How do I change the permissions for this
> folder(s)?

06-08-2008

"3putt in coastal SC" <3putt@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OHMNgzVyIHA.1504@xxxxxx

Quote:

>I can't open this folder. Permission needed? I am the only established
>user of this computer. How do I change the permissions for this folder(s)?

They are not folder. They are Junction Points, redirecting to the new
locations. They are very handy and now in Vista they can point to network
locations, like symlinks in Linux. You can make them with the MKLINK
command.

ss.

06-08-2008	#1 (permalink)
3putt in coastal SC n/a posts	Documents and Settings permissions I can't open this folder. Permission needed? I am the only established user of this computer. How do I change the permissions for this folder(s)?
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06-08-2008	#2 (permalink)
Charlie42 n/a posts	Re: Documents and Settings permissions "3putt in coastal SC" <3putt@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > I can't open this folder. Permission needed? I am the only established > user of this computer. How do I change the permissions for this > folder(s)? There is no "Documents and Settings" folder in Vista, just a junction (hard link) by that name to provide backwards compatibility. It merely redirects older programs to the %UserProfile% and %AppData% folders in Vista. Leave the permissions unchanged. Charlie42
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06-08-2008	#3 (permalink)
Bender n/a posts	Re: Documents and Settings permissions It's not a real folder. It's used for compatibility purposes and redirects to the Users folder. "3putt in coastal SC" <3putt@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OHMNgzVyIHA.1504@xxxxxx Quote: > I can't open this folder. Permission needed? I am the only established > user of this computer. How do I change the permissions for this > folder(s)?
My System Specs

06-08-2008	#4 (permalink)
Synapse Syndrome n/a posts	Re: Documents and Settings permissions "3putt in coastal SC" <3putt@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OHMNgzVyIHA.1504@xxxxxx Quote: >I can't open this folder. Permission needed? I am the only established >user of this computer. How do I change the permissions for this folder(s)? They are not folder. They are Junction Points, redirecting to the new locations. They are very handy and now in Vista they can point to network locations, like symlinks in Linux. You can make them with the MKLINK command. ss.
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