Vista - Moved files to the desktop and they dissapeared....

I am running RC1 Evaluation Copy Build 5600. It is a dual boot of Windows XP
(C, Windows Vista (I and it appears to be working well. However....

I was looking to perform a simple move of files from my internal backup hard
drive (K) to the desktop of Windows Vista. (NOTE: I do this all the time in
Windows XP).
In my Vista configuration, I have 2 logins - a Limited User account and the
administrator account. The internal backup hard drive (K) has been in use
for a year and is reliable. I use it for backing up files in Windows XP.
It's a 250 GB drive. I purposely places 10 jpeg files on the root to test
the reliability of moving files after I heard about a problem from one of my
customers.

I navigated to my backed up jpeg files by opening My Computer and then
opening the (K) drive and I saw the files. I Ctrl-Left Clicked to select 5
of the files.... then I right-clicked and held the click to drag the files
to the desktop. Windows prompted me to authenticate the operation using my
admin login. I typed the password, it was accepted. The operation looked as
if it was happening.... the dialogue box indicated that Windows was moving 5
files. When the operation looked as if it was done, I minimized the open
windows and the files were nowhere to be found on the desktop.
Thinking that perhaps the files were on the desktop, but perhaps not visible
in my desktop area, I navigated to find them in the directory structure.
(NOTE: I have a 20" Dell 2001FP Display. )

I went to: My Computer --> I: Windows Vista (NOTE: This is where I have
Vista installed -- I'm doing a dual boot) --> Users --> devron1 (this is the
limited user account that I was currently in) --> Desktop. The files were
nowhere to be found in that location as well. Desperately, I right-clicked
on the desktop and selected "Undo Move" and the operation moved the files
back to my K: drive safely.

Is this a problem with using multiple logins? This seems like a major issue
to me.

Right click on the desktop and choose auto arrange. I've had that happen
before (even in XP), where the files are there, but "hidden" somewhere --
maybe off the edge of the screen? See if that works.


"Devron" <Devron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news423B909-48CF-457E-8AA6-5DC55EB347D0@microsoft.com...
>I am running RC1 Evaluation Copy Build 5600. It is a dual boot of Windows
>XP
> (C, Windows Vista (I and it appears to be working well. However....
>
> I was looking to perform a simple move of files from my internal backup
> hard
> drive (K) to the desktop of Windows Vista. (NOTE: I do this all the time
> in
> Windows XP).
> In my Vista configuration, I have 2 logins - a Limited User account and
> the
> administrator account. The internal backup hard drive (K) has been in use
> for a year and is reliable. I use it for backing up files in Windows XP.
> It's a 250 GB drive. I purposely places 10 jpeg files on the root to test
> the reliability of moving files after I heard about a problem from one of
> my
> customers.
>
> I navigated to my backed up jpeg files by opening My Computer and then
> opening the (K) drive and I saw the files. I Ctrl-Left Clicked to select
> 5
> of the files.... then I right-clicked and held the click to drag the
> files
> to the desktop. Windows prompted me to authenticate the operation using
> my
> admin login. I typed the password, it was accepted. The operation looked
> as
> if it was happening.... the dialogue box indicated that Windows was
> moving 5
> files. When the operation looked as if it was done, I minimized the open
> windows and the files were nowhere to be found on the desktop.
> Thinking that perhaps the files were on the desktop, but perhaps not
> visible
> in my desktop area, I navigated to find them in the directory structure.
> (NOTE: I have a 20" Dell 2001FP Display. )
>
> I went to: My Computer --> I: Windows Vista (NOTE: This is where I have
> Vista installed -- I'm doing a dual boot) --> Users --> devron1 (this is
> the
> limited user account that I was currently in) --> Desktop. The files were
> nowhere to be found in that location as well. Desperately, I
> right-clicked
> on the desktop and selected "Undo Move" and the operation moved the files
> back to my K: drive safely.
>
> Is this a problem with using multiple logins? This seems like a major
> issue
> to me.

Thanks jwardl -- this didn't resolve the issue, but I was able to repeat the
problem and unless the result was intended based on the permissions, etc.
this might actually be a bug. Perhaps someone can attempt to recreate this.
(If it doesn't work, then it's either something with my build or a problem
specific to my config):

- Have at least two Vista Accounts -- one Administrator and one limited
privilege account, as well as another hard drive (not the drive that Vista is
installed on.)
- Log in using the limited user account.
- Navigate to the backup hard drive, select one or more files.
- Right drag to the desktop and select "Move".
- Authenticate the move with your Administrator account
- Let the operation finish. The files will not appear on the desktop and
they won't appear in the physical folder in the directory structure.
- Log out and log in using your administator account.
- The files you moved should show up on the Administrator's desktop.

Is this behavior normal? Have I done something incorrectly with the user
permissions. (NOTE: I did not create an elaborate set of permissions. I
simply created a limited user account. Didn't alter any of the standard
settings.)

NOTE: It did not work consistently with all of my internal hard drives. A
few times after first "Copying" the files to the desktop from another drive,
they would appear as they should. After deleting them and moving them, the
operation worked as desired -- they appeared on my limited user account
desktop (same place where I performed the operation.)

Where can I officially report this behavior to Microsoft as part of the beta?

"jwardl" wrote:

> Right click on the desktop and choose auto arrange. I've had that happen
> before (even in XP), where the files are there, but "hidden" somewhere --
> maybe off the edge of the screen? See if that works.
>
>
> "Devron" <Devron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news423B909-48CF-457E-8AA6-5DC55EB347D0@microsoft.com...
> >I am running RC1 Evaluation Copy Build 5600. It is a dual boot of Windows
> >XP
> > (C, Windows Vista (I and it appears to be working well. However....
> >
> > I was looking to perform a simple move of files from my internal backup
> > hard
> > drive (K) to the desktop of Windows Vista. (NOTE: I do this all the time
> > in
> > Windows XP).
> > In my Vista configuration, I have 2 logins - a Limited User account and
> > the
> > administrator account. The internal backup hard drive (K) has been in use
> > for a year and is reliable. I use it for backing up files in Windows XP.
> > It's a 250 GB drive. I purposely places 10 jpeg files on the root to test
> > the reliability of moving files after I heard about a problem from one of
> > my
> > customers.
> >
> > I navigated to my backed up jpeg files by opening My Computer and then
> > opening the (K) drive and I saw the files. I Ctrl-Left Clicked to select
> > 5
> > of the files.... then I right-clicked and held the click to drag the
> > files
> > to the desktop. Windows prompted me to authenticate the operation using
> > my
> > admin login. I typed the password, it was accepted. The operation looked
> > as
> > if it was happening.... the dialogue box indicated that Windows was
> > moving 5
> > files. When the operation looked as if it was done, I minimized the open
> > windows and the files were nowhere to be found on the desktop.
> > Thinking that perhaps the files were on the desktop, but perhaps not
> > visible
> > in my desktop area, I navigated to find them in the directory structure.
> > (NOTE: I have a 20" Dell 2001FP Display. )
> >
> > I went to: My Computer --> I: Windows Vista (NOTE: This is where I have
> > Vista installed -- I'm doing a dual boot) --> Users --> devron1 (this is
> > the
> > limited user account that I was currently in) --> Desktop. The files were
> > nowhere to be found in that location as well. Desperately, I
> > right-clicked
> > on the desktop and selected "Undo Move" and the operation moved the files
> > back to my K: drive safely.
> >
> > Is this a problem with using multiple logins? This seems like a major
> > issue
> > to me.
>

"Devron" wrote

> - Have at least two Vista Accounts -- one Administrator and one limited
> privilege account, as well as another hard drive (not the drive that Vista
> is
> installed on.)
> - Log in using the limited user account.
> - Navigate to the backup hard drive, select one or more files.
> - Right drag to the desktop and select "Move".
> - Authenticate the move with your Administrator account
> - Let the operation finish. The files will not appear on the desktop and
> they won't appear in the physical folder in the directory structure.
> - Log out and log in using your administator account.
> - The files you moved should show up on the Administrator's desktop.
>
> Is this behavior normal? Have I done something incorrectly with the user
> permissions. (NOTE: I did not create an elaborate set of permissions. I
> simply created a limited user account. Didn't alter any of the standard
> settings.)
>
> NOTE: It did not work consistently with all of my internal hard drives. A
> few times after first "Copying" the files to the desktop from another
> drive,
> they would appear as they should. After deleting them and moving them,
> the
> operation worked as desired -- they appeared on my limited user account
> desktop (same place where I performed the operation.)
>
> Where can I officially report this behavior to Microsoft as part of the
> beta?

I followed your repro steps. The files, all .jpg's, both moved and copied
properly to the Standard User account's desktop. In other words it did not
repro here.


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