Vista Tutorial - documents & settings

Hello,


where can i found the same things as c:/documents & settings/benoit/desktop
or c:/documents & settings/benoit/start/programs ?

thanks

benoit

"benoit" wrote
> Hello,
>
>
> where can i found the same things as c:/documents &
> settings/benoit/desktop
> or c:/documents & settings/benoit/start/programs ?

Documents and Settings (along with other legacy folders used in XP) are
still present in Vista as hidden files. They are kept for compatibility
with legacy apps, but they do not contain data. They are junctions that
point to the actual location in Vista where the data is kept.

When the view is set to show hidden files and folders and to display
operating system files, these junctions appear dimmed with the shortcut
arrow and give access denied. If you want to see what folder it points to,
open a elevated command prompt, navigate to the folder that contains the
folder in question and give the command:
dir /al

Junction points are designated by <Junction> and the folder to which it
points is at the end of the line in square brackets. Do not change the
permissions on these junction points. It can cause problems for the same
legacy apps they are they for in the first place.

From a post by Jimmy Brush here is a list of the these XP folders and their
corresponding locations in Vista:
Windows XP Location Windows Vista Location
\Documents and Settings \Users
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents \Users\$USER$\Documents
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents\My Music \Users\$USER$\Music
\Documents and Settings \$USER$\My Documents\My Pictures
\Users\$USER$\Pictures
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents\My Videos
\Users\$USER$\Videos
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Application Data
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Cookies
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Local
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\NetHood
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\PrintHood
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Recent
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\SendTo
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Start Menu
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Templates
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\Documents and
Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\Application Data
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Local
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\History
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
\Documents and Settings\All Users \ProgramData
\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data \ProgramData
\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop \Users\Public\Desktop
\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents \Users\Public\Documents
\Documents and Settings\All Users\Favorites \Users\Public\Favorites
\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
\Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates
\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
\Documents and Settings\Default User \Users\Default "




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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Hello,

thanks for the detailed explanation but ..

i will add folders in what in xp is documents &
settings/benoit/start/programms

how do i that in vista because so you said the acces is denied ?

thanks

"Rock" wrote:

> "benoit" wrote
> > Hello,
> >
> >
> > where can i found the same things as c:/documents &
> > settings/benoit/desktop
> > or c:/documents & settings/benoit/start/programs ?
>
> Documents and Settings (along with other legacy folders used in XP) are
> still present in Vista as hidden files. They are kept for compatibility
> with legacy apps, but they do not contain data. They are junctions that
> point to the actual location in Vista where the data is kept.
>
> When the view is set to show hidden files and folders and to display
> operating system files, these junctions appear dimmed with the shortcut
> arrow and give access denied. If you want to see what folder it points to,
> open a elevated command prompt, navigate to the folder that contains the
> folder in question and give the command:
> dir /al
>
> Junction points are designated by <Junction> and the folder to which it
> points is at the end of the line in square brackets. Do not change the
> permissions on these junction points. It can cause problems for the same
> legacy apps they are they for in the first place.
>
> From a post by Jimmy Brush here is a list of the these XP folders and their
> corresponding locations in Vista:
> Windows XP Location Windows Vista Location
> \Documents and Settings \Users
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents \Users\$USER$\Documents
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents\My Music \Users\$USER$\Music
> \Documents and Settings \$USER$\My Documents\My Pictures
> \Users\$USER$\Pictures
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents\My Videos
> \Users\$USER$\Videos
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Application Data
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Cookies
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\NetHood
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\PrintHood
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Recent
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\SendTo
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Start Menu
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Templates
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\Documents and
> Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\Application Data
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\History
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History
> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
> \Documents and Settings\All Users \ProgramData
> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data \ProgramData
> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop \Users\Public\Desktop
> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents \Users\Public\Documents
> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Favorites \Users\Public\Favorites
> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
> \ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates
> \ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
> \Documents and Settings\Default User \Users\Default "
>
>
>
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
>

"benoit" wrote> Hello,
>
> thanks for the detailed explanation but ..
>
> i will add folders in what in xp is documents &
> settings/benoit/start/programms
>
> how do i that in vista because so you said the acces is denied ?
>
> thanks
>
> "Rock" wrote:
>
>> "benoit" wrote
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> >
>> > where can i found the same things as c:/documents &
>> > settings/benoit/desktop
>> > or c:/documents & settings/benoit/start/programs ?
>>
>> Documents and Settings (along with other legacy folders used in XP) are
>> still present in Vista as hidden files. They are kept for compatibility
>> with legacy apps, but they do not contain data. They are junctions that
>> point to the actual location in Vista where the data is kept.
>>
>> When the view is set to show hidden files and folders and to display
>> operating system files, these junctions appear dimmed with the shortcut
>> arrow and give access denied. If you want to see what folder it points
>> to,
>> open a elevated command prompt, navigate to the folder that contains the
>> folder in question and give the command:
>> dir /al
>>
>> Junction points are designated by <Junction> and the folder to which it
>> points is at the end of the line in square brackets. Do not change the
>> permissions on these junction points. It can cause problems for the same
>> legacy apps they are they for in the first place.
>>
>> From a post by Jimmy Brush here is a list of the these XP folders and
>> their
>> corresponding locations in Vista:
>> Windows XP Location Windows Vista Location
>> \Documents and Settings \Users
>> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents \Users\$USER$\Documents
>> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents\My Music \Users\$USER$\Music
>> \Documents and Settings \$USER$\My Documents\My Pictures
>> \Users\$USER$\Pictures
>> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents\My Videos
>> \Users\$USER$\Videos
>> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Application Data
>> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming
>> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Cookies
>> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
>> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings
>> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local
>> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\NetHood
>> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts
>> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\PrintHood
>> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts
>> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Recent
>> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
>> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\SendTo
>> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
>> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Start Menu
>> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
>> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Templates
>> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\Documents and
>> Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\Application Data
>> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local
>> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\History
>> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History
>> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
>> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
>> \Documents and Settings\All Users \ProgramData
>> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data \ProgramData
>> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop \Users\Public\Desktop
>> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents \Users\Public\Documents
>> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Favorites \Users\Public\Favorites
>> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
>> \ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
>> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates
>> \ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
>> \Documents and Settings\Default User \Users\Default "

You don't add them there. It's just a junction point. The list I gave is
shows documents and settings is redirected to the \users folder. Create
your folders in the appropriate folder under \Users.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Hello,


thanks i finally found

i must set the view to view hidden folders

and than under users/benoit/appdata/roaming/microsoft/windows/start
menu/program

"Rock" wrote:

> "benoit" wrote> Hello,
> >
> > thanks for the detailed explanation but ..
> >
> > i will add folders in what in xp is documents &
> > settings/benoit/start/programms
> >
> > how do i that in vista because so you said the acces is denied ?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > "Rock" wrote:
> >
> >> "benoit" wrote
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > where can i found the same things as c:/documents &
> >> > settings/benoit/desktop
> >> > or c:/documents & settings/benoit/start/programs ?
> >>
> >> Documents and Settings (along with other legacy folders used in XP) are
> >> still present in Vista as hidden files. They are kept for compatibility
> >> with legacy apps, but they do not contain data. They are junctions that
> >> point to the actual location in Vista where the data is kept.
> >>
> >> When the view is set to show hidden files and folders and to display
> >> operating system files, these junctions appear dimmed with the shortcut
> >> arrow and give access denied. If you want to see what folder it points
> >> to,
> >> open a elevated command prompt, navigate to the folder that contains the
> >> folder in question and give the command:
> >> dir /al
> >>
> >> Junction points are designated by <Junction> and the folder to which it
> >> points is at the end of the line in square brackets. Do not change the
> >> permissions on these junction points. It can cause problems for the same
> >> legacy apps they are they for in the first place.
> >>
> >> From a post by Jimmy Brush here is a list of the these XP folders and
> >> their
> >> corresponding locations in Vista:
> >> Windows XP Location Windows Vista Location
> >> \Documents and Settings \Users
> >> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents \Users\$USER$\Documents
> >> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents\My Music \Users\$USER$\Music
> >> \Documents and Settings \$USER$\My Documents\My Pictures
> >> \Users\$USER$\Pictures
> >> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents\My Videos
> >> \Users\$USER$\Videos
> >> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Application Data
> >> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming
> >> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Cookies
> >> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
> >> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings
> >> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local
> >> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\NetHood
> >> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts
> >> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\PrintHood
> >> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts
> >> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Recent
> >> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
> >> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\SendTo
> >> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
> >> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Start Menu
> >> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
> >> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Templates
> >> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\Documents and
> >> Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\Application Data
> >> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local
> >> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\History
> >> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History
> >> \Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
> >> \Users\$USER$\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
> >> \Documents and Settings\All Users \ProgramData
> >> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data \ProgramData
> >> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop \Users\Public\Desktop
> >> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents \Users\Public\Documents
> >> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Favorites \Users\Public\Favorites
> >> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
> >> \ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
> >> \Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates
> >> \ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
> >> \Documents and Settings\Default User \Users\Default "
>
> You don't add them there. It's just a junction point. The list I gave is
> shows documents and settings is redirected to the \users folder. Create
> your folders in the appropriate folder under \Users.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
>

"benoit" wrote
> Hello,
>
>
> thanks i finally found
>
> i must set the view to view hidden folders
>
> and than under users/benoit/appdata/roaming/microsoft/windows/start
> menu/program

<snip>

Ok, good, glad you got it resolved and thanks for posting back.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Hello,

an other solution simplier

on the start button right clik and chose open or explore all users

Benoit



"Rock" wrote:

> "benoit" wrote
> > Hello,
> >
> >
> > thanks i finally found
> >
> > i must set the view to view hidden folders
> >
> > and than under users/benoit/appdata/roaming/microsoft/windows/start
> > menu/program
>
> <snip>
>
> Ok, good, glad you got it resolved and thanks for posting back.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>