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Guest John A Grandy
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I am logged on as a user that is member of Administrators but I can't access

Documents & Settings dir ...

 

What is going on ???

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Guest Paul Montgomery
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On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 21:37:35 -0700, "John A Grandy"

<johnagrandy@g-mail-dot-com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>I am logged on as a user that is member of Administrators but I can't access

>Documents & Settings dir ...

>

>What is going on ??? </span>

 

Because that's not a directory, it's a shortcut that exists as a

junction point for older programs.

 

If you are looking for what used to be "My Documents", it's under

 

C:\Users\your_user_name\Documents

Guest Richard G. Harper
Posted

You cannot, as it is no longer an actual directory but a "junction point"

provided for compatibility issues. Documents are now in the "Users" folder

instead.

 

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"John A Grandy" <johnagrandy@g-mail-dot-com> wrote in message

news:%23LVuSXjEJHA.1280@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

>I am logged on as a user that is member of Administrators but I can't

>access Documents & Settings dir ...

>

> What is going on ??? </span>

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Guest John A Grandy
Posted

C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\Temporary Internet Files\

 

is also inaccessible ...

 

 

"Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message

news:5161CBD4-D69F-4696-8DA2-B30B2A3313EA@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> You cannot, as it is no longer an actual directory but a "junction point"

> provided for compatibility issues. Documents are now in the "Users"

> folder instead.

>

> --

> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com

> NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/

> PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups

> The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/

>

>

> "John A Grandy" <johnagrandy@g-mail-dot-com> wrote in message

> news:%23LVuSXjEJHA.1280@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green">

>>I am logged on as a user that is member of Administrators but I can't

>>access Documents & Settings dir ...

>>

>> What is going on ???</span>

> </span>

Guest Scott Seligman
Posted

"John A Grandy" <johnagrandy@g-mail-dot-com> wrote:<span style="color:blue">

>

>C:UsersMyUserAppDataLocalTemporary Internet Files

>

>is also inaccessible ...</span>

 

This is a junction pointing to

C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files

 

You can take a look at the "Junctions" tool to see where these

junctions point to yourself.

 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte...s/bb896768.aspx

 

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Guest Paul Montgomery
Posted

On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:50:13 -0700, "John A Grandy"

<johnagrandy@g-mail-dot-com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>C:UsersMyUserAppDataLocalTemporary Internet Files

>

>is also inaccessible ...</span>

 

I keep my temp inet files on a different hard drive, and they still

show in the Users location.

 

To get at your temp inet files at any location, you need to disable

UAC.

 

One reason I did it and kept with it being disabled.

 

<span style="color:blue">

>"Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message

>news:5161CBD4-D69F-4696-8DA2-B30B2A3313EA@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green">

>> You cannot, as it is no longer an actual directory but a "junction point"

>> provided for compatibility issues. Documents are now in the "Users"

>> folder instead.

>>

>> --

>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com

>> NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/

>> PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups

>> The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/

>>

>>

>> "John A Grandy" <johnagrandy@g-mail-dot-com> wrote in message

>> news:%23LVuSXjEJHA.1280@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:darkred">

>>>I am logged on as a user that is member of Administrators but I can't

>>>access Documents & Settings dir ...

>>>

>>> What is going on ???</span>

>> </span></span>

Guest FromTheRafters
Posted

"Paul Montgomery" <i.m.nonnymous@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message

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<span style="color:blue">

> I keep my temp inet files on a different hard drive, and they still

> show in the Users location.

>

> To get at your temp inet files at any location, you need to disable

> UAC.

>

> One reason I did it and kept with it being disabled.</span>

 

Makes one wonder why they have a "Move Folder..." button

if you can't move the folder.

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