Guest PT Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 Brand new Vista Ultimate 64 bit user. I try to open the C: Docs and Settings folder, so I can tweak and edit the Start Programs layout. I get an "access denied" message. I'm the sole user on the machine. I was given to understand that this is an AUC problem. I went to the Security Center, and I thought succeeded in turning off AUC. But after a restart, I'm still locked out of Docs and Settings. If I right click the folder and select Properties | Security | Administrators, Every Permission except "Special permissions is checked "allow". If I go back to the "Turn AUC On/Off" screen, It appears only to offer the "turn it on" option. So what's missing? And if I'm the administrator sole user, and can't have access, then who does have access? -- PT Quote
Guest DonQ Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 15:57:11 -0800, "PT" <xyz@xyz.com> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> >Brand new Vista Ultimate 64 bit user. > >I try to open the C: Docs and Settings folder, so I can tweak and edit the >Start Programs layout. I get an "access denied" message. > >I'm the sole user on the machine. I was given to understand that this is an >AUC problem. I went to the Security Center, and I thought succeeded in >turning off AUC. But after a restart, I'm still locked out of Docs and >Settings.</span> As you will ALWAYS be: that is only a shortcut for use by older programs that aren't Vista-compatible. <span style="color:blue"> >If I right click the folder and select Properties | Security | >Administrators, Every Permission except "Special permissions is checked >"allow". > >If I go back to the "Turn AUC On/Off" screen, It appears only to offer the >"turn it on" option. > >So what's missing? And if I'm the administrator sole user, and can't have >access, then who does have access?</span> Nobody. Look in C:\Users\your_user_id\Documents. Don Quote
Guest MowGreen [MVP] Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 It's UAC and try the Users folders, as in C:\Users\<useraccountname> Although this KB article refers to an upgrade from XP to Vista, junction points are why you can not access Docs&Settings: Error message when you try to access the My Documents, My Music, My Pictures, and My Videos folders in Windows Vista: "Access is Denied" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930128 MowGreen [MVP 2003-2009] =============== -343- FDNY Never Forgotten =============== PT wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Brand new Vista Ultimate 64 bit user. > > I try to open the C: Docs and Settings folder, so I can tweak and edit the > Start Programs layout. I get an "access denied" message. > > I'm the sole user on the machine. I was given to understand that this is an > AUC problem. I went to the Security Center, and I thought succeeded in > turning off AUC. But after a restart, I'm still locked out of Docs and > Settings. > > If I right click the folder and select Properties | Security | > Administrators, Every Permission except "Special permissions is checked > "allow". > > If I go back to the "Turn AUC On/Off" screen, It appears only to offer the > "turn it on" option. > > So what's missing? And if I'm the administrator sole user, and can't have > access, then who does have access? > </span> Quote
Guest PT Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 Maybe I asked the wrong question. This is a brand new Vista machine, not an upgrade from WinXP. All I want is simply to open what in Windows XP was the Documents and Settings| User | Start Menu | Programs folder so I can rearrange, and consolidate the entries ands subfolders. -- PT "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message news:eC6Z$9GbJHA.4664@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > It's UAC and try the Users folders, as in C:Users<useraccountname> > > Although this KB article refers to an upgrade from XP to Vista, junction > points are why you can not access Docs&Settings: > > Error message when you try to access the My Documents, My Music, My > Pictures, and My Videos folders in Windows Vista: "Access is Denied" > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930128 > > MowGreen [MVP 2003-2009] > =============== > -343- FDNY > Never Forgotten > =============== > > > PT wrote: ><span style="color:green"> >> Brand new Vista Ultimate 64 bit user. >> >> I try to open the C: Docs and Settings folder, so I can tweak and edit >> the Start Programs layout. I get an "access denied" message. >> >> I'm the sole user on the machine. I was given to understand that this is >> an AUC problem. I went to the Security Center, and I thought succeeded >> in turning off AUC. But after a restart, I'm still locked out of Docs >> and Settings. >> >> If I right click the folder and select Properties | Security | >> Administrators, Every Permission except "Special permissions is checked >> "allow". >> >> If I go back to the "Turn AUC On/Off" screen, It appears only to offer >> the "turn it on" option. >> >> So what's missing? And if I'm the administrator sole user, and can't >> have access, then who does have access? >> </span></span> Quote
Guest Malke Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 PT wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Maybe I asked the wrong question. This is a brand new Vista machine, not > an upgrade from WinXP. > > All I want is simply to open what in Windows XP was the Documents and > Settings| User | Start Menu | Programs folder so I can rearrange, and > consolidate the entries ands subfolders. > </span> No, you were perfectly clear. But you didn't understand the answers you got. You can't enter Documents and Settings. Documents and Settings isn't a real directory in Vista. It's virtual, only there for backwards compatibility with older software. The new location in Vista for the all users start menu is: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu. You can click Start and then right-click All Programs and select Explore All Users and get to the same location. The user specific start menu folder is in: C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu. Then you can arrange things as you like. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ Quote
Guest Steve Thackery Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 PT: read Malke's explanation carefully - it is spot on. An even quicker way is to right click the Vista Orb, and select 'Explore' or 'Explore all users'. SteveT Quote
Guest FromTheRafters Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 "Steve Thackery" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:%23ZyKpzMbJHA.4424@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > PT: read Malke's explanation carefully - it is spot on. > > An even quicker way is to right click the Vista Orb, and select 'Explore' > or 'Explore all users'.</span> Well...she didn't call it the 'orb', but if you read her post carefully... style_emoticons/) Quote
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