Re: folder "Access Denied" in Vista

Hi,

Actually, those are defaults for a clean install of Vista, not just an upgrade. If you can't see them, then your folder options are not set to see hidden and system files. If you alter the settings on that system, then I'm certain they will appear.

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"Steve Young" <bowtieATbrightdslDOTnet> wrote in message news:OHBahpUIKHA.6068@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"Rick Rogers" <rick@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eX8UmZTIKHA.4436@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,

"My" anything in Vista is a junction point that redirects software requests to the real folder under the user profile. For instance, "My Documents" is simply C:\Users\<user>\Documents (without the "my" part). There's nothing to access, and they are considered system files as they are only there for compatibility with older software that expects those directories to be there. Same applies for "Documents and Settings" which merely redirects to C:\Users.

Ah, that explains it.
Adding 2 and 2 together, I'll bet the manufacturer of the laptop upgraded an XP operating system to Vista without starting fresh. I now realize this results in the convoluted file structure appearance. The reason I say this is because the appearance of the structure of a machine which had only Vista installed from the get go has not a 'my' file to be found and is as clean as a whistle in explorer. Certainly not so with the laptop. Thanks for your reply

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Steak Sammich" <sjmscotts@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eTU28pSIKHA.3708@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello hello

I searched through some threads for info but haven't found much.

Issue:
I'm the only user of my laptop so i have admin priv

when I go to access certain file folders such as My music, photos, videos or even documents!
I dont understand.
I can get into the command prompt but I dont know what to do from there. Is there a way to change or check on admin settings?
I also troubleshooted through trying to change ownership settings of specific folders and it wont allow access even when I put myself as the administrator.
The laptop is new and this has been happening since I installed everything and started using it.

help!
any info would be grateful!

-Steak





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