Documents and Settings Question

When one opens Windows Explorer, we find the My Documents folder (and
subfolders) on a stand-alone basis; we also have My Documents shown under
the local C drive, and we have a My Documents folder under the Username,
which is under the Documents and Settings folder. I am attempting to
understand the role played by having this folder in various locations.

One is able to change the target location of the My Documents, stand-alone
folder. Now, it points to the My Documents folder shown in C. In Microsoft
Word (Office 2000), under Tools\Options\File Locations, the file setting is
shown as C:\My Documents. What is the role/justification of the My
Documents folder under Documents and Settings?

Thanks in advance.

Gordon Biggar
Houston, Texas


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