Re: "Documents and Settings" and "users"

From: Thorsten Matzner (tmatzner_at_gmx.net)
Date: 09/03/04 

Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 00:15:44 +0200

GTT <gthorley@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I have seen that under tweakui that the documents and settings can be
>moved to another partition.

This is not true: "Cannot Move or Rename the Documents and Settings
Folder" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=236621).

>Can anyone tell me whether the users
>listed can be limited to just one folder say "all users" eliminating
>"default user" and "current persons name" (not sure what to call the
>last one).

No, this is hardcoded-in and cannot be changed. Windows XP is designed
as a multiple user system. In fact you shoudl and will have at least
two users: "Administrator" and your personal profile. And you should
have at least three: "Administrator", an additional admin account and
your private account, which should not have admin rights for security
purposes. 

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