Re: My Documents folder disappears when not an Administrator....
Folder permissions are not affected by the registry, nor is
the user/administrator setting. I think your best bet is to
follow the lead I gave you in my previous reply and explore
the technique for setting folder permissions. You must also
ensure that your children are ordinary users and not administrators.
If unsure of their status, do this:
- Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
- Type these commands:
net user child1 {Enter} > c:\test.txt
net user child2 {Enter} >> c:\test.txt
notepad c:\test.txt
Replaced "child1", "child2" with the real account names,
then post the contents of c:\test.txt
"bdd" <bdd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6061FAB8-B053-4494-AC88-300A1092DF8B@microsoft.com...
> This is a fresh install of XP SP2. NONE of the My Documents files were
> moved. All are in the original and correct place! They can still be
> accessed from the start menu or from the folder listing in explorer.
>
> Thing is there is no ICON in the main My Computer window under the "Files
> Stored on This Computer" group unless the user is given administrator
> priviledges. The Shared Documents is displayed fine...
>
> It has to do with my kids accessing my/wifes files and being able to
> access
> the registery if I make them administrators just to get the silly icon to
> show up...It's what they are used to and how the bloody software is
> supposed
> to work! (rant)
>
> Thanks for responding...I have already searched and found the few good
> workarounds (registery: explorer keys...moving their My Documents folder)
> to
> no avail. Please continue to send your suggestions....
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> What has the registry got to do with "My Documents"?
>>
>> When a user logs on for the first time then Windows will
>> create a profile folder for that user. It is visible under
>> c:\Documents and Settings\Jack (for example). This profile
>> folder contains (amongst other things) a subfolder called
>> "My Documents". Files and folders in
>> c:\Documents and Settings\Jack are inaccessible to other
>> users unless
>> a) the other user is an administrator, or
>> b) explicit access is granted to other users.
>>
>> What you report about getting no access for the 4th, 5th
>> and 6th user makes no sense. Perhaps you moved the
>> "My Documents" folder out of its profile folder, or perhaps
>> you played with access permissions. I recommend that you
>> create a few accounts, log on to each of them and check
>> out where exactly "My Documents" is stored and how
>> the permissions are set. Clicking Start / Help, then searching
>> for help on "Permissions" might be helpful.
>>
>>
>>