"RichardH" <RichardH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am about to buy a laptop and I guess it will have Vista. Sorry if this
>is
> a dumb question, but will it be easy to link the two PCs to get the
> internet
> on each and transfer files between them (the PC is only 768MB RAM - so not
> really big enough to upgrade to Vista). The internet obviously comes into
> the PC and in the past I had another laptop with XP and with a cable could
> easily get the internet on each.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
I meant to include this in the first post. Vista is a much different OS.
There are many aspects that are similar to or the same as in XP, but much
that is radically different. There is a learning curve, and you need to
change your way of thinking about how you do things. I suggest to start
with you do some reading on User Access Control (UAC) in Vista.
Why is Windows Vista always asking for my permission: An explanation of UAC
(User Account Control) by
MVP Jimmy Brush
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/security/uac.aspx
Jesper Johansson's Blog
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jes...-about-vista-features-what-uac-really-is.aspx
Windows Vista User Account Control Step by Step Guide (TechNet)
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...8514-4c9e-ac08-4c21f5c6c2d91033.mspx?mfr=true
Inside Windows Vista User Account Control (Mark Russinovich)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/06/UAC/default.aspx
Another topic that greatly confuses new Vista users coming from XP is
junction points. Certain folders used in XP, such as Documents and
Settings, and the "My" folders, were brought into Vista for compatibility
for legacy apps, but they are not used to store data in Vista.
In Vista they are actually junction points, and all they contain is a
pointer to the actual folder in Vista where the data is kept. For example
the Documents and Settings folder actually points to the \Users folder. You
only see them in Windows Explorer if you have the View settings set to show
hidden files and folders. They appear dimmed with the shortcut arrow and
give access denied.
You don't need to access them nor should you change the permissions on them.
If you want to see what folder it points to, open a elevated command prompt,
navigate to the folder that contains the folder in question and give the
command:
dir /al
Junction points are designated by <Junction> and the folder to which it
points is at the end of the line in square brackets. Do not change the
permissions on these junction points. It can cause problems for the same
legacy apps they are they for in the first place.
From a post by Jimmy Brush here is a list of the these XP folders and their
corresponding locations in Vista:
Windows XP Location Windows Vista Location
\Documents and Settings \Users
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents \Users\$USER$\Documents
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents\My Music \Users\$USER$\Music
\Documents and Settings \$USER$\My Documents\My Pictures
\Users\$USER$\Pictures
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents\My Videos
\Users\$USER$\Videos
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Application Data
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Cookies
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Local
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\NetHood
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\PrintHood
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Recent
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\SendTo
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Start Menu
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Templates
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\Application Data
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Local
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\History
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History
\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
\Users\$USER$\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
\Documents and Settings\All Users \ProgramData
\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data \ProgramData
\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop \Users\Public\Desktop
\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents \Users\Public\Documents
\Documents and Settings\All Users\Favorites \Users\Public\Favorites
\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
\Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates
\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
\Documents and Settings\Default User \Users\Default "
Have fun with Vista.
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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]