On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:42:22 -0700, "Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote, by
way of <ef#ei5YrHHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, in
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general -->

>"Manatee Memories" wrote
>> Seeing as how the "Documents and Settings" folder is so finicky about
>> allowing access, just how in the heck am I supposed to drop shortcuts;
>> various & sundry, in there?
>>
>> Quite a few are presently thereabouts, but I am able to concoct some
>> which are not, unfortunately, allowed in :-(
>
>It's not finicky. Access is denied for a reason. You only saw it and other
>such those folders because you elected to show hidden files/folders and
>display protected Operating system files and folders. They are hidden for a
>reason. You don't need access to them. They hold no data. All they contain
>is a pointer to the actual folder where the data is kept.
[snip]

'Short & sweet' would have been nice.

>Certain folders used in XP, such as these, were brought into Vista for
>compatibility for legacy apps. They are not used to store data. They appear
>dimmed with the shortcut arrow and give access denied.

Right-click, scroll to 'Properties', then un-check/tick "Hidden" (also,
possibly, "Read-only"). Been doing that since August of 1995, when Win95
first came onto the scene. I saw no reason why such would not suffice,
now.

> 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

Or, right-lick & scroll to 'Properties'?

>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.

The system would not consent to allow my (attempts at) changes, so
your-above is essentially moot.

>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\C ookies
>\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings
>\Users\$USER$\AppData\Local
>\Documents and Settings\$USER$\NetHood
>\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\N etwork Shortcuts
>\Documents and Settings\$USER$\PrintHood
>\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\P rinter Shortcuts
>\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Recent
>\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\R ecent
>\Documents and Settings\$USER$\SendTo
>\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\S endTo
>\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Start Menu
>\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\S tart Menu
>\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Templates
>\Users\$USER$\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\T emplates
>\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\His tory
>\Documents and Settings\$USER$\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
>\Users\$USER$\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Tem porary 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 "

My oh my. So _much_ appears to have changed, between XP & Vista
(reminiscent of when Win 3.11 changed to Win95). I predict "interesting
times" await old Win users.