I just installed Vista Service Pack 1 over Windows XP and now I cannot access
certain folders.
Application Data (All users)
Desktop
Documents
Favorites
Start Menu
I get the following "Location is not available"
Access denied
I tried to allow sharing, permission, but I acn't see them.
Why?

Re: Documents & Settings by Don

Don
Thu Apr 10 02:28:26 PDT 2008

Hi,
More than you wanted to know at
930128- Error message when you try to access the My Documents, My Music, My
Pictures, etc in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930128

Basically, these are junction point which are there so that older programs
can find those folders. If you start at C:\Users\your account name, hit F3
for search, use Advanced Search (Include non-indexed, hidden and system
files) you will find the actual folders.

Example:
C:\Users\accountname\Favorites
C:\Users\accountname\Documents
C:\Users\accountname\AppData

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"des27" <des27@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DC018D6F-895F-4A7F-8013-D0B762B9555B@microsoft.com...
> I just installed Vista Service Pack 1 over Windows XP and now I cannot
access
> certain folders.
> Application Data (All users)
> Desktop
> Documents
> Favorites
> Start Menu
> I get the following "Location is not available"
> Access denied
> I tried to allow sharing, permission, but I acn't see them.
> Why?


Re: Documents & Settings by des27

des27
Fri Apr 11 12:05:02 PDT 2008

Thank you. It worked

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> More than you wanted to know at
> 930128- Error message when you try to access the My Documents, My Music, My
> Pictures, etc in Windows Vista
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930128
>
> Basically, these are junction point which are there so that older programs
> can find those folders. If you start at C:\Users\your account name, hit F3
> for search, use Advanced Search (Include non-indexed, hidden and system
> files) you will find the actual folders.
>
> Example:
> C:\Users\accountname\Favorites
> C:\Users\accountname\Documents
> C:\Users\accountname\AppData
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "des27" <des27@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DC018D6F-895F-4A7F-8013-D0B762B9555B@microsoft.com...
> > I just installed Vista Service Pack 1 over Windows XP and now I cannot
> access
> > certain folders.
> > Application Data (All users)
> > Desktop
> > Documents
> > Favorites
> > Start Menu
> > I get the following "Location is not available"
> > Access denied
> > I tried to allow sharing, permission, but I acn't see them.
> > Why?
>
>

Re: Documents & Settings by Don

Don
Fri Apr 11 14:55:39 PDT 2008

You're welcome.
More:
I can't find Start Menu. I access it by right-clicking the Start button.

Desktop is at C:\Users\username\Desktop

History and Temporary Internet Files are at
Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"des27" <des27@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6A243C90-5B79-44B7-A7FB-F64240742CA2@microsoft.com...
> Thank you. It worked
>
> "Don Varnau" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > More than you wanted to know at
> > 930128- Error message when you try to access the My Documents, My Music,
My
> > Pictures, etc in Windows Vista
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930128
> >
> > Basically, these are junction point which are there so that older
programs
> > can find those folders. If you start at C:\Users\your account name, hit
F3
> > for search, use Advanced Search (Include non-indexed, hidden and system
> > files) you will find the actual folders.
> >
> > Example:
> > C:\Users\accountname\Favorites
> > C:\Users\accountname\Documents
> > C:\Users\accountname\AppData

> > "des27" <des27@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:DC018D6F-895F-4A7F-8013-D0B762B9555B@microsoft.com...
> > > I just installed Vista Service Pack 1 over Windows XP and now I cannot
> > access
> > > certain folders.
> > > Application Data (All users)
> > > Desktop
> > > Documents
> > > Favorites
> > > Start Menu
> > > I get the following "Location is not available"
> > > Access denied
> > > I tried to allow sharing, permission, but I acn't see them.
> > > Why?