how to do this?

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I would like to place icons on the desktop of one of the users of my
computer

Is he also an admin user?
Try making his account a limited user account
Add the icon
Change him back
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If the other user is also an admin, this should not have happened, because
by default Administrators have access to all user directories in XP pro.
therefore lowering his 'status' won't do much good either, because I suspect
your own admin account does *not* have any ntfs file permissions in that
users directory structure.
This could have happened because the other user (possibly administrator
himself) has removed Administrators from the security settings in his
structure.
Because you are also administrator you can add yourself (or the group
Administrators) back to the security settings of the user directory
structure and then you should be able to add something to his desktop.

hth

george

How do I do this last part, and what is "ntfs" file permissions?
Thanks, Skittles.
 
skittles wrote:
: I would like to place icons on the desktop of one of the users of my
:: computer
::: but it indicates "access denied" when I try to move things into the
::: folder
::: "desktop" for this user. I have administration access and can use
::: this function on other users.
::: Any advice would be appreciated.
::
:: Is he also an admin user?
:: Try making his account a limited user account
:: Add the icon
:: Change him back
::
::
:
: If the other user is also an admin, this should not have happened,
: because by default Administrators have access to all user directories
: in XP pro. therefore lowering his 'status' won't do much good either,
: because I suspect your own admin account does *not* have any ntfs
: file permissions in that users directory structure.
: This could have happened because the other user (possibly
: administrator himself) has removed Administrators from the security
: settings in his structure.
: Because you are also administrator you can add yourself (or the group
: Administrators) back to the security settings of the user directory
: structure and then you should be able to add something to his desktop.
:
: hth
:
: george
:
: How do I do this last part, and what is "ntfs" file permissions?
: Thanks, Skittles.
To make it simple have you tried copy icon to shared folder and have
other user move it to desktop?
TonyS
 
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