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1AlmondJoy
XP Home, SP2
Jane (Administrator)
Joe (Administrator)
Spot (limited)
Guest (off)
But if I go C drive, Documents & Settings, there are 6 user folders
(plus the "All Users" folder):
Jane
Joe
Spot
Guest
Administrator
Owner
n those folders, Jane, Joe, Spot, & Guest all have, in addition to
the Favorites, Desktop, etc folders, a "[UserName]'s Documents"
folder
that inturn contain the appropriately named subfolders for pictures,
music, and video.
In the Administrator folder, however, those subfolders are named
"Owner's Documents", "Owner's Pictures"... instead of
"Administrator's
Documents", "Administrator's pictures"...
In the Owner folder (of the 6 main folders above, not an Owner folder
inside the Administrator folder), there are no folders for Favorites,
Desktop, etc..The only thing it contains is a folder named "My
Documents" that contains nothing but an empty subfolder named "My
Pictures".
So my first question is, is this normal? It doesn't seem right that
the Administrator folder contains folders named "Owner" and the Owner
folder doesn't contain anything but empty folders named "My". I'm not
even sure why there is both an Owner and Administrator folder/user?
Second:
If I am logged in as Spot and open My Computer, "Shared Docs" and
"Spot's Doc's" are shown at the top under 'Files Stored on this
Computer". (I have my arrange-by folder option set to "show in
groups".) That seems right since Spot's a limited user. (Although, if
Spot opens C drive, he is able to open the All Users folder and the
Owner folder; access if denied if he tries to open Jane, Joe, Guest,
or Administrator.)
If I am logged in as Joe (an Admin account) and open My Computer,
"Shared Docs", "Joe's Doc's", and "Spot's Docs" are listed.
If I am logged in as Jane (an Admin account) and open My Computer,
"Shared Docs", "Joe's Doc's", and "Spot's Docs" are listed. Why
isn't "Jane's Docs" listed for Jane?
I can access Jane's documents from Joe or Jane, but have to go the
long way - My Computer - Docs & Settings - Jane - My Documents.
I would like "Jane's Docs" to display on My Computer for both Jane
and
Joe, the same way "Joe's Docs" and "Spot's Docs" do. (I checked
Properties, Sharing tab of Jane's Docs, and "Make Private" is not
checked.)
Any help striaghtening this all out will be greatly appreciated.
Also, if it helps to know: There are no passwords on any of the
accounts and I bought the computer new (several years ago) so there's
no "left-overs" from what a previous owner may have created. If the
accounts are messed up, it's something I did.
Thanks,
AJ
From Control Panel, User Accounts, there are 4 accounts listed.:
Jane (Administrator)
Joe (Administrator)
Spot (limited)
Guest (off)
But if I go C drive, Documents & Settings, there are 6 user folders
(plus the "All Users" folder):
Jane
Joe
Spot
Guest
Administrator
Owner
n those folders, Jane, Joe, Spot, & Guest all have, in addition to
the Favorites, Desktop, etc folders, a "[UserName]'s Documents"
folder
that inturn contain the appropriately named subfolders for pictures,
music, and video.
In the Administrator folder, however, those subfolders are named
"Owner's Documents", "Owner's Pictures"... instead of
"Administrator's
Documents", "Administrator's pictures"...
In the Owner folder (of the 6 main folders above, not an Owner folder
inside the Administrator folder), there are no folders for Favorites,
Desktop, etc..The only thing it contains is a folder named "My
Documents" that contains nothing but an empty subfolder named "My
Pictures".
So my first question is, is this normal? It doesn't seem right that
the Administrator folder contains folders named "Owner" and the Owner
folder doesn't contain anything but empty folders named "My". I'm not
even sure why there is both an Owner and Administrator folder/user?
Second:
If I am logged in as Spot and open My Computer, "Shared Docs" and
"Spot's Doc's" are shown at the top under 'Files Stored on this
Computer". (I have my arrange-by folder option set to "show in
groups".) That seems right since Spot's a limited user. (Although, if
Spot opens C drive, he is able to open the All Users folder and the
Owner folder; access if denied if he tries to open Jane, Joe, Guest,
or Administrator.)
If I am logged in as Joe (an Admin account) and open My Computer,
"Shared Docs", "Joe's Doc's", and "Spot's Docs" are listed.
If I am logged in as Jane (an Admin account) and open My Computer,
"Shared Docs", "Joe's Doc's", and "Spot's Docs" are listed. Why
isn't "Jane's Docs" listed for Jane?
I can access Jane's documents from Joe or Jane, but have to go the
long way - My Computer - Docs & Settings - Jane - My Documents.
I would like "Jane's Docs" to display on My Computer for both Jane
and
Joe, the same way "Joe's Docs" and "Spot's Docs" do. (I checked
Properties, Sharing tab of Jane's Docs, and "Make Private" is not
checked.)
Any help striaghtening this all out will be greatly appreciated.
Also, if it helps to know: There are no passwords on any of the
accounts and I bought the computer new (several years ago) so there's
no "left-overs" from what a previous owner may have created. If the
accounts are messed up, it's something I did.
Thanks,
AJ