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leonardface9
I'm running Vista Home Premium (HP Pavilion a613n AMD LIVE Athlon 64 X2
DualCore 5000+ processor with 3072MB memory and a 400GB hard drive) with 4
User accounts, 2 being myself and my fiancée (both as Administrators), and
our 2 children (standard, restricted accounts).
The problem is when a file is saved, whether Word, PDF, installed
application icons, etc., they wind up showing on other users Desktops, not
just the Desktop the files or programs were created/installed on. This is a
problem, because if I save a file to my Desktop, it shows up on everyone
else's Desktop, and vice versa.
Also, my fiancée downloads and buys many, many games, and when I saw my
step-daughter's Desktop yesterday, I was floored. The entire screen is filled
with Icons I know are games my fiancée installed on her Administrator account
Desktop. You can hardly see my step-daughter and my beautiful Grandson Ethan
Isaiah for all the icons (the picture of the 2 of them is her Background). I
also see saved Word and PDF files I saved on my Desktop but have since moved
to another folder (I just prefer to save to my Desktop first, and then move
the file to the appropriate folder).
Anyone know what could be going on? I have nothing to hide, but I do keep a
journal, and the thoughts and feelings I write in it I prefer they don't see.
As for the PDF files, some are mostly Owner's Manuals of our different
appliances, electronics, PC’s, printers, etc., so I have no problem with
them. However, I also have saved several of my Nephews and other friend’s
2007 tax information (forms/returns/etc.), and I don't want someone snooping
in their private information. As the family computer geek, it falls to me to
do Turbo Tax Free for several people, including myself.
If this post is to wordy, sorry, I just wanted to stress the reasons why I
want to try and find a way to fix what has already caused this to occur, and
prevent it in the future. Thank you all for your valuable time, expertise and
guidance. Leonard
DualCore 5000+ processor with 3072MB memory and a 400GB hard drive) with 4
User accounts, 2 being myself and my fiancée (both as Administrators), and
our 2 children (standard, restricted accounts).
The problem is when a file is saved, whether Word, PDF, installed
application icons, etc., they wind up showing on other users Desktops, not
just the Desktop the files or programs were created/installed on. This is a
problem, because if I save a file to my Desktop, it shows up on everyone
else's Desktop, and vice versa.
Also, my fiancée downloads and buys many, many games, and when I saw my
step-daughter's Desktop yesterday, I was floored. The entire screen is filled
with Icons I know are games my fiancée installed on her Administrator account
Desktop. You can hardly see my step-daughter and my beautiful Grandson Ethan
Isaiah for all the icons (the picture of the 2 of them is her Background). I
also see saved Word and PDF files I saved on my Desktop but have since moved
to another folder (I just prefer to save to my Desktop first, and then move
the file to the appropriate folder).
Anyone know what could be going on? I have nothing to hide, but I do keep a
journal, and the thoughts and feelings I write in it I prefer they don't see.
As for the PDF files, some are mostly Owner's Manuals of our different
appliances, electronics, PC’s, printers, etc., so I have no problem with
them. However, I also have saved several of my Nephews and other friend’s
2007 tax information (forms/returns/etc.), and I don't want someone snooping
in their private information. As the family computer geek, it falls to me to
do Turbo Tax Free for several people, including myself.
If this post is to wordy, sorry, I just wanted to stress the reasons why I
want to try and find a way to fix what has already caused this to occur, and
prevent it in the future. Thank you all for your valuable time, expertise and
guidance. Leonard