Vista file access deny

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I am using Windows Vista Ultimate.64 Bits. I am running as administrator,
single user.
When I try to open Documents and Settings files, such as cookie, local
Settings, folders,
I need to open up, set property, each folder, one at a time.
Is there any way to open all files access?
Thank you.
 
ASG said:
I am using Windows Vista Ultimate.64 Bits. I am running as administrator,
single user.
When I try to open Documents and Settings files, such as cookie, local
Settings, folders,
I need to open up, set property, each folder, one at a time.
Is there any way to open all files access?
Thank you.
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There is no Documents and Settings folder in Vista. Are you trying to open
those hidden folder icons with shortcut arrows on them? Those are not
folders. They are Junction Points, to redirect legacy programs to the new
Vista folders.

ss.
 
ASG

The default name and location of some user folders has changed in Vista. The
"My" designation has been retired.

The folders you are seeing (Documents and Settings, My Music, My Pictures,
My Videos, etc) are not real folders, they are called Junctions and they are
there for compatibility purposes only. These junctions will redirect any
older program or application installations to the new location in Vista. You
can identify these junctions by the shortcut arrow that appears on the
folder icon.

Example: The C:\Documents and Settings folder is now called C:\Users.
Example: The My Documents folder is now simply called Documents. It still
appears under the Users/username folder.

It's very important to understand that these junctions do not contain any
useful information and should not be opened or used like a regular folder.

There is a website that explains this in detail and has a list of the old
folders that you saw in XP with their new names/locations in Vista.

Windows Vista Junction Points:
http://www.svrops.com/svrops/articles/jpoints.htm
 
You can enable access to all the folders, subfolders and files on a drive by
right-click on the drive, select Properties, select Security, take Ownership,
grant yourself Full Control, then in the Sharing tab, allow Sharing with
Everyone. Even doing the previous with UAC off and with full Administrator
Privileges, Vista will still deny full access to some files, Bill Gates only
knows why.
 
uvbogden said:
You can enable access to all the folders, subfolders and files on a drive
by
right-click on the drive, select Properties, select Security, take
Ownership,
grant yourself Full Control, then in the Sharing tab, allow Sharing with
Everyone. Even doing the previous with UAC off and with full
Administrator
Privileges, Vista will still deny full access to some files, Bill Gates
only
knows why.
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This is irrelevant to what has been discussed. These junction points are
neither files or folders and have nothing within them to be accessed.

ss.
 
Synapse Syndrome said:
There is no Documents and Settings folder in Vista. Are you trying to
open those hidden folder icons with shortcut arrows on them? Those are
not folders. They are Junction Points, to redirect legacy programs to the
new Vista folders.

ss.
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Can you tell me how to trace this Junction Points back to what the actual
folder or file is?
Or, where this Junction Points will redirect to?
 
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