Hi,
I skipped Vista.
I find that in W7 the Documents and settings folder seems to be missing.
The main reason I need it is to reorganize my Start - Programs folder.
In WinXP I can add folders such as Music Apps, Video & Graphics Apps, Security & Privacy Apps etc and then move the appropriate shortcuts into relevent folders. ie Grouping.
Doing this gave me a far easier to manage 'All programs' folder.
How can I achieve this in Win7?
Docs and Settings is still kinda there but it's hidden. That's besides the point though.
I dont remember the exact path but go to Start > Programs then right click a folder and open or explore and open or explore All Users. Go up a couple of levels till you're at Start Menu and you got both folders.
Document & Settings are replaced by the Libraries which are more useful.
But the "User documents" folder is at *SystemLetter*:\Users\*Your Username*\
Everything is there. That folder replaced "Documents & Settings" in Vista.
Libraries are new they do not replace anything, ok assuming windows is on C:
XP= C:\Documents and Settings
Vista=C:\Users
Windows 7= C:\Users
Vista and windows 7 startmenus
System startmenu= C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
All Users startmenu= C:\Users\All Users\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
Profile startmenu= C:\Users\"Profile Name"\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
The actual program settings and email are stored in c:\users\<account>\appdata which is hidden.
there's a way to take back "documents and settings" in windows 7 c:\.
open start menu and search for folder options
then go to view tab
under advanced settings you can see a lot options
uncheck hide protected operating system files (recommended)
click ok and there you go.
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