Access Denied


  1. nolen01
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    Win 7 Home premium 32 bit
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    Access Denied


    When I attempt to open Documents and settings, a screen says access denied. How can you get around this?
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  3. Brink
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    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    nolen01 said:
    When I attempt to open Documents and settings, a screen says access denied. How can you get around this?
    Hello Nolen,

    Do not take ownership of this link.

    The Documents and settings folder is a junction point, and not an actual folder. It's for backwards compatibility for older programs created only for older Windows.

    The C:\Documents and Settings folder in older Windows (XP and older) has been replaced by the C:\Users and C:\ProgramData in Vista and newer.

    See also: My Documents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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