Access to 'Documents & Settings' Denied


  1. Harrismith
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    Access to 'Documents & Settings' Denied


    My 'User Account Type' is 'Administrator', yet access is denied when I try and enter Documents & Settings.
    This has just started to happen. I must have ticked a box somewhere!
    Any ideas how I can regain access?
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  3. zap
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    Remove the hidden and read only attributes of the files you are trying to access. Someone on this forum had the same problem a couple of days ago.
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  4. zigzag3143
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    Harrismith said:
    My 'User Account Type' is 'Administrator', yet access is denied when I try and enter Documents & Settings.
    This has just started to happen. I must have ticked a box somewhere!
    Any ideas how I can regain access?
    Documents and setting is a locked system folder with nothing in it. It is simply a pointer for legacy apps to work.
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  6. Jonathan_King
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    Hello,

    There are a few things you can try. First, right-click on the folder and select Properties. In the Security tab, make sure you have permissions.

    You can also try taking ownership of the folder: Take Ownership of file - Vista Forums

    If all else fails, you can try a System Restore to get to a point before the troubles began: System Restore
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  7. Brink
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    zigzag3143 said:
    Documents and setting is a locked system folder with nothing in it. It is simply a pointer for legacy apps to work.
    Hello Harris,

    In addition to Ken's post above, you can access this folder through where it links to in your C:\Users\(user-name)\My Documents folder instead.

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
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  8. Harrismith
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    Thanks.... problem sorted.
    My logic was in XP mode!!
    What I realise is that I actually needed to access 'ProgramData'.
    Cheers for your efforts.
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