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  1. Posts : 2,913
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #11

    tmurph62 said:
    I see your point if multiple users use the computer. I don't have to worry about that myself. Guess it depends on each user to to set it the way they want.
    Yep. I just hope people figure out that the lock doesn't mean they have no access to files, and that user folder security is still the way it was in XP and Vista.
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  2. Posts : 1
    Win 7 Pro
       #12

    Locked folders in Win 7


    Had the same problem but did what KEGOBEER suggested and it worked just fine@ Thanks!
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  3. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #13

    tmurph62 said:
    I've had the same problem. Why on earth would the documents folder ever defualt to being a locked folder?........
    Better advice would be to leave it alone. You do not need to access Document and Settings. *sigh.....*
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  4. Posts : 1
    Windows 7
       #14

    Better advice would be to leave it alone. You do not ne


    I think I will be the one who deceides whether or not I "need" access or not.
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  5. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #15

    Dennis Affleck said:
    I think I will be the one who deceides whether or not I "need" access or not.
    And you do not need access to "Document and Settings", go to "Users".
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  6. Posts : 3
    All Windows
       #16

    Just remove the EVERYONE user!
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  7. Posts : 1,483
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #17

    Apparently old habits die hard. I beseech everyone that has been in this thread desirous of gaining access to the "Documents and Settings" folder, for whatever reason, to read the links in Logicearth's signature area.

    Very informative reading. Again, I highly recommend it. You will realize that accessing the "Documents and Settings" folder gains you nothing...really. :)
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  8. Posts : 3
    All Windows
       #18

    As an Admin I see the reasons that you want to limit anyone from gaining access to these Folders, but as an Admin try adding a Shortcut to the All Users Folder when you can't access the folder.
    Once again MS Screwed up!
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  9. Posts : 1,483
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #19

    I understand your point, however, I assert the new "Users" directory structure should be understood and utilized for what you mention.

    Take ownership of the "Users" directory as an admin if you find it necessary and leave the "Documents and Settings" folders be just what they are - junction points.

    Things change. The directory structure regarding User files is just one of the many changes, presaged in Vista, in Windows 7. Just my humble opinion. It'll save a lot of heartache in the long run.

    There is nothing in the "Documents and Settings" folder that is not in the "Users" directory tree. It's an anachronism in comparison to the world of Windows 7.
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  10. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #20

    2007S281 said:
    As an Admin I see the reasons that you want to limit anyone from gaining access to these Folders, but as an Admin try adding a Shortcut to the All Users Folder when you can't access the folder.
    Once again MS Screwed up!
    You are looking in the wrong place.
    The All User's start menu is here: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

    It is you who screwed up here. None of this is new, this new structure was started all the way back in Windows Vista. This information is easy to find there is even an XP directories to Vista/7 directories list.
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