Shortcuts at Drive C:

[The_Maschine]

Hallo

I have a general question to Server 2008 and maybe Vista.

At Drive C: are the folder or shortcuts called “Documents and Settings”. You see it only if you choose “View all Files”. If I click on the folder or shortcuts called “Documents and Settings” I get the error “Access denied”. It this correct?

I think allways this is a shortcuts for older application that they forward to the new Folder “C:Users”? But if the access denied it makes no sense?

Can somebody explain that?

[aviv00]

u got admin rights ?

i use to remove the shutcut of users [ doc and settings ] everytime i install it

and dont got problem

try do that with cmd and run as administrator

remove “doc… [use tab ]

[The_Maschine]

Hello

I loged in as Administrator and I get the error “access denied”. I installed the Server 2008 on seperate partion on my laptop. With Windows XP I have the same error if I click on the Folder.
I don’t want remove the Folder.
But I wont know, why can nobody click on the folders?

If you click on the folder you get a error or what else?

[Arris]

Sounds like an ownership problem. Did you try to take over the permissions of the file?
1. rightclick the file -> Properties
2. Tab Security -> Advanced
3. Tab Owner -> click Edit
4. from the list choose Administrators and click OK
5. Close all settings windows and try again!

Good luck! 🙂

[Triel]

I thought Vista and WinSrv08 store old programs and files from legacy operating systems in a folder called Windows_OLD. That would mean that your shortcuts or directories are not from past installs.

Actually, this sound to me like a basic install issue. Sounds like the WinSrv08 copy you have is trying to istall directories the wrong way. Man, I am so tired I am not even sure what I meant! But, it still sounds like a install issue. If you can read English then download a English copy and see if it still does this.

[The_Maschine]

Thank’s for our comments. I solved the Problem.

I look to the permissions on this shotcut and I see all users have full access to this shortcut. I type in the adress line at the explorer “C:Documents and SettingsAdministrator” and I see the profile of the Administrator.

If I click on the Folder C:Documents and Settings at the explorer I get the error access denied, but all have the full access. I locked to the owner of this shotcut and I see “system”. I think thats the reason why I get the error because I’am not loged in as System, I’am loged in as Administrator. I cover over the owner to Administrator and now I can click on this shortcut. But i think this is a general Problem, because I installed the server on a free clear partion and direct after the installation it was so….

Thank’s to all for our helpfull comments. Without our comment’s I never can solved this problem.

[Arris]

C:Documents and Settings is a hidden folder. As you see in the following commandprompt, it is a junction to C:Users to stay backwards compatible. Just disable the view of hidden files and folders (Tools -> Folder Options -> View in Windows Explorer), and it won’t bother you again! 😉

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]

Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.



C:UsersAdministrator>dir c: /a:h

Volume in drive C is WIN2008

Volume Serial Number is B098-05D1



Directory of c:



01/19/2008  11:33 AM              $Recycle.Bin

03/16/2008  01:58 AM              Boot

01/19/2008  09:45 AM           333,203 bootmgr

01/19/2008  04:21 PM         Documents and Settings [C:Users]

03/17/2008  12:42 AM              MSOCache

03/29/2008  02:42 PM     4,607,066,112 pagefile.sys

03/31/2008  11:11 PM              ProgramData

03/16/2008  01:00 AM              System Volume Information

2 File(s)  4,607,399,315 bytes

6 Dir(s)  46,130,495,488 bytes free



C:UsersAdministrator>

[The_Maschine]

Thanks for your answer, but I develop Programms and I interested in the OS system structure. I allways show all files since x years because I need this and i want it. But now it is all clear to this topic.

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