[MS WinXP Home SP2; MS Office XP; OE 6; IE 6; Dell Dimension XPS T450MHz
Pentium III; 385MB RAM; AVG Free Version 8.0.175 270.8.4/1754; spybot S&D;
ad-aware2008; cable modem; WordPerfect8; Lexmark Laser printer "Optra E310";
Windows Media Player.]

Hello, could someone help with this strange Windows behavior?

When opening with Windows Explorer, My Documents folders and files are
duplicated thus:

I have "My Documents" and a long list of folders and files
in words only at the left side, and also in words only at the right side .

Then I also have under "My Computer", farther down this list: "Adela's
Documents", with the same
folders and files in words only at the left side, and with icons at the
right side. I haven't a clue as to HOW the dups formed. Is it the
Windows system???

Whoever set up my computer, made me TWO lists of
the same... Anyone knows why?

When I open My Documents with my word processor, instead of Windows
Explorer, it
doesn't show My Computer and so there aren't duplicates. Strange...

I wanted to delete the 2nd set of dups, but my fear is that, unknowingly, I
worked sometimes with one duplicate and sometimes with another and so they'd
have dfferent contents. How could I check this before deleting?
And...would it be ok to delete them???

I anticipate my thanks to help me clear and fix this weird thing? )
Adela

you might try synchronizing
your master file table to
your file system.

right click on the drive,
select properties and
initiate a chkdsk.

perhaps, while you are
in the properties page
running a defrag wouldn't
be a bad idea.

--

db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
- Accountancy
- Veteran of the Armed Forces

"Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> [MS WinXP Home SP2; MS Office XP; OE 6; IE 6; Dell Dimension XPS T450MHz
> Pentium III; 385MB RAM; AVG Free Version 8.0.175 270.8.4/1754; spybot S&D;
> ad-aware2008; cable modem; WordPerfect8; Lexmark Laser printer "Optra E310";
> Windows Media Player.]
>
> Hello, could someone help with this strange Windows behavior?
>
> When opening with Windows Explorer, My Documents folders and files are
> duplicated thus:
>
> I have "My Documents" and a long list of folders and files
> in words only at the left side, and also in words only at the right side .
>
> Then I also have under "My Computer", farther down this list: "Adela's
> Documents", with the same
> folders and files in words only at the left side, and with icons at the
> right side. I haven't a clue as to HOW the dups formed. Is it the
> Windows system???
>
> Whoever set up my computer, made me TWO lists of
> the same... Anyone knows why?
>
> When I open My Documents with my word processor, instead of Windows
> Explorer, it
> doesn't show My Computer and so there aren't duplicates. Strange...
>
> I wanted to delete the 2nd set of dups, but my fear is that, unknowingly, I
> worked sometimes with one duplicate and sometimes with another and so they'd
> have dfferent contents. How could I check this before deleting?
> And...would it be ok to delete them???
>
> I anticipate my thanks to help me clear and fix this weird thing? ) Adela
>
>
>

"Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> [MS WinXP Home SP2; MS Office XP; OE 6; IE 6; Dell Dimension XPS T450MHz
> Pentium III; 385MB RAM; AVG Free Version 8.0.175 270.8.4/1754; spybot S&D;
> ad-aware2008; cable modem; WordPerfect8; Lexmark Laser printer "Optra
E310";
> Windows Media Player.]
>
> Hello, could someone help with this strange Windows behavior?
>
> When opening with Windows Explorer, My Documents folders and files are
> duplicated thus:
>
> I have "My Documents" and a long list of folders and files
> in words only at the left side, and also in words only at the right side .
>
> Then I also have under "My Computer", farther down this list: "Adela's
> Documents", with the same
> folders and files in words only at the left side, and with icons at the
> right side. I haven't a clue as to HOW the dups formed. Is it the
> Windows system???
>
> Whoever set up my computer, made me TWO lists of
> the same... Anyone knows why?
>
> When I open My Documents with my word processor, instead of Windows
> Explorer, it
> doesn't show My Computer and so there aren't duplicates. Strange...
>
> I wanted to delete the 2nd set of dups, but my fear is that, unknowingly,
I
> worked sometimes with one duplicate and sometimes with another and so
they'd
> have dfferent contents. How could I check this before deleting?
> And...would it be ok to delete them???
>
> I anticipate my thanks to help me clear and fix this weird thing? )
> Adela
>
>
>


When Windows is installed there is typically an Administrator account,
plus one for the profile that you normally log on to.
Additionally there is a "default" template and an "all users" template



http://windowsxp.mvps.org/customprofile.htm


Unless you know specifically what you are doing...I would not delete
anything...
you might get into trouble

"Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> [MS WinXP Home SP2; MS Office XP; OE 6; IE 6; Dell Dimension XPS T450MHz
> Pentium III; 385MB RAM; AVG Free Version 8.0.175 270.8.4/1754; spybot S&D;
> ad-aware2008; cable modem; WordPerfect8; Lexmark Laser printer "Optra
> E310";
> Windows Media Player.]
>
> Hello, could someone help with this strange Windows behavior?
>
> When opening with Windows Explorer, My Documents folders and files are
> duplicated thus:
>
> I have "My Documents" and a long list of folders and files
> in words only at the left side, and also in words only at the right side .
>
> Then I also have under "My Computer", farther down this list: "Adela's
> Documents", with the same
> folders and files in words only at the left side, and with icons at the
> right side. I haven't a clue as to HOW the dups formed. Is it the
> Windows system???
>
> Whoever set up my computer, made me TWO lists of
> the same... Anyone knows why?
>
> When I open My Documents with my word processor, instead of Windows
> Explorer, it
> doesn't show My Computer and so there aren't duplicates. Strange...
>
> I wanted to delete the 2nd set of dups, but my fear is that, unknowingly,
> I
> worked sometimes with one duplicate and sometimes with another and so
> they'd
> have dfferent contents. How could I check this before deleting?
> And...would it be ok to delete them???
>
> I anticipate my thanks to help me clear and fix this weird thing? )
> Adela
>
>
>


First off, your files are not being duplicated. My Documents at the top of
the tree and Adela's Documents further down the tree under My Computer point
to the same physical location on your hard drive. That's just the way
Windows Explorer is configured. If you right click on both entries, My
Documents and Adela's Documents, and select Properties from the menu you
should see that they represent the same folder.

As a test, right click on My Documents and create a new folder named Test.
Now go back to Windows Explorer and expand Adela's Documents. There should
be a new folder named Test. Rename the folder and see if the change is
reflected under My Documents. Delete the folder and see if it disappears
from Adela's Documents.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

Hi db and thank you! (Love your fish here...) )

Youo give me a great idea of running a defrag which I had forgotten to do
for quite sometime! As to synchronizing though I'm afraid I don't know how.
Also when you say right click on the drive... what/where is the drive?

Thanks again! Adela




" db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. ." <databaseben at hotmail> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> you might try synchronizing
> your master file table to
> your file system.
>
> right click on the drive,
> select properties and
> initiate a chkdsk.
>
> perhaps, while you are
> in the properties page
> running a defrag wouldn't
> be a bad idea.
>
> --
>
> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
> - Systems Analyst
> - Database Developer
> - Accountancy
> - Veteran of the Armed Forces
>
> "Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> [MS WinXP Home SP2; MS Office XP; OE 6; IE 6; Dell Dimension XPS T450MHz
>> Pentium III; 385MB RAM; AVG Free Version 8.0.175 270.8.4/1754; spybot
>> S&D;
>> ad-aware2008; cable modem; WordPerfect8; Lexmark Laser printer "Optra
>> E310";
>> Windows Media Player.]
>>
>> Hello, could someone help with this strange Windows behavior?
>>
>> When opening with Windows Explorer, My Documents folders and files are
>> duplicated thus:
>>
>> I have "My Documents" and a long list of folders and files
>> in words only at the left side, and also in words only at the right side
>> .
>>
>> Then I also have under "My Computer", farther down this list: "Adela's
>> Documents", with the same
>> folders and files in words only at the left side, and with icons at the
>> right side. I haven't a clue as to HOW the dups formed. Is it the
>> Windows system???
>>
>> Whoever set up my computer, made me TWO lists of
>> the same... Anyone knows why?
>>
>> When I open My Documents with my word processor, instead of Windows
>> Explorer, it
>> doesn't show My Computer and so there aren't duplicates. Strange...
>>
>> I wanted to delete the 2nd set of dups, but my fear is that, unknowingly,
>> I
>> worked sometimes with one duplicate and sometimes with another and so
>> they'd
>> have dfferent contents. How could I check this before deleting?
>> And...would it be ok to delete them???
>>
>> I anticipate my thanks to help me clear and fix this weird thing? )
>> Adela
>>
>>
>>
>

Hello philo and thank you! Oh so Windows creates one default account for
the Administrator, and one for whoever may use it (in this case - me)? And
so this accounts for my 2 lists then? Or did I get it all wrong? lol!

Thanks again! Adela )


"philo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> [MS WinXP Home SP2; MS Office XP; OE 6; IE 6; Dell Dimension XPS T450MHz
>> Pentium III; 385MB RAM; AVG Free Version 8.0.175 270.8.4/1754; spybot
>> S&D;
>> ad-aware2008; cable modem; WordPerfect8; Lexmark Laser printer "Optra
> E310";
>> Windows Media Player.]
>>
>> Hello, could someone help with this strange Windows behavior?
>>
>> When opening with Windows Explorer, My Documents folders and files are
>> duplicated thus:
>>
>> I have "My Documents" and a long list of folders and files
>> in words only at the left side, and also in words only at the right side
>> .
>>
>> Then I also have under "My Computer", farther down this list: "Adela's
>> Documents", with the same
>> folders and files in words only at the left side, and with icons at the
>> right side. I haven't a clue as to HOW the dups formed. Is it the
>> Windows system???
>>
>> Whoever set up my computer, made me TWO lists of
>> the same... Anyone knows why?
>>
>> When I open My Documents with my word processor, instead of Windows
>> Explorer, it
>> doesn't show My Computer and so there aren't duplicates. Strange...
>>
>> I wanted to delete the 2nd set of dups, but my fear is that, unknowingly,
> I
>> worked sometimes with one duplicate and sometimes with another and so
> they'd
>> have dfferent contents. How could I check this before deleting?
>> And...would it be ok to delete them???
>>
>> I anticipate my thanks to help me clear and fix this weird thing? )
>> Adela
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> When Windows is installed there is typically an Administrator account,
> plus one for the profile that you normally log on to.
> Additionally there is a "default" template and an "all users" template
>
>
>
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/customprofile.htm
>
>
> Unless you know specifically what you are doing...I would not delete
> anything...
> you might get into trouble
>
>

Hi Nepatsfan and thank you! I did make that little test and was happy to
see that there will be no conflict among the duplicates. That was neat! I
noticed however that when the Test folder appeared on My Documents from
Windows Explorer, it didn't give me a chance to expand "Adela's Documents"
before it appeared...does it matter?

Otherwise everything seems fine. So then it won't matter whether the
folders/files I use come from one or from the other place? Do all window
computers have it this way?

Thanks again so much! )

"Nepatsfan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> [MS WinXP Home SP2; MS Office XP; OE 6; IE 6; Dell Dimension XPS T450MHz
>> Pentium III; 385MB RAM; AVG Free Version 8.0.175 270.8.4/1754; spybot
>> S&D;
>> ad-aware2008; cable modem; WordPerfect8; Lexmark Laser printer "Optra
>> E310";
>> Windows Media Player.]
>>
>> Hello, could someone help with this strange Windows behavior?
>>
>> When opening with Windows Explorer, My Documents folders and files are
>> duplicated thus:
>>
>> I have "My Documents" and a long list of folders and files
>> in words only at the left side, and also in words only at the right side
>> .
>>
>> Then I also have under "My Computer", farther down this list: "Adela's
>> Documents", with the same
>> folders and files in words only at the left side, and with icons at the
>> right side. I haven't a clue as to HOW the dups formed. Is it the
>> Windows system???
>>
>> Whoever set up my computer, made me TWO lists of
>> the same... Anyone knows why?
>>
>> When I open My Documents with my word processor, instead of Windows
>> Explorer, it
>> doesn't show My Computer and so there aren't duplicates. Strange...
>>
>> I wanted to delete the 2nd set of dups, but my fear is that, unknowingly,
>> I
>> worked sometimes with one duplicate and sometimes with another and so
>> they'd
>> have dfferent contents. How could I check this before deleting?
>> And...would it be ok to delete them???
>>
>> I anticipate my thanks to help me clear and fix this weird thing? )
>> Adela
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> First off, your files are not being duplicated. My Documents at the top of
> the tree and Adela's Documents further down the tree under My Computer
> point to the same physical location on your hard drive. That's just the
> way Windows Explorer is configured. If you right click on both entries, My
> Documents and Adela's Documents, and select Properties from the menu you
> should see that they represent the same folder.
>
> As a test, right click on My Documents and create a new folder named Test.
> Now go back to Windows Explorer and expand Adela's Documents. There should
> be a new folder named Test. Rename the folder and see if the change is
> reflected under My Documents. Delete the folder and see if it disappears
> from Adela's Documents.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>

"Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:e8$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello philo and thank you! Oh so Windows creates one default account for
> the Administrator, and one for whoever may use it (in this case - me)?
And
> so this accounts for my 2 lists then? Or did I get it all wrong? lol!
>
> Thanks again! Adela )
>
>


Yes,
In all cases, there will be an Administrator account

then usually at least one User account.


Even if the machine was set up to simply log-on directly to the
Administrator account,
by default there will at the very least be an inactive "Guest" account.

At any rate, I assume your machine is working just fine as it is
and if you tried to delete some "apparent" duplicates you'd surely run into
problem



> "philo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> [MS WinXP Home SP2; MS Office XP; OE 6; IE 6; Dell Dimension XPS
T450MHz
> >> Pentium III; 385MB RAM; AVG Free Version 8.0.175 270.8.4/1754; spybot
> >> S&D;
> >> ad-aware2008; cable modem; WordPerfect8; Lexmark Laser printer "Optra
> > E310";
> >> Windows Media Player.]
> >>
> >> Hello, could someone help with this strange Windows behavior?
> >>
> >> When opening with Windows Explorer, My Documents folders and files are
> >> duplicated thus:
> >>
> >> I have "My Documents" and a long list of folders and files
> >> in words only at the left side, and also in words only at the right
side
> >> .
> >>
> >> Then I also have under "My Computer", farther down this list: "Adela's
> >> Documents", with the same
> >> folders and files in words only at the left side, and with icons at the
> >> right side. I haven't a clue as to HOW the dups formed. Is it the
> >> Windows system???
> >>
> >> Whoever set up my computer, made me TWO lists of
> >> the same... Anyone knows why?
> >>
> >> When I open My Documents with my word processor, instead of Windows
> >> Explorer, it
> >> doesn't show My Computer and so there aren't duplicates. Strange...
> >>
> >> I wanted to delete the 2nd set of dups, but my fear is that,
unknowingly,
> > I
> >> worked sometimes with one duplicate and sometimes with another and so
> > they'd
> >> have dfferent contents. How could I check this before deleting?
> >> And...would it be ok to delete them???
> >>
> >> I anticipate my thanks to help me clear and fix this weird thing? )
> >> Adela
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > When Windows is installed there is typically an Administrator account,
> > plus one for the profile that you normally log on to.
> > Additionally there is a "default" template and an "all users" template
> >
> >
> >
> > http://windowsxp.mvps.org/customprofile.htm
> >
> >
> > Unless you know specifically what you are doing...I would not delete
> > anything...
> > you might get into trouble
> >
> >
>
>

its a chkdsk.

on the properties tab
for the drive there will
be a tabbed with the
option to defrag and
another to check disk
for errors and to fix them.

the above is what i was
referring to as a chkdsk.



--

db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
- Accountancy
- Veteran of the Armed Forces

"Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi db and thank you! (Love your fish here...) )
>
> Youo give me a great idea of running a defrag which I had forgotten to do for quite sometime! As to synchronizing though I'm
> afraid I don't know how. Also when you say right click on the drive... what/where is the drive?
>
> Thanks again! Adela
>
>
>
>
> " db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. ." <databaseben at hotmail> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> you might try synchronizing
>> your master file table to
>> your file system.
>>
>> right click on the drive,
>> select properties and
>> initiate a chkdsk.
>>
>> perhaps, while you are
>> in the properties page
>> running a defrag wouldn't
>> be a bad idea.
>>
>> --
>>
>> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
>> - Systems Analyst
>> - Database Developer
>> - Accountancy
>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces
>>
>> "Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> [MS WinXP Home SP2; MS Office XP; OE 6; IE 6; Dell Dimension XPS T450MHz
>>> Pentium III; 385MB RAM; AVG Free Version 8.0.175 270.8.4/1754; spybot S&D;
>>> ad-aware2008; cable modem; WordPerfect8; Lexmark Laser printer "Optra E310";
>>> Windows Media Player.]
>>>
>>> Hello, could someone help with this strange Windows behavior?
>>>
>>> When opening with Windows Explorer, My Documents folders and files are
>>> duplicated thus:
>>>
>>> I have "My Documents" and a long list of folders and files
>>> in words only at the left side, and also in words only at the right side .
>>>
>>> Then I also have under "My Computer", farther down this list: "Adela's
>>> Documents", with the same
>>> folders and files in words only at the left side, and with icons at the
>>> right side. I haven't a clue as to HOW the dups formed. Is it the
>>> Windows system???
>>>
>>> Whoever set up my computer, made me TWO lists of
>>> the same... Anyone knows why?
>>>
>>> When I open My Documents with my word processor, instead of Windows
>>> Explorer, it
>>> doesn't show My Computer and so there aren't duplicates. Strange...
>>>
>>> I wanted to delete the 2nd set of dups, but my fear is that, unknowingly, I
>>> worked sometimes with one duplicate and sometimes with another and so they'd
>>> have dfferent contents. How could I check this before deleting?
>>> And...would it be ok to delete them???
>>>
>>> I anticipate my thanks to help me clear and fix this weird thing? ) Adela
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

"Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Nepatsfan and thank you! I did make that little test and was happy to
> see that there will be no conflict among the duplicates. That was neat!
> I noticed however that when the Test folder appeared on My Documents from
> Windows Explorer, it didn't give me a chance to expand "Adela's
> Documents" before it appeared...does it matter?
>
> Otherwise everything seems fine. So then it won't matter whether the
> folders/files I use come from one or from the other place? Do all window
> computers have it this way?
>
> Thanks again so much! )

Hi Adela,

What you're seeing on your computer is normal behavior for Windows
Explorer. Here's an image from Microsoft to demonstrate that point.

http://www.microsoft.com/library/med...rer-window.gif

This computer has multiple user accounts. Each has their own My Documents
folder. Let's say Laura is logged on. If she clicks on My Documents at the
top of the tree in the left hand column it will show the contents of that
folder in the right hand pane. Should she then click on Laura's Documents
under the My Computer branch she'll find the contents are identical. That's
because both entries are pointing to the same location on the computer's
hard drive, probably C:\Documents and Settings\Laura\My Documents. Any
actions that Laura takes in My Documents will be reflected in Laura's
Documents. Keep in mind that she may need to hit the F5 key to refresh the
listing.

If another user, let's say Michael, logs on, the My Documents entry and the
Michael's Documents entry under My Computer will once again point to the
same place, C:\Documents and Settings\Michael\My Documents. Once again, if
Michael creates a new folder or file under My Documents it will show up
under Michael's Documents.

Bottom line, the files aren't being duplicated. What you're seeing is by
design in Windows Explorer.

Nepatsfan

> "Nepatsfan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> [MS WinXP Home SP2; MS Office XP; OE 6; IE 6; Dell Dimension XPS T450MHz
>>> Pentium III; 385MB RAM; AVG Free Version 8.0.175 270.8.4/1754; spybot
>>> S&D;
>>> ad-aware2008; cable modem; WordPerfect8; Lexmark Laser printer "Optra
>>> E310";
>>> Windows Media Player.]
>>>
>>> Hello, could someone help with this strange Windows behavior?
>>>
>>> When opening with Windows Explorer, My Documents folders and files are
>>> duplicated thus:
>>>
>>> I have "My Documents" and a long list of folders and files
>>> in words only at the left side, and also in words only at the right side
>>> .
>>>
>>> Then I also have under "My Computer", farther down this list: "Adela's
>>> Documents", with the same
>>> folders and files in words only at the left side, and with icons at the
>>> right side. I haven't a clue as to HOW the dups formed. Is it the
>>> Windows system???
>>>
>>> Whoever set up my computer, made me TWO lists of
>>> the same... Anyone knows why?
>>>
>>> When I open My Documents with my word processor, instead of Windows
>>> Explorer, it
>>> doesn't show My Computer and so there aren't duplicates. Strange...
>>>
>>> I wanted to delete the 2nd set of dups, but my fear is that,
>>> unknowingly, I
>>> worked sometimes with one duplicate and sometimes with another and so
>>> they'd
>>> have dfferent contents. How could I check this before deleting?
>>> And...would it be ok to delete them???
>>>
>>> I anticipate my thanks to help me clear and fix this weird thing? )
>>> Adela
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> First off, your files are not being duplicated. My Documents at the top
>> of the tree and Adela's Documents further down the tree under My Computer
>> point to the same physical location on your hard drive. That's just the
>> way Windows Explorer is configured. If you right click on both entries,
>> My Documents and Adela's Documents, and select Properties from the menu
>> you should see that they represent the same folder.
>>
>> As a test, right click on My Documents and create a new folder named
>> Test. Now go back to Windows Explorer and expand Adela's Documents. There
>> should be a new folder named Test. Rename the folder and see if the
>> change is reflected under My Documents. Delete the folder and see if it
>> disappears from Adela's Documents.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Nepatsfan
>>
>
>