No access to files

[Guest]

I've found that even as Admin there is a lot to Vista with No Access. I
just downloaded the 64bit version RC1, the download - like others was saved
to the virtualized directory. The download showed complete, I closed the
downloader but the file remains in the virtualized directory - to which I
don't have access. I even activated the adminsitrator account, logged on,
searched, no .iso files. I tried to navigate to the virtualized folder
withing Temporary Internet files, no access. I can see how this would be a
bad thing. Right now I would like to get to the file I just downloaded.

 

[Guest]

I solved my immediate problem. I was able to get the file by opening starting
the download, changing the saved file name so the downloader would open the
location. Then I copied it to my Documents folder.

But I do get a No Access repsonse when clicking on many of the built-in
shortcuts. From the \users\mylogin\documents folder when I click on

My Pictures
My Music
MY Videos

I found from the \users\mylogin folder I could also not access the built-in
shortcuts. Checking permissons my login has full access, System is the
Owner. The only way I can get access to this short-cuts is to make my login
the owner.

I doubt this is by design. Any ideas?

 

[mayor]

You can try taking ownership of the directories/files you speak of. If you
don't know how to take ownership, click on Help and Support and search for
file ownership.

 

[Jimmy Brush]

Hello,

The "folders" you speak of that say access denied are not folders at all.
They are called junctions, and they are there for application compatability
purposes.

Windows Vista has severely modified the places it stores data. For example,
Documents and Settings is now Users. Many system directories have been
renamed, removed, consolodated, and added.

It is important that you be denied access to these junctions, because many
applications would screw up if you could access them. For example, if you
used a backup program to back up your hard drive, it would back up many
files multiple times twice because they would access both the junction and
the real folder.

 

[Guest]

Yeah, I found that they are just shortcuts. The problem came when there were
files in the folders that those shorcutslead to that I couldn't search. I
was able to get the file I was looking for.