cannot open c:documents and settings

[dsnjax]

i'm trying to migrate some settings from an old computer running xp. but i
cannot open the documents and settings folder so i can make the changes i
need to.

any suggestions? i'm trying to migrate my opera settings. i do not want to
have to go thru the hassle of customizing opera all over again.

thanks in advance

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Try taking ownership of the folder:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

 

[dsnjax]

yep, i've tried this and it will not let me change my access. it continues
to say "access is denied" this is a clean install of vista, on a brand new
computer. i supossedly have administrator privileges.

i've tried creating a "super administrator" and got the same results. i
think that i have a copy of windows 200 hanging around, and an extra copy of
xp, but i really wanted to give vista a try. so far i'm not impressed.

thanks for trying

 

[Victor]

If its a clean install, how can you have Windows 2000 or XP lingering around?
Also, in vista, there is no Documents and Settings..instead, the folder for
all profiles is located under a folder called Users.

 

[dsnjax]

thanks, i'll try putting my files there. this is a brand new computer, first
one that i've bought as a unit and already put together in 10 years.

the windows 2000 and windows xp disks are from old computers that i have
that either have fried hard drives, or otherwise became unusable. when that
happens i usually build another one, using the parts i can recycle and since
i'm replacing a computer, i reuse the os.

while in a previous life i was a computer tech on windows 2000 and 98
machines, i'm finding the learning curve on vist a bit steep. i also have
other os disks sitting around,

thanks for the help. i'll try this out tomorrow.

 

[Ian D]

i'm trying to migrate some settings from an old computer running xp. but
i
cannot open the documents and settings folder so i can make the changes i
need to.

any suggestions? i'm trying to migrate my opera settings. i do not want
to
have to go thru the hassle of customizing opera all over again.

thanks in advance

That's because there is no Documents and Settings folder in Vista. It's
a shortcut only. Notice the arrow? It's all done through the Users
folder now. I went through the same hassles trying to copy my
internet favorites from XP to Vista. There are other do nothing
folders in the Folders pane also identified by the arrow.