help on 'my documents'

[Guest]

i have two accounts on my computer.the first is that of the administrator
and the other of a limited user.the contents of 'my documents' folder of the
administrator can be seen by the limited user after he logs into his account
and opens the 'my computer' folder. is there any way in which access to
contents of 'my documents' folder of the administrator be kept limited to the
administrator? thanks in advance.

 

[Gordon]

i have two accounts on my computer.the first is that of the administrator
and the other of a limited user.the contents of 'my documents' folder of the
administrator can be seen by the limited user after he logs into his account
and opens the 'my computer' folder. is there any way in which access to
contents of 'my documents' folder of the administrator be kept limited to the
administrator? thanks in advance.

If by "the administrator" you mean the built-in administrator account,
then it is NOT a good idea to use that account as a day-to-day user
account. The main reason for this is that if the administrator account
gets corrupted, then there is NO WAY into your machine other than by doing
a repair install of XP. If you need an admin-rights account, then create
another account, give it admin rights and use that one on a day-to-day
basis. You will also get a prompt to make your files private. If you say
"yes", then that will do the job.

 

[Malke]

i have two accounts on my computer.the first is that of the
administrator and the other of a limited user.the contents of 'my
documents' folder of the
administrator can be seen by the limited user after he logs into his
account
and opens the 'my computer' folder. is there any way in which access
to contents of 'my documents' folder of the administrator be kept
limited to the administrator? thanks in advance.

MS website on How To Make Folders Private:
http://tinyurl.com/48x4w

Malke

 

[Guest]

If by "the administrator" you mean the built-in administrator account,
then it is NOT a good idea to use that account as a day-to-day user
account. The main reason for this is that if the administrator account
gets corrupted, then there is NO WAY into your machine other than by doing
a repair install of XP. If you need an admin-rights account, then create
another account, give it admin rights and use that one on a day-to-day
basis. You will also get a prompt to make your files private. If you say
"yes", then that will do the job.

--
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Interim Systems and Management Accounting
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

thanks Mr Gordon. will create a new acct with administrator rights as adviced by you.

 

[Guest]

MS website on How To Make Folders Private:
http://tinyurl.com/48x4w

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

 

[Guest]

This works fine for Administrator accounts. Can a limited user have a
private folder, and if so, how is it created?

Thanks