Read Only - Folders Problem!

[Guest]

HI there,

I have a new instal of Vista, I am trying to arrange the folders how I used
to have them on my old XP PC.

When I copy o music album folder for example, Vista will not allow me to
Paste it to the "Music" folder.

I notice that every folder is set to "Read Only". Vista asks me for
permission to move the folder but still get an access denied error.

Also if I try and remove the RO from the folder it seems to do it but then
its still RO!!

This is really doing my head in, I love Vista so far but at the moment I
want to throw it out the window.

Thanks in anticipation!

Dan

 

[Tim]

If you are truly arranging your folders like they were with XP, then you
need to be aware of some basic changes in the Vista folders. There is no
longer a "My documents" or My - anything. The folders are there but are now
system-only junctions (for backward compatibility of older applications).
That is probably the reason Vista will not allow you access.

Your documents now go in "c:\Users\your_logon_name\Documents". Music is now
in "c:\Users\your_logon_name\Music"...etc., etc.

Tim

 

[Mac]

I'd been wondering about those inaccessible folders I have Tim. Probably
should just hide them, rather than remove?

 

[Jim]

HI there,

I have a new instal of Vista, I am trying to arrange the folders how I
used
to have them on my old XP PC.

When I copy o music album folder for example, Vista will not allow me to
Paste it to the "Music" folder.

I notice that every folder is set to "Read Only". Vista asks me for
permission to move the folder but still get an access denied error.

The Read Only attribute is ignored in XP. I see that Vista ignores this
setting as well.

Also if I try and remove the RO from the folder it seems to do it but then
its still RO!! Of course.

This is really doing my head in, I love Vista so far but at the moment I
want to throw it out the window.

Thanks in anticipation!

Dan

Jim

 

[David Dickinson]

I'd been wondering about those inaccessible folders I have Tim. Probably
should just hide them, rather than remove?

Yes! Don't remove them! They're absolutely necessary for backwards
compatibility.

 

[Mac]

Are these folders hidden by default? It's just I got Vista preinstalled and
one of the first things I did was show hidden files and folders

 

[David Dickinson]

Are these folders hidden by default? It's just I got Vista preinstalled
and one of the first things I did was show hidden files and folders

It depends on which Music (for instance) "folder" you're talking about.
There is an actual Music folder which you can access like any other folder,
but there's also a Music junction, which is (and should be) hidden (or it
can confuse you).

 

[Guest]

I think, repeat, "think" its ok now...

If I browse to the physical folder c:\users\me\ having already cut the
folder I wish to move, then I right click on "music" and "paste" it works...

So I think it is the case of these "junction" shortcut folders causing the
problems...

How do I hide the little buggers? And where are they all so I can remove
them all...

Thanks

 

[Michael Walraven]

Do not show hidden and system folders. You cannot remove them, they are
there for backwards compatability.