SendTo items in All Users not showing up

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Virtually none of the items in my "all users" sendto folder show up
for me on a right click. OTOH, I've added shortcuts to my personal
profile sendto (noting an earlier message about creating a fresh
shortcut here vs copying an old one) that DO show up, which is good.
I've tested this extensively by adding similar shortcuts (from
scratch) to All Users, but none of them seem to show up unless I add
it in my personal profile sendto instead. I saw a workaround in one
message, something about setting up a common send to folder in the
reg, but while that sounds interesting, it doesn't tell me WHY I'm not
seeing "all users" items. I even tried the .vb sendto fix file someone
here mentioned, but it didn't fix it.

I'm an admin on my own winxp pro machine (although not signed in AS
admin) so I'm not sure what is happening here.

Any thoughts?

Elaine
Charlottesville, VA

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Elaine,

Common Send To folder can be established only altering the User Shell Folders / SendTo path in every user profile in the system. Windows XP does not read the contents of "All Users\SendTo" anway. This is the case with All Users\Favorites as well.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Virtually none of the items in my "all users" sendto folder show up
for me on a right click. OTOH, I've added shortcuts to my personal
profile sendto (noting an earlier message about creating a fresh
shortcut here vs copying an old one) that DO show up, which is good.
I've tested this extensively by adding similar shortcuts (from
scratch) to All Users, but none of them seem to show up unless I add
it in my personal profile sendto instead. I saw a workaround in one
message, something about setting up a common send to folder in the
reg, but while that sounds interesting, it doesn't tell me WHY I'm not
seeing "all users" items. I even tried the .vb sendto fix file someone
here mentioned, but it didn't fix it.

I'm an admin on my own winxp pro machine (although not signed in AS
admin) so I'm not sure what is happening here.

Any thoughts?

Elaine
Charlottesville, VA

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

I mean, you can alter the "SendTo" shell folder path in the registry (under every user account) and point it to All Users\SendTo or any other folder of your choice. Common SendTo + Users's SendTo can be accomplished at the same time.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Elaine,

Common Send To folder can be established only altering the User Shell Folders / SendTo path in every user profile in the system. Windows XP does not read the contents of "All Users\SendTo" anway. This is the case with All Users\Favorites as well.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Virtually none of the items in my "all users" sendto folder show up
for me on a right click. OTOH, I've added shortcuts to my personal
profile sendto (noting an earlier message about creating a fresh
shortcut here vs copying an old one) that DO show up, which is good.
I've tested this extensively by adding similar shortcuts (from
scratch) to All Users, but none of them seem to show up unless I add
it in my personal profile sendto instead. I saw a workaround in one
message, something about setting up a common send to folder in the
reg, but while that sounds interesting, it doesn't tell me WHY I'm not
seeing "all users" items. I even tried the .vb sendto fix file someone
here mentioned, but it didn't fix it.

I'm an admin on my own winxp pro machine (although not signed in AS
admin) so I'm not sure what is happening here.

Any thoughts?

Elaine
Charlottesville, VA

 

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Elaine,

Common Send To folder can be established only altering the User Shell Folders / SendTo path in every user profile in the system. Windows XP does notread the contents of "All Users\SendTo" anway. This is the case with All Users\Favorites as well.

Oh really? Wasn't aware of that. Then what is the purpose of All
Users?? I understand "default user" which is the "model" for new
users, right? But based on your comments here, I can't see a real
purpose for this. Or is it just the Sendto/Favorites that are not
used? I've got stuff in Programs in AU that DO show up, so are those
others just there for "structural" purposes? This certainly does make
sense in what I'm seeing

elaine

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com


Virtually none of the items in my "all users" sendto folder show up
for me on a right click. OTOH, I've added shortcuts to my personal
profile sendto (noting an earlier message about creating a fresh
shortcut here vs copying an old one) that DO show up, which is good.
I've tested this extensively by adding similar shortcuts (from
scratch) to All Users, but none of them seem to show up unless I add
it in my personal profile sendto instead. I saw a workaround in one
message, something about setting up a common send to folder in the
reg, but while that sounds interesting, it doesn't tell me WHY I'm not
seeing "all users" items. I even tried the .vb sendto fix file someone
here mentioned, but it didn't fix it.

I'm an admin on my own winxp pro machine (although not signed in AS
admin) so I'm not sure what is happening here.

Any thoughts?

Elaine
Charlottesville, VA

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Elaine,

It's just the Sendto/Favorites (from All users folder) that are not used.

Yes. I think so.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Elaine,

Common Send To folder can be established only altering the User Shell Folders / SendTo path in every user profile in the system. Windows XP does not read the contents of "All Users\SendTo" anway. This is the case with All Users\Favorites as well.

Oh really? Wasn't aware of that. Then what is the purpose of All
Users?? I understand "default user" which is the "model" for new
users, right? But based on your comments here, I can't see a real
purpose for this. Or is it just the Sendto/Favorites that are not
used? I've got stuff in Programs in AU that DO show up, so are those
others just there for "structural" purposes? This certainly does make
sense in what I'm seeing

elaine

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshootinghttp://www.winhelponline.com


Virtually none of the items in my "all users" sendto folder show up
for me on a right click. OTOH, I've added shortcuts to my personal
profile sendto (noting an earlier message about creating a fresh
shortcut here vs copying an old one) that DO show up, which is good.
I've tested this extensively by adding similar shortcuts (from
scratch) to All Users, but none of them seem to show up unless I add
it in my personal profile sendto instead. I saw a workaround in one
message, something about setting up a common send to folder in the
reg, but while that sounds interesting, it doesn't tell me WHY I'm not
seeing "all users" items. I even tried the .vb sendto fix file someone
here mentioned, but it didn't fix it.

I'm an admin on my own winxp pro machine (although not signed in AS
admin) so I'm not sure what is happening here.

Any thoughts?

Elaine
Charlottesville, VA