Shared folder file was setup in the Program Files fodler?

[Guest]

I recently upgraded from Windows ME to Windows XP Home. The system Shared
Documents folder was setup on my C: drive as follows: C:\Program
Files\Windows\All Users\Shared Documents. There is also a Shared Documents
folder setup under the Documents and Settings directory under All Users, but
this one is not mapped to be the Shared Documents folder by the system. For
example when I drag a file to the shared documents folder/icon it stores it
under the C:\Program Files\Windows\All Users\Shared Documents folder. How
can I "re-map" or "re-direct" the system to use the shared documents folder
under the Documents and Settings folder versus the one in the Program Files
folder and remove the one in the Program Files folder? I have tried to
delete or rename the one in the Program Files folder but it won't let me - it
says this is a file used by the system and it can not be changed.
Greg L

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Greg,

Open Regedit and navigate to:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]

In the right-pane, double-click "Common Documents" and set the value as
follows:

"%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents" of type REG_EXPAND_SZ.

Related:
How to redirect shared folders in Windows XP:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedfolders.htm

 

[Guest]

Thank you....

Greg.....

Greg,

Open Regedit and navigate to:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]

In the right-pane, double-click "Common Documents" and set the value as
follows:

"%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents" of type REG_EXPAND_SZ.

Related:
How to redirect shared folders in Windows XP:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedfolders.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

I recently upgraded from Windows ME to Windows XP Home. The system Shared
Documents folder was setup on my C: drive as follows: C:\Program
Files\Windows\All Users\Shared Documents. There is also a Shared
Documents
folder setup under the Documents and Settings directory under All Users,
but
this one is not mapped to be the Shared Documents folder by the system.
For
example when I drag a file to the shared documents folder/icon it stores
it
under the C:\Program Files\Windows\All Users\Shared Documents folder. How
can I "re-map" or "re-direct" the system to use the shared documents
folder
under the Documents and Settings folder versus the one in the Program
Files
folder and remove the one in the Program Files folder? I have tried to
delete or rename the one in the Program Files folder but it won't let me -
it
says this is a file used by the system and it can not be changed.
Greg L

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome Greg.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Thank you....

Greg.....

Greg,

Open Regedit and navigate to:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell
Folders]

In the right-pane, double-click "Common Documents" and set the value as
follows:

"%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents" of type REG_EXPAND_SZ.

Related:
How to redirect shared folders in Windows XP:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedfolders.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

I recently upgraded from Windows ME to Windows XP Home. The system
Shared
Documents folder was setup on my C: drive as follows: C:\Program
Files\Windows\All Users\Shared Documents. There is also a Shared
Documents
folder setup under the Documents and Settings directory under All
Users,
but
this one is not mapped to be the Shared Documents folder by the system.
For
example when I drag a file to the shared documents folder/icon it
stores
it
under the C:\Program Files\Windows\All Users\Shared Documents folder.
How
can I "re-map" or "re-direct" the system to use the shared documents
folder
under the Documents and Settings folder versus the one in the Program
Files
folder and remove the one in the Program Files folder? I have tried to
delete or rename the one in the Program Files folder but it won't let
me -
it
says this is a file used by the system and it can not be changed.
Greg L