User Documents Folder

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Bill

Thanks in advance for any help.

I have a machine at home running XP-SP2 with 5 users, all of whom are
Administrators. In Windows Explorer, the Folder Tree includes a
listing for each user's "Documents" folder after the "Shared
Documents" folder, except for one user. I can't figure out why one
user's folder doesn't appear.

Any suggestions are appreciated.
 
Has that user made his folder private? (right click, properties, sharing
tab). Then it should only be visible when that user is logged on, I think.
 
Thanks very much for taking the time to respond. That doesn't apear to
be the issue. None of the other users' folders are specifically
designated as shared, but they appear in Explorer.

Thanks again.
 
No, but my question was whether that user had explicitly made his folder
private.
i.e. whether the 'make this folder private' checkbox on the folder
properties sharing tab has been checked. Users with admin rights will see
all other users' folders, unless explicitly made private. Explicitly making
folders shared by dragging them to the shared folder is so that users with
limited rights can also see them.
 
Thank you very much for the explanation. I know I have looked at the
Folder Properties Sharing tab for that user and think I would have
noticed the check box, but I will double-check tonight when I get
home.

I appreciate your time and trouble.
 
As I had suspected, the folder is not private.

Thank you very much for the explanation. I know I have looked at the
Folder Properties Sharing tab for that user and think I would have
noticed the check box, but I will double-check tonight when I get
home.

I appreciate your time and trouble.
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