Why 3 ''My Document Folders" ?

[Jean]

I placed a more detailed post on this same topic several
days ago; one responder replied that there is an
original 'My Documents Folder' and that the others are
short cuts.

Why are these short cuts needed?
Which is the Original 'My Documents' for the
Adminstrator?
Which is the Original 'My Documents' when a non-
Administrator is logged on?

Also, I notice that Shared Documents are in 2 locations.
why?

(PS) I am the only user of my computer and therefore the
administrator. Please don't answer as one person did that
My Documents change for each user; that's common sense.

I thank whomever can properly answer this entire setup.
Jean

[Dan]

You are welcome -- and I hope I properly answer your setup. (You must
repost the entire detailed description of your problem (I'm not going back
and look for it)).

Go to Start>Control Panel>Folder Options> Select the options for "Show all
files and folders" and unselect "hide protected operating system files"
then unselect "hide extentions for known file types"

Go to "Start" > Search > Browse > Documents and Settings

Enter *documents* with the asterisks.

Any file that is returned with the .lnk extention is a shortcut.

It is up to you to determine if it is a necessary shortcut or not.

Dan

P.S. The original my documents folder for the administrator most likely
will reside at c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\ All
else is naught


"Jean" > wrote in message
...
> I placed a more detailed post on this same topic several
> days ago; one responder replied that there is an
> original 'My Documents Folder' and that the others are
> short cuts.
>
> Why are these short cuts needed?
> Which is the Original 'My Documents' for the
> Adminstrator?
> Which is the Original 'My Documents' when a non-
> Administrator is logged on?
>
> Also, I notice that Shared Documents are in 2 locations.
> why?
>
> (PS) I am the only user of my computer and therefore the
> administrator. Please don't answer as one person did that
> My Documents change for each user; that's common sense.
>
> I thank whomever can properly answer this entire setup.
> Jean