User Accounts-My Documents

I have been using XP for about 6 months now and consier
myself somewhat computer literate, however, I am still
baffled by User Accounts in XP. I think I may have set
my computer up incorrectly. I am the only person who
uses this computer, I am the administrater. Under User
Accounts it shows "Bill Gates" Computer Administrator,
Password Protected. (obviously not really Bill Gates).
In Windows Explorer, I have a Folder named "Bill Gates
Documents" and a Folder named "My Documents".
Both "Documents" Folders have identical sub-folders and
files since all paths are the same C:\Documents and
Settings\Owner\My Documents. Is this normal to have
two "My Documents" Folders?
Thanks

[Jason Haynes]

I find this kind of goofy myself, but it is normal. There is only one copy
of your documents folder, located in the documents and settings directory.
The 'my documents' is just a pointer to the actual location. It's just
placed at the top of the directory structure for quick access.

> wrote in message
...
> I have been using XP for about 6 months now and consier
> myself somewhat computer literate, however, I am still
> baffled by User Accounts in XP. I think I may have set
> my computer up incorrectly. I am the only person who
> uses this computer, I am the administrater. Under User
> Accounts it shows "Bill Gates" Computer Administrator,
> Password Protected. (obviously not really Bill Gates).
> In Windows Explorer, I have a Folder named "Bill Gates
> Documents" and a Folder named "My Documents".
> Both "Documents" Folders have identical sub-folders and
> files since all paths are the same C:\Documents and
> Settings\Owner\My Documents. Is this normal to have
> two "My Documents" Folders?
> Thanks

Thanks :)

>-----Original Message-----
>I find this kind of goofy myself, but it is normal.
There is only one copy
>of your documents folder, located in the documents and
settings directory.
>The 'my documents' is just a pointer to the actual
location. It's just
>placed at the top of the directory structure for quick
access.
>
> wrote in message
...
>> I have been using XP for about 6 months now and consier
>> myself somewhat computer literate, however, I am still
>> baffled by User Accounts in XP. I think I may have set
>> my computer up incorrectly. I am the only person who
>> uses this computer, I am the administrater. Under User
>> Accounts it shows "Bill Gates" Computer Administrator,
>> Password Protected. (obviously not really Bill Gates).
>> In Windows Explorer, I have a Folder named "Bill Gates
>> Documents" and a Folder named "My Documents".
>> Both "Documents" Folders have identical sub-folders and
>> files since all paths are the same C:\Documents and
>> Settings\Owner\My Documents. Is this normal to have
>> two "My Documents" Folders?
>> Thanks
>
>
>.
>

[Jason Haynes]

I find this kind of goofy myself, but it is normal. There is only one copy
of your documents folder, located in the documents and settings directory.
The 'my documents' is just a pointer to the actual location. It's just
placed at the top of the directory structure for quick access.

> wrote in message
...
> I have been using XP for about 6 months now and consier
> myself somewhat computer literate, however, I am still
> baffled by User Accounts in XP. I think I may have set
> my computer up incorrectly. I am the only person who
> uses this computer, I am the administrater. Under User
> Accounts it shows "Bill Gates" Computer Administrator,
> Password Protected. (obviously not really Bill Gates).
> In Windows Explorer, I have a Folder named "Bill Gates
> Documents" and a Folder named "My Documents".
> Both "Documents" Folders have identical sub-folders and
> files since all paths are the same C:\Documents and
> Settings\Owner\My Documents. Is this normal to have
> two "My Documents" Folders?
> Thanks

[Jason Haynes]

I find this kind of goofy myself, but it is normal. There is only one copy
of your documents folder, located in the documents and settings directory.
The 'my documents' is just a pointer to the actual location. It's just
placed at the top of the directory structure for quick access.

> wrote in message
...
> I have been using XP for about 6 months now and consier
> myself somewhat computer literate, however, I am still
> baffled by User Accounts in XP. I think I may have set
> my computer up incorrectly. I am the only person who
> uses this computer, I am the administrater. Under User
> Accounts it shows "Bill Gates" Computer Administrator,
> Password Protected. (obviously not really Bill Gates).
> In Windows Explorer, I have a Folder named "Bill Gates
> Documents" and a Folder named "My Documents".
> Both "Documents" Folders have identical sub-folders and
> files since all paths are the same C:\Documents and
> Settings\Owner\My Documents. Is this normal to have
> two "My Documents" Folders?
> Thanks

Thanks :)

>-----Original Message-----
>I find this kind of goofy myself, but it is normal.
There is only one copy
>of your documents folder, located in the documents and
settings directory.
>The 'my documents' is just a pointer to the actual
location. It's just
>placed at the top of the directory structure for quick
access.
>
> wrote in message
...
>> I have been using XP for about 6 months now and consier
>> myself somewhat computer literate, however, I am still
>> baffled by User Accounts in XP. I think I may have set
>> my computer up incorrectly. I am the only person who
>> uses this computer, I am the administrater. Under User
>> Accounts it shows "Bill Gates" Computer Administrator,
>> Password Protected. (obviously not really Bill Gates).
>> In Windows Explorer, I have a Folder named "Bill Gates
>> Documents" and a Folder named "My Documents".
>> Both "Documents" Folders have identical sub-folders and
>> files since all paths are the same C:\Documents and
>> Settings\Owner\My Documents. Is this normal to have
>> two "My Documents" Folders?
>> Thanks
>
>
>.
>

Thanks :)

>-----Original Message-----
>I find this kind of goofy myself, but it is normal.
There is only one copy
>of your documents folder, located in the documents and
settings directory.
>The 'my documents' is just a pointer to the actual
location. It's just
>placed at the top of the directory structure for quick
access.
>
> wrote in message
...
>> I have been using XP for about 6 months now and consier
>> myself somewhat computer literate, however, I am still
>> baffled by User Accounts in XP. I think I may have set
>> my computer up incorrectly. I am the only person who
>> uses this computer, I am the administrater. Under User
>> Accounts it shows "Bill Gates" Computer Administrator,
>> Password Protected. (obviously not really Bill Gates).
>> In Windows Explorer, I have a Folder named "Bill Gates
>> Documents" and a Folder named "My Documents".
>> Both "Documents" Folders have identical sub-folders and
>> files since all paths are the same C:\Documents and
>> Settings\Owner\My Documents. Is this normal to have
>> two "My Documents" Folders?
>> Thanks
>
>
>.
>

[Jason Haynes]

I find this kind of goofy myself, but it is normal. There is only one copy
of your documents folder, located in the documents and settings directory.
The 'my documents' is just a pointer to the actual location. It's just
placed at the top of the directory structure for quick access.

> wrote in message
...
> I have been using XP for about 6 months now and consier
> myself somewhat computer literate, however, I am still
> baffled by User Accounts in XP. I think I may have set
> my computer up incorrectly. I am the only person who
> uses this computer, I am the administrater. Under User
> Accounts it shows "Bill Gates" Computer Administrator,
> Password Protected. (obviously not really Bill Gates).
> In Windows Explorer, I have a Folder named "Bill Gates
> Documents" and a Folder named "My Documents".
> Both "Documents" Folders have identical sub-folders and
> files since all paths are the same C:\Documents and
> Settings\Owner\My Documents. Is this normal to have
> two "My Documents" Folders?
> Thanks

Thanks :)

>-----Original Message-----
>I find this kind of goofy myself, but it is normal.
There is only one copy
>of your documents folder, located in the documents and
settings directory.
>The 'my documents' is just a pointer to the actual
location. It's just
>placed at the top of the directory structure for quick
access.
>
> wrote in message
...
>> I have been using XP for about 6 months now and consier
>> myself somewhat computer literate, however, I am still
>> baffled by User Accounts in XP. I think I may have set
>> my computer up incorrectly. I am the only person who
>> uses this computer, I am the administrater. Under User
>> Accounts it shows "Bill Gates" Computer Administrator,
>> Password Protected. (obviously not really Bill Gates).
>> In Windows Explorer, I have a Folder named "Bill Gates
>> Documents" and a Folder named "My Documents".
>> Both "Documents" Folders have identical sub-folders and
>> files since all paths are the same C:\Documents and
>> Settings\Owner\My Documents. Is this normal to have
>> two "My Documents" Folders?
>> Thanks
>
>
>.
>

[C Smith]

I asked the same basic question on another newsgroup....difference is that
whenever I open a file from My Documents, the file opens and I get a message
stating that I can only have 1 copy of the file open at a time. When I did a
search on the file name, I got 2 hits, both with the same properties....one
in My Documents and one in the documents and settings directory. I would
like to try to "fix" this as the message is annoying and it certainly
appears from Windows Explorer that there are 2 copies of everything in My
Documents, right down to file sizes.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
C. Smith
"Jason Haynes" > wrote in message
...
> I find this kind of goofy myself, but it is normal. There is only one copy
> of your documents folder, located in the documents and settings directory.
> The 'my documents' is just a pointer to the actual location. It's just
> placed at the top of the directory structure for quick access.
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have been using XP for about 6 months now and consier
> > myself somewhat computer literate, however, I am still
> > baffled by User Accounts in XP. I think I may have set
> > my computer up incorrectly. I am the only person who
> > uses this computer, I am the administrater. Under User
> > Accounts it shows "Bill Gates" Computer Administrator,
> > Password Protected. (obviously not really Bill Gates).
> > In Windows Explorer, I have a Folder named "Bill Gates
> > Documents" and a Folder named "My Documents".
> > Both "Documents" Folders have identical sub-folders and
> > files since all paths are the same C:\Documents and
> > Settings\Owner\My Documents. Is this normal to have
> > two "My Documents" Folders?
> > Thanks
>
>

[David Candy]

Choose Detect and Repair from the Help menu. There is only one copy of a =
file just different paths to it.

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"C Smith" > wrote in message =
news:qNfsc.542661$Pk3.542066@pd7tw1no...
> I asked the same basic question on another newsgroup....difference is =
that
> whenever I open a file from My Documents, the file opens and I get a =
message
> stating that I can only have 1 copy of the file open at a time. When I =
did a
> search on the file name, I got 2 hits, both with the same =
properties....one
> in My Documents and one in the documents and settings directory. I =
would
> like to try to "fix" this as the message is annoying and it certainly
> appears from Windows Explorer that there are 2 copies of everything in =
My
> Documents, right down to file sizes.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,
> C. Smith
> "Jason Haynes" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I find this kind of goofy myself, but it is normal. There is only =
one copy
> > of your documents folder, located in the documents and settings =
directory.
> > The 'my documents' is just a pointer to the actual location. It's =
just
> > placed at the top of the directory structure for quick access.
> >
> > > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I have been using XP for about 6 months now and consier
> > > myself somewhat computer literate, however, I am still
> > > baffled by User Accounts in XP. I think I may have set
> > > my computer up incorrectly. I am the only person who
> > > uses this computer, I am the administrater. Under User
> > > Accounts it shows "Bill Gates" Computer Administrator,
> > > Password Protected. (obviously not really Bill Gates).
> > > In Windows Explorer, I have a Folder named "Bill Gates
> > > Documents" and a Folder named "My Documents".
> > > Both "Documents" Folders have identical sub-folders and
> > > files since all paths are the same C:\Documents and
> > > Settings\Owner\My Documents. Is this normal to have
> > > two "My Documents" Folders?
> > > Thanks
> >
> >
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