Limited User Accounts

[Cameron R]

Hello.

My user account is an Aministrator, and the accounts for
the rest of my family are Limited.

When i open 'My Computer', it has 'My Documents' under
the heading 'Files stored on this computer'. BUT when
someone else in my family log on their account, it doesnt
have their documents under that heading.
Is there a way to make them appear, or is it that Limited
accounts cant have their own folder on 'My Computer'?

Also, I can make my users an 'Administrator'
or 'Limited', but not Standard, as i have heard
somepeople talk about, Does the 'Standard' user account
exist or is it the same as Limited?

Thanks very much for your help, Cameron.

[Philip Herlihy]

I hadn't noticed that "My Documents" wasn't shown in this view. I run my
own machine as a limited (I guess Standard is a synonym) account for
security reasons - if I catch something nasty it doesn't pick up unlimited
privileges.

All users have a "My Documents" folder. For a user called Jim, this folder
may show up for other users as "Jim's Documents" in some views.

The underlying structure is that each user (once they have logged on for the
first time) has a folder with the same name as the username under
C:\Documents and Settings\ eg:
C:\Documents and Settings\Jim

Under that folder, there will be folders called Desktop, My Documents,
Favorites, and various others, some of which are hidden unless you change
the settings.

Tip: click the "Folders" button on the task bar at the top of Windows
Explorer, to show a tree structure of folders in the left-hand pane. In the
XP "normal" view (with that button not clicked), you'll see a link to My
Documents under "Other Places".

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"Cameron R" > wrote in message
...
> Hello.
>
> My user account is an Aministrator, and the accounts for
> the rest of my family are Limited.
>
> When i open 'My Computer', it has 'My Documents' under
> the heading 'Files stored on this computer'. BUT when
> someone else in my family log on their account, it doesnt
> have their documents under that heading.
> Is there a way to make them appear, or is it that Limited
> accounts cant have their own folder on 'My Computer'?
>
> Also, I can make my users an 'Administrator'
> or 'Limited', but not Standard, as i have heard
> somepeople talk about, Does the 'Standard' user account
> exist or is it the same as Limited?
>
> Thanks very much for your help, Cameron.

[Carrie Garth]

| "Cameron R" >
| wrote in message ...
| <SNIP> When i open 'My Computer', it has 'My Documents'
| under the heading 'Files stored on this computer'. BUT when
| someone else in my family log on their account, it doesnt
| have their documents under that heading. Is there a way to make
| them appear, or is it that Limited accounts cant have their own
| folder on 'My Computer'?<SNIP>

There should be a "Username's Documents" under the "Files Stored
on This Computer" heading in My Computer for every user on your
computer. Note that in Windows XP Professional (not sure about
Home), and for the built-in Administrator account, only the built-in
Administrator will be able to see "Administrator's Documents".

A workaround to the problem is to use the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) to
manually add the Name and Data values located in the following registry
subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\
Explorer\DocFolderPaths

For more information see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base
article. Note that the "Cause" does not apply in your situation.
However the "Symptoms" are the same, and the "Workaround"
section has the details that you need to perform the edit.

KB319825 - Shared Documents Folders Are Missing From My Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;319825

NOTE:
Changing or deleting registry entries can cause you to have to reinstall the
whole operating system. Before you run the Registry Editor I recommend
that you understand how to backup, edit and restore the registry.

In particular, I suggest that you read the KB Article section titled "Export
Registry Keys" and then, before you edit the registry, export the keys that
you plan to edit. For more information see the following Microsoft Knowledge
Base Article and/or Registry FAQ.

KB322756 - HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in
Windows XP and Windows Server
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;322756

Windows Registry Guide - Windows Registry FAQ
http://www.winguides.com/article.php?id=1&guide=registry