I have been using Windows XP Pro. so I am new to Windows 7. My problem is I am logged on as administrator in windows 7 Home Premium and in Windows Explorer under local disk (C:) I am not allowed access to the Documents and Settings folder. It has a closed lock symbol on the folder. Also under Users there is also a closed lock symbol on my user folder and some of its sub folders are also closed to me. There is also a lock symbol on the All Users Folder and the Default User folder. I have tried unsuccessfully to network with my other computer running Windows XP Pro. An I was wondering if any of the file sharing settings could have been changed? How do I regain access to all the folders on my computer?

I have been using Windows XP Pro. so I am new to Windows 7. My problem is I am logged on as administrator in windows 7 Home Premium and in Windows Explorer under local disk (C:) I am not allowed access to the Documents and Settings folder. It has a closed lock symbol on the folder. The Documents and Settings folder is a junction point (for compatibility for old programs which don't use the correct API to get the user folder) no real folder. The data are stored since Vista here: C:\Users\<YourUsername> "A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/

Also All Users is now changed to the 'Program Data' directory which is a hidden directory locally on the C drive The local administrator of the machine should be able to navigate into other 'Users' folder but will prompt with a permissions message ensuring you wish to continueLee Bowman MCITP MCTS