Hello,
I have win xp pro and  two user accounts, A and B. Both are computer
administrators.I loged on as A, created account password and than
removed it.But now, when I log on as B and try to access C:\Documents
and Settings\A, I get  «Access is Denied».Why?Is it bug?
Regards
nikenn

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Request for Question Clarification by errol-ga on 16 Apr 2003 11:40 PDT

Hi there, Nikenn

Is it only Documents and Settings that is affected?
Regards,
errol-ga.

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Clarification of Question by nikenn-ga on 16 Apr 2003 13:10 PDT

Only C:\Documents and Settings\A
Regards
nikenn

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Request for Question Clarification by errol-ga on 16 Apr 2003 13:42 PDT

Hello again, Nikenn.


Try the following:

Go to the "Start2 menu, then "All Programs", then select
"Administrative Tools".
Click "Computer Management", then expand "System Tools", then expand
"Users and Groups".

Right click on the user profile for B and select "Properties".
Go to the "Member of" tab and look for the Administrators group.
If you cannot see this and see something like "Power User" or "User"
then click on the "Add" button and type "Administrators" in the large
box.
Click "OK", then "OK" again and then close the "Administrative Tools"
window.

Reboot the PC then try to gain access.
If this works then please let me know so I can post it as an answer
for you.


Regards,
errol-ga.

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Clarification of Question by nikenn-ga on 16 Apr 2003 14:31 PDT

In the "Member of" field for user A is "Administrators" and for user B
are "Administrators" and "Users" so it seems not to be a problem.
Thanks
nikenn

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Request for Question Clarification by errol-ga on 16 Apr 2003 15:34 PDT

Hello again.
Try removing "User" for user B.

Regards,
errol-ga.

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Clarification of Question by nikenn-ga on 16 Apr 2003 16:21 PDT

It didn't help.
Thanks again
nikenn

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Request for Question Clarification by errol-ga on 16 Apr 2003 17:11 PDT

Ok, I'll leave it for another researcher with more knowledge of XP to answer.

Regards,
errol-ga.

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Clarification of Question by nikenn-ga on 17 Apr 2003 11:06 PDT

If I log on with guest account and try to access C:\Documents and
Settings\A or C:\Documents and Settings\B I also get "Access is
denied" but in this case that has a sense.
Any idea?

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Request for Question Clarification by deadlychiapet-ga on 17 Apr 2003 22:00 PDT

Hi there.

Try this:
Log in on the account who's folder you can't access. Open up Windows
Explorer, right-click on the folder for the account and click
properties, click the Sharing tab, and see if the box "Make this
folder private" is checked. If so, uncheck it and your problem should
go away. Please let me know if this solves your problem.

Deadlychiapet-ga

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Clarification of Question by nikenn-ga on 18 Apr 2003 16:29 PDT

yes, thank you
Regards
nikenn

Hello again,

I'm glad to hear that this solution worked for you. I'll include the
answer again below so it can be found by anyone looking for it in the
future.

Here's a step-by-step process for fixing this problem:
- Log in on the account who's folder you can't access. 
- Open up Windows Explorer or My Computer and navigate to C:\Documents
and Settings\(user name)
- Right-click on the folder for that user name and click
Properties
- Click the Sharing tab, and see if the box "Make this
folder private" is checked. If so, uncheck it and you should be able
to access the folder after that.

A picture of the dialog box and the checkbox you need to uncheck can
be found at http://www.istop.com/~mbh/images/simplefilesharing.jpg

Deadlychiapet-ga

Additional links:
Windows XP Home Product Documentation - Make your folder private
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/default.asp?url=/WINDOWSXP/home/using/productdoc/en/windows_make_folders_private.asp

Annoyances.org - user accounts privacy settings
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1043527669

Google search terms used:
simple file sharing
"make this folder private"