Fix name of My Documents under several user accounts

[caribouuu]

My Computer is set to display as a menu on the Start menu. The administrator account shows the My Documents folders for the two users as My Documents and [User]'s Documents. However, the user account shows the My Documents folders as My Documents and My Documents. How can I get the user account to show the two folders as My Documents and [Administrator]'s Documents? P.S: The names show correctly in the My Computer window, just not in the Start menu menu, and probably not in the explorer address bar, either, although I forgot to check that.

 

[Saga Lout]

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You can rename any folder, shortcut or icon with any name you wish but te better way is to point the shortcut to the relevant folder in c:\documents and settings.\ then whichever account you want to see on the desktop.

 

[caribou007]

Well how do I rename this one? It's not on my desktop- it's in the My Computer menu in the Start Menu. (I have set My Computer in the Start menu to show as a menu instead of a link.)

 

[Saga Lout]

Right click the entry and you should see Rename in the list of options.

 

[caribou007]

Right click the entry and you should see Rename in the list of options.

There's no option there to rename.

 

[caribou007]

Right click the entry and you should see Rename in the list of options.

I'm not trying to argue with you, however, I don't think I should see that option in this case.

 

[caribou007]

bump

 

[Saga Lout]

It's not an argument - if it isn't there it isn't there!

I can definitely do it in my menu but I don't have sub-menus as you do because I have the conventional Start Menu.

So, I've just changed my Properties to show My Computer as a menu and find I can rename everything except Control Panel and My Documents so it would seem that to change one of your entries, you need to go into C:\Documents and Settings and change the name of anything you wish to at that level.

 

[Saga Lout]

Quick thought - you might want to change the name of the My Documents folder in a particular Username to Fred Documents or Jill Documents to make it look different from all the other entries in your Desktop menu.

 

[caribou007]

The user's My Documents folder inside each user's folder in the documents and settings folder should still be named 'My Documents', so that's not the solution. WinXP has another way of changing how the names are displayed in the My Computer Start menu.

 

[Saga Lout]

The user's My Documents folder inside each user's folder in the documents and settings folder should still be named 'My Documents'

Strange - I just renamed three of mine.

 

[caribou007]

That's great, Saga. I think you'll find that you can rename many things, indeed.

I'd rather learn what the real problem is, and fix that instead.

 

[caribou007]

WinXP has another way of changing how the names are displayed in the My Computer Start menu. Is anyone here able to tell me what it is and how I can fix this issue?

 

[caribou007]

bump

 

[caribouuu]

........read this acticle if u fine it helpfull pass it on...http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/virus-whatis.aspx

What is this, a threat?

My Computer is not even a folder. That link is not relevant to the question I asked.

Your response looks like a threat.

 

[caribou007]

bump

 

[Saga Lout]

One last shot - right click one of the My Documents entries and go to Properties. Click on Sharing and change the Share name. Does that do what you want?

By the way - are you both the same poster - caribouu and caribou007?

 

[caribouuu]

delete the other account

What the ***? Is this really what this forum is about? Not a single person with real knowledge?

 

[ex_bubblehead]

What the ***? Is this really what this forum is about? Not a single person with real knowledge?

Ignore him (and his 6, at last count, personas). He's a complete idiot.

 

[caribouuu]

Ignore him (and his 6, at last count, personas). He's a complete idiot.

Are you talking about him or me?

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Are you talking about him or me?

Him (leonardjames). He also posted here as 'charlesmacrye' (now banned and deleted)

I'm also curious as to how you have "My Documents" appearing on the local computer menu. There's no option in the menu properties to do that.

 

[Saga Lout]

I think he's set My Computer to display as a menu in Start menu Properties in which case it could show the My Documents folders of several Users. I've taken the problem to mean he can't discriminate but I seem to be in the category "not a single person with real knowledge"

 

[ex_bubblehead]

I think he's set My Computer to display as a menu in Start menu Properties in which case it could show the My Documents folders of several Users. I've taken the problem to mean he can't discriminate but I seem to be in the category "not a single person with real knowledge"

That will only cause drives (mapped and local) to appear. Unless the various 'My Documents' have been shared and mapped they won't appear there. If that's the case then to rename them the shares must be renamed and the drives remapped.

 

[caribou007]

The "administrator" account's My Documents folder is not shared on a network. What I've done is allowed Read/Run security privileges for the "user" account in the folder's properties.

 

[caribou007]

It shows as ""Administrator"'s Documents" in the address bar and My Computer window, just not in the My Computer menu in the Start menu. However, when logged in with the "administrator" account, the "user" account's My Documents link in the My Computer menu in the Start menu DOES show as ""User"'s Documents".