User Accounts!

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Hi Steve,

Check your settings here: Right click the My Computer desktop
icon/Properties/Computer Name/Change/Member of.

To Set the My Documents Folder to Private

On the Start menu, right-click My Documents, and then click Properties.
Click the Sharing tab, and then click to select the Make this folder private
so that only I have access to it check box. Click Apply, and then click OK .

Note: You cannot make your folders private if your drive is not formatted
as NTFS.

Home Edition: Set Permissions for Shared Files and Folders. Boot into safe
mode and logon to the 'Administrator' account. Right click the folder in
question/Sharing and Security/Make Folder Private.

To view the Security tab for a file or folder in XP, hold down the Ctrl key
while right-clicking the file or folder, and select Properties. If you are
in a domain instead of a workgroup, this approach is unnecessary.

You Cannot Select the "Make This Folder Private" Option
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307286

Hide Files and Folders inside of Windows XP

Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View/Show Hidden Files and Folders.
Right click the folder to be hidden/Sharing and Security/General
Tab/Hidden/Apply Changes to.../

More information here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_mydocs.htm

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Kelly

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"Steve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2e1e701c46a7d$c65bae90$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> In Control Panel I am able to set up and adjust User
> accounts fine, though from the login or welcome screen,
> if any profile other than mine is clicked on a message
> says that the profile cannot be loaded, check network
> settings etc. Why is it doing this? I have noticed it is
> not creating a new folder/user in the 'documents and
> settings' folder on C:
>
> Also, when the user feature was working and we made use
> of it before we were unable to make individual users
> folders private from limited account users. The checkbox
> to 'make folder private' is always greyed out whatever I
> try.
>
> Thanks.