Created User, now need help

Windows Vista, I have never set a 'new user' before. It is my girl friends
laptop and I made me a 'user' for myself but when I go to my (not sure what
to call it) desk top? I cannot get programs that are on her desk top. How do
I make specific programs accessible on my desk top, non-ms programs. I
also have documents that are now in her documents which i want to move to my
user document folder.
Piedmont

In explorer, go to C:\users\Your Girl Friend\Desktop and copy the shortcuts
there to C:\users\Your Name\Desktop. Repeat the process for documents except
instead of copy use move.

Tyro

"Piedmont" <> wrote in message
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> Windows Vista, I have never set a 'new user' before. It is my girl friends
> laptop and I made me a 'user' for myself but when I go to my (not sure
> what
> to call it) desk top? I cannot get programs that are on her desk top. How
> do
> I make specific programs accessible on my desk top, non-ms programs. I
> also have documents that are now in her documents which i want to move to
> my user document folder.
> Piedmont
>

You have to be an administrator to get to other peoples profiles.

hth
DDS

"Tyro" <> wrote in message
news:JTIgl.19970$...
> In explorer, go to C:\users\Your Girl Friend\Desktop and copy the
> shortcuts there to C:\users\Your Name\Desktop. Repeat the process for
> documents except instead of copy use move.
>
> Tyro
>
> "Piedmont" <> wrote in message
> news:1DIgl.1789$_...
>> Windows Vista, I have never set a 'new user' before. It is my girl
>> friends
>> laptop and I made me a 'user' for myself but when I go to my (not sure
>> what
>> to call it) desk top? I cannot get programs that are on her desk top. How
>> do
>> I make specific programs accessible on my desk top, non-ms programs. I
>> also have documents that are now in her documents which i want to move to
>> my user document folder.
>> Piedmont
>>

I'm running as a standard user and can move/copy my administrative user's
things fine.

Tyro


"Danny Sanders" <> wrote in message
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> You have to be an administrator to get to other peoples profiles.
>
> hth
> DDS
>
> "Tyro" <> wrote in message
> news:JTIgl.19970$...
>> In explorer, go to C:\users\Your Girl Friend\Desktop and copy the
>> shortcuts there to C:\users\Your Name\Desktop. Repeat the process for
>> documents except instead of copy use move.
>>
>> Tyro
>>
>> "Piedmont" <> wrote in message
>> news:1DIgl.1789$_...
>>> Windows Vista, I have never set a 'new user' before. It is my girl
>>> friends
>>> laptop and I made me a 'user' for myself but when I go to my (not sure
>>> what
>>> to call it) desk top? I cannot get programs that are on her desk top.
>>> How do
>>> I make specific programs accessible on my desk top, non-ms programs. I
>>> also have documents that are now in her documents which i want to move
>>> to my user document folder.
>>> Piedmont
>>>
>

There is no 'DeskTop' in my user folder. There is in my girl friends, I
found that right away.


"Tyro" <> wrote in message
news:JTIgl.19970$...
> In explorer, go to C:\users\Your Girl Friend\Desktop and copy the
> shortcuts there to C:\users\Your Name\Desktop. Repeat the process for
> documents except instead of copy use move.
>
> Tyro
>
> "Piedmont" <> wrote in message
> news:1DIgl.1789$_...
>> Windows Vista, I have never set a 'new user' before. It is my girl
>> friends
>> laptop and I made me a 'user' for myself but when I go to my (not sure
>> what
>> to call it) desk top? I cannot get programs that are on her desk top. How
>> do
>> I make specific programs accessible on my desk top, non-ms programs. I
>> also have documents that are now in her documents which i want to move to
>> my user document folder.
>> Piedmont
>>

Look under c:\users\ for a user named Default. This profile is used to
create the profile for a new user. It should have a desktop folder in it.
When the new user logs on for the first time, the default profile is copied
to a new folder and the folder is given the new user's name. You can play
with the default as you wish. If Default has a desktop, every new user will
have one too.

Tyro

"Piedmont" <> wrote in message
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> There is no 'DeskTop' in my user folder. There is in my girl friends, I
> found that right away.
>
>
> "Tyro" <> wrote in message
> news:JTIgl.19970$...
>> In explorer, go to C:\users\Your Girl Friend\Desktop and copy the
>> shortcuts there to C:\users\Your Name\Desktop. Repeat the process for
>> documents except instead of copy use move.
>>
>> Tyro
>>
>> "Piedmont" <> wrote in message
>> news:1DIgl.1789$_...
>>> Windows Vista, I have never set a 'new user' before. It is my girl
>>> friends
>>> laptop and I made me a 'user' for myself but when I go to my (not sure
>>> what
>>> to call it) desk top? I cannot get programs that are on her desk top.
>>> How do
>>> I make specific programs accessible on my desk top, non-ms programs. I
>>> also have documents that are now in her documents which i want to move
>>> to my user document folder.
>>> Piedmont
>>>
>