Folder Documents and Settings disappeared

The folder Documents and Settings disappeared from Windows Explorer.
How do I make it reappear?

Thank you for your help.

Vista x64, SP1

In Vista (and in Windows 7), "Documents and Settings" is not a folder.
Vista/Win7 uses a different file structure than XP does/did. Those familiar
folder names you may be used to, like "My Documents", "Documents &
Settings", etc. are not folders in Vista/Win7. They are junction points,
and are used for legacy programs which were written to utilize the XP file
structure.
They will redirect the programs to use the equivalent Vista/Win7 folders.
If you keep the protected operating system files hidden, you won't see them.

In Vista/Win7......
Documents & Settings -> \Users
My Documents -> \Users\youraccount\Documents
My Music -> \Users\youraccount\Music
Application Data -> \Users\youraccount\AppData
etc.


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Dave N.
MS-MVP (Mail)
Windows 7 Ultimate
http://download.live.com/wlmail

"Erik" <reply-to-> wrote in message
news:...
> The folder Documents and Settings disappeared from Windows Explorer.
> How do I make it reappear?
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Vista x64, SP1
>

Thank you. Unfortunately, even after selecting to show hidden files and
system folders, the AppData folder is not showing. It does show when I click
on a shortcut I set up awhile ago to a folder within (Outlook).
Any ideas?

Erik


"Dave" <> wrote in message
news:...
> In Vista (and in Windows 7), "Documents and Settings" is not a folder.
> Vista/Win7 uses a different file structure than XP does/did. Those
> familiar
> folder names you may be used to, like "My Documents", "Documents &
> Settings", etc. are not folders in Vista/Win7. They are junction points,
> and are used for legacy programs which were written to utilize the XP file
> structure.
> They will redirect the programs to use the equivalent Vista/Win7 folders.
> If you keep the protected operating system files hidden, you won't see
> them.
>
> In Vista/Win7......
> Documents & Settings -> \Users
> My Documents -> \Users\youraccount\Documents
> My Music -> \Users\youraccount\Music
> Application Data -> \Users\youraccount\AppData
> etc.
>
>
> --
> Dave N.
> MS-MVP (Mail)
> Windows 7 Ultimate
> http://download.live.com/wlmail
>
> "Erik" <reply-to-> wrote in message
> news:...
>> The folder Documents and Settings disappeared from Windows Explorer.
>> How do I make it reappear?
>>
>> Thank you for your help.
>>
>> Vista x64, SP1
>>

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Thank you for your help.