\Users Folder is gone....

I have admin rights to the profile im logged in with and this folder
was always visabe. Suddenly, it's gone, but not really. Allthe user
profiles are there and if I uncheck "hide system files" in the folder
options it appears. I dont want that option because other more
critical foldersappears when unchecked. Never had to do this but I've
been doing updates regularly from Windows Update. Maybe Microsoft
changed the settings in one of these recent updates? I have SP1
already and that did not affect it's visibility. Is there any setting
maybe I'm missing that would hide this folder other than checking
"hide system files"?

Billy;718429 Wrote:
> I have admin rights to the profile im logged in with and this folde
> was always visabe. Suddenly, it's gone, but not really. Allthe use
> profiles are there and if I uncheck "hide system files" in the folde
> options it appears. I dont want that option because other mor
> critical foldersappears when unchecked. Never had to do this but I'v
> been doing updates regularly from Windows Update. Maybe Microsof
> changed the settings in one of these recent updates? I have SP
> already and that did not affect it's visibility. Is there any settin
> maybe I'm missing that would hide this folder other than checkin
> "hide system files"

Hi Billy

You may have the user folders set to Hide by accident. Check wit
Option One in this tutorial to unhide them if this is the case

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/86...es-folders.htm

Hope this helps
Shaw

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Brin

*There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not as
them.*
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On May 21, 4:57*pm, Brink <gu...@unknown-email.com> wrote:
> Billy;718429 Wrote:
>
> > I have admin rights to the profile im logged in with and this folder
> > was always visabe. Suddenly, it's gone, but not really. Allthe user
> > profiles are there and if I uncheck "hide system files" in the folder
> > options it appears. I dont want that option because other more
> > critical foldersappears when unchecked. Never had to do this but I've
> > been doing updates regularly from Windows Update. Maybe Microsoft
> > changed the settings in one of these recent updates? I have SP1
> > already and that did not affect it's visibility. Is there any setting
> > maybe I'm missing that would hide this folder other than checking
> > "hide system files"?
>
> Hi Billy,
>
> You may have the user folders set to Hide by accident. Check with
> Option One in this tutorial to unhide them if this is the case.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/86...s-folders.html
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> them.*
> '*VISTA FORUMS*' > *Please post feedback to help others.*

Thanks, tried the recommendations, but still no good. The folder is
checked off as hidden, but is ghosted out so I cant change it. I tried
taking off "read only" from the users folder and to drill down to
subfolders and files and it went through and did this with some
exceptions that were not permissable. I then went back in and still
see the blue box for read only. It's unchecked identifiying that it
must be inherited from a parent folder, which is the C:\ drive - I
dont want to get to crazy changing this though. I'm not sure what I
did when I tried making the folder and files not read only
anyway.....even if it did not take effect as it appears. I still think
some new update applied new security settings on this - it wouldnt
suprise me considering how Vista is no overly pananoid-secure. I mean
it comes up with my user whom I'm logged in with as not having
permission to change a file/folder under my own \users directory for
the user im logged in with. I'm admistrator level, so hows that? Im
using Vista Home Premium but again im at Admin level. Anyway, i now
have to unhide all OS protected folders/files just to have my third
party backup program see the \users folders to back it up - annoying!

Billy;718991 Wrote:
> On May 21, 4:57*pm, Brink <gu...@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote
>
> Thanks, tried the recommendations, but still no good. The folder i
> checked off as hidden, but is ghosted out so I cant change it. I trie
> taking off "read only" from the users folder and to drill down t
> subfolders and files and it went through and did this with som
> exceptions that were not permissable. I then went back in and stil
> see the blue box for read only. It's unchecked identifiying that i
> must be inherited from a parent folder, which is the C:\ drive -
> dont want to get to crazy changing this though. I'm not sure what
> did when I tried making the folder and files not read onl
> anyway.....even if it did not take effect as it appears. I still thin
> some new update applied new security settings on this - it wouldn
> suprise me considering how Vista is no overly pananoid-secure. I mea
> it comes up with my user whom I'm logged in with as not havin
> permission to change a file/folder under my own \users directory fo
> the user im logged in with. I'm admistrator level, so hows that? I
> using Vista Home Premium but again im at Admin level. Anyway, i no
> have to unhide all OS protected folders/files just to have my thir
> party backup program see the \users folders to back it up - annoying

Billy

You can open a elevated command prompt. This tutorial will show you ho
to if needed

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66...and-prompt.htm

Then use the "attrib -s -h C:\(Full path of folder)" (no quotes) /d
(no quotes) command to see if you can unhide the user folders. This lin
will show you how to use the command more

'Vista's ATTRIB Command | ITsVISTA
(http://itsvista.com/2007/03/attrib/

For example, type

attrib -s -h c:\Users\username /

and press Ente

Hope this helps
Shaw

--
Brin

*There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not as
them.*
'*VISTA FORUMS*' *Please post feedback to help others.*