[AdamsDad]

As the Administrator of an XP Home computer I am not able to view any
of the files of one of the User Accounts. I set up 3 Limited Accounts
at the same time, when the computer (HPzd7000) was new. When I use
Windows Explorer to view files, I can see all of the user files except
for folders and files for the account named "Brett", even though the
account type is Limited; I get an "Access is denied" message. If I
open My Computer, Brett’s files do not even appear in the listing of
folders and files; all other user accounts do.

Any ideas about why this occurs?

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[Shenan Stanley]

AdamsDad wrote:
> As the Administrator of an XP Home computer I am not able to view any
> of the files of one of the User Accounts. I set up 3 Limited Accounts
> at the same time, when the computer (HPzd7000) was new. When I use
> Windows Explorer to view files, I can see all of the user files except
> for folders and files for the account named "Brett", even though the
> account type is Limited; I get an "Access is denied" message. If I
> open My Computer, Brett’s files do not even appear in the listing of
> folders and files; all other user accounts do.
>
> Any ideas about why this occurs?

Yes - Brett is smart - Brett removed the administrator from the access list
of Brett's files.
You can take ownership of the files and give Brett permissions back - but
unless you are smart too, Brett will know.

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