Multiple User Accounts & Desktop Icons

That worked. Thank you!




"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> The Desktop you see is a combination of two folders.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
> or %allusersprofile%\Desktop
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Desktop
> or %userprofile%\Desktop
>
> All Users Desktop: Refers to the desktop common for all the users.
>
> User Desktop: Refers to the desktop of that user.
>
> Anything deleted by one user from the All Users Desktop will be removed from
> everyone elses Desktop also.
>
> Tell them to quit deleting stuff from the Desktop.
>
> You will have the same problem with the Start Menu.
>
> Start Menu and Desktop are NameSpaceExtensions which show the combined
> contents of two folders at one time.
>
> The Start Menu that you see is a combination of both of these folders:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
> or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Start Menu
> or %userprofile%\Start Menu
>
> All Users Start Menu: Refers to the start menu common for all users.
>
> User Start Menu: Refers to the start menu of that user.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:2729E052-6C44-4F39-8C26-C1A119E53958@microsoft.com,
> jacen007 <jacen007 DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Hi! I just set up my new computer and we created three user accounts on
> > our XP. Why is it that when one user deletes an icon on the desktop, it
> > deletes the icons for the other two users? Is there a way to stop this?
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Jacen
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Multiple User Accounts & Desktop Icons 

That worked. Thank you!




"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> The Desktop you see is a combination of two folders.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
> or %allusersprofile%\Desktop
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Desktop
> or %userprofile%\Desktop
>
> All Users Desktop: Refers to the desktop common for all the users.
>
> User Desktop: Refers to the desktop of that user.
>
> Anything deleted by one user from the All Users Desktop will be removed from
> everyone elses Desktop also.
>
> Tell them to quit deleting stuff from the Desktop.
>
> You will have the same problem with the Start Menu.
>
> Start Menu and Desktop are NameSpaceExtensions which show the combined
> contents of two folders at one time.
>
> The Start Menu that you see is a combination of both of these folders:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
> or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Start Menu
> or %userprofile%\Start Menu
>
> All Users Start Menu: Refers to the start menu common for all users.
>
> User Start Menu: Refers to the start menu of that user.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:2729E052-6C44-4F39-8C26-C1A119E53958@microsoft.com,
> jacen007 <jacen007.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Hi! I just set up my new computer and we created three user accounts on
> > our XP. Why is it that when one user deletes an icon on the desktop, it
> > deletes the icons for the other two users? Is there a way to stop this?
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Jacen
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Multiple User Accounts & Desktop Icons 

That worked. Thank you!




"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> The Desktop you see is a combination of two folders.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
> or %allusersprofile%\Desktop
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Desktop
> or %userprofile%\Desktop
>
> All Users Desktop: Refers to the desktop common for all the users.
>
> User Desktop: Refers to the desktop of that user.
>
> Anything deleted by one user from the All Users Desktop will be removed from
> everyone elses Desktop also.
>
> Tell them to quit deleting stuff from the Desktop.
>
> You will have the same problem with the Start Menu.
>
> Start Menu and Desktop are NameSpaceExtensions which show the combined
> contents of two folders at one time.
>
> The Start Menu that you see is a combination of both of these folders:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
> or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Start Menu
> or %userprofile%\Start Menu
>
> All Users Start Menu: Refers to the start menu common for all users.
>
> User Start Menu: Refers to the start menu of that user.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:2729E052-6C44-4F39-8C26-C1A119E53958@microsoft.com,
> jacen007 <jacen007.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Hi! I just set up my new computer and we created three user accounts on
> > our XP. Why is it that when one user deletes an icon on the desktop, it
> > deletes the icons for the other two users? Is there a way to stop this?
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Jacen
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Multiple User Accounts & Desktop Icons 

That worked. Thank you!




"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> The Desktop you see is a combination of two folders.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
> or %allusersprofile%\Desktop
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Desktop
> or %userprofile%\Desktop
>
> All Users Desktop: Refers to the desktop common for all the users.
>
> User Desktop: Refers to the desktop of that user.
>
> Anything deleted by one user from the All Users Desktop will be removed from
> everyone elses Desktop also.
>
> Tell them to quit deleting stuff from the Desktop.
>
> You will have the same problem with the Start Menu.
>
> Start Menu and Desktop are NameSpaceExtensions which show the combined
> contents of two folders at one time.
>
> The Start Menu that you see is a combination of both of these folders:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
> or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Start Menu
> or %userprofile%\Start Menu
>
> All Users Start Menu: Refers to the start menu common for all users.
>
> User Start Menu: Refers to the start menu of that user.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:2729E052-6C44-4F39-8C26-C1A119E53958@microsoft.com,
> jacen007 <jacen007 DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Hi! I just set up my new computer and we created three user accounts on
> > our XP. Why is it that when one user deletes an icon on the desktop, it
> > deletes the icons for the other two users? Is there a way to stop this?
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Jacen
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Multiple User Accounts & Desktop Icons 

That worked. Thank you!




"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> The Desktop you see is a combination of two folders.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
> or %allusersprofile%\Desktop
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Desktop
> or %userprofile%\Desktop
>
> All Users Desktop: Refers to the desktop common for all the users.
>
> User Desktop: Refers to the desktop of that user.
>
> Anything deleted by one user from the All Users Desktop will be removed from
> everyone elses Desktop also.
>
> Tell them to quit deleting stuff from the Desktop.
>
> You will have the same problem with the Start Menu.
>
> Start Menu and Desktop are NameSpaceExtensions which show the combined
> contents of two folders at one time.
>
> The Start Menu that you see is a combination of both of these folders:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
> or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Start Menu
> or %userprofile%\Start Menu
>
> All Users Start Menu: Refers to the start menu common for all users.
>
> User Start Menu: Refers to the start menu of that user.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:2729E052-6C44-4F39-8C26-C1A119E53958@microsoft.com,
> jacen007 <jacen007 RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Hi! I just set up my new computer and we created three user accounts on
> > our XP. Why is it that when one user deletes an icon on the desktop, it
> > deletes the icons for the other two users? Is there a way to stop this?
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Jacen
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Multiple User Accounts & Desktop Icons 

That worked. Thank you!




"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> The Desktop you see is a combination of two folders.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
> or %allusersprofile%\Desktop
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Desktop
> or %userprofile%\Desktop
>
> All Users Desktop: Refers to the desktop common for all the users.
>
> User Desktop: Refers to the desktop of that user.
>
> Anything deleted by one user from the All Users Desktop will be removed from
> everyone elses Desktop also.
>
> Tell them to quit deleting stuff from the Desktop.
>
> You will have the same problem with the Start Menu.
>
> Start Menu and Desktop are NameSpaceExtensions which show the combined
> contents of two folders at one time.
>
> The Start Menu that you see is a combination of both of these folders:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
> or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Start Menu
> or %userprofile%\Start Menu
>
> All Users Start Menu: Refers to the start menu common for all users.
>
> User Start Menu: Refers to the start menu of that user.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:2729E052-6C44-4F39-8C26-C1A119E53958@microsoft.com,
> jacen007 <jacen007.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Hi! I just set up my new computer and we created three user accounts on
> > our XP. Why is it that when one user deletes an icon on the desktop, it
> > deletes the icons for the other two users? Is there a way to stop this?
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Jacen
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Multiple User Accounts & Desktop Icons 

That worked. Thank you!




"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> The Desktop you see is a combination of two folders.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
> or %allusersprofile%\Desktop
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Desktop
> or %userprofile%\Desktop
>
> All Users Desktop: Refers to the desktop common for all the users.
>
> User Desktop: Refers to the desktop of that user.
>
> Anything deleted by one user from the All Users Desktop will be removed from
> everyone elses Desktop also.
>
> Tell them to quit deleting stuff from the Desktop.
>
> You will have the same problem with the Start Menu.
>
> Start Menu and Desktop are NameSpaceExtensions which show the combined
> contents of two folders at one time.
>
> The Start Menu that you see is a combination of both of these folders:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
> or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Start Menu
> or %userprofile%\Start Menu
>
> All Users Start Menu: Refers to the start menu common for all users.
>
> User Start Menu: Refers to the start menu of that user.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:2729E052-6C44-4F39-8C26-C1A119E53958@microsoft.com,
> jacen007 <jacen007 RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Hi! I just set up my new computer and we created three user accounts on
> > our XP. Why is it that when one user deletes an icon on the desktop, it
> > deletes the icons for the other two users? Is there a way to stop this?
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Jacen
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Multiple User Accounts & Desktop Icons 

Right click on Start.
Copy the Desktop shortcuts and Start Menu from All Users to each user.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955 DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uXjk29zCHHA.3836@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
: The Desktop you see is a combination of two folders.
:
: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
: or %allusersprofile%\Desktop
: and
: C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Desktop
: or %userprofile%\Desktop
:
: All Users Desktop: Refers to the desktop common for all the users.
:
: User Desktop: Refers to the desktop of that user.
:
: Anything deleted by one user from the All Users Desktop will be removed
from
: everyone elses Desktop also.
:
: Tell them to quit deleting stuff from the Desktop.
:
: You will have the same problem with the Start Menu.
:
: Start Menu and Desktop are NameSpaceExtensions which show the combined
: contents of two folders at one time.
:
: The Start Menu that you see is a combination of both of these folders:
:
: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
: or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu
: and
: C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Start Menu
: or %userprofile%\Start Menu
:
: All Users Start Menu: Refers to the start menu common for all users.
:
: User Start Menu: Refers to the start menu of that user.
:
: --
: Hope this helps. Let us know.
:
: Wes
: MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
:
: In news:2729E052-6C44-4F39-8C26-C1A119E53958@microsoft.com,
: jacen007 <jacen007 DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
: > Hi! I just set up my new computer and we created three user accounts on
: > our XP. Why is it that when one user deletes an icon on the desktop, it
: > deletes the icons for the other two users? Is there a way to stop this?
: >
: > Thank you!
: > Jacen
:
 >> Stay informed about: Multiple User Accounts & Desktop Icons 

Right click on Start.
Copy the Desktop shortcuts and Start Menu from All Users to each user.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955 DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uXjk29zCHHA.3836@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
: The Desktop you see is a combination of two folders.
:
: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
: or %allusersprofile%\Desktop
: and
: C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Desktop
: or %userprofile%\Desktop
:
: All Users Desktop: Refers to the desktop common for all the users.
:
: User Desktop: Refers to the desktop of that user.
:
: Anything deleted by one user from the All Users Desktop will be removed
from
: everyone elses Desktop also.
:
: Tell them to quit deleting stuff from the Desktop.
:
: You will have the same problem with the Start Menu.
:
: Start Menu and Desktop are NameSpaceExtensions which show the combined
: contents of two folders at one time.
:
: The Start Menu that you see is a combination of both of these folders:
:
: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
: or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu
: and
: C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Start Menu
: or %userprofile%\Start Menu
:
: All Users Start Menu: Refers to the start menu common for all users.
:
: User Start Menu: Refers to the start menu of that user.
:
: --
: Hope this helps. Let us know.
:
: Wes
: MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
:
: In news:2729E052-6C44-4F39-8C26-C1A119E53958@microsoft.com,
: jacen007 <jacen007 DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
: > Hi! I just set up my new computer and we created three user accounts on
: > our XP. Why is it that when one user deletes an icon on the desktop, it
: > deletes the icons for the other two users? Is there a way to stop this?
: >
: > Thank you!
: > Jacen
:
 >> Stay informed about: Multiple User Accounts & Desktop Icons 

Right click on Start.
Copy the Desktop shortcuts and Start Menu from All Users to each user.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955 DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uXjk29zCHHA.3836@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
: The Desktop you see is a combination of two folders.
:
: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
: or %allusersprofile%\Desktop
: and
: C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Desktop
: or %userprofile%\Desktop
:
: All Users Desktop: Refers to the desktop common for all the users.
:
: User Desktop: Refers to the desktop of that user.
:
: Anything deleted by one user from the All Users Desktop will be removed
from
: everyone elses Desktop also.
:
: Tell them to quit deleting stuff from the Desktop.
:
: You will have the same problem with the Start Menu.
:
: Start Menu and Desktop are NameSpaceExtensions which show the combined
: contents of two folders at one time.
:
: The Start Menu that you see is a combination of both of these folders:
:
: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
: or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu
: and
: C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Start Menu
: or %userprofile%\Start Menu
:
: All Users Start Menu: Refers to the start menu common for all users.
:
: User Start Menu: Refers to the start menu of that user.
:
: --
: Hope this helps. Let us know.
:
: Wes
: MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
:
: In news:2729E052-6C44-4F39-8C26-C1A119E53958@microsoft.com,
: jacen007 <jacen007 DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
: > Hi! I just set up my new computer and we created three user accounts on
: > our XP. Why is it that when one user deletes an icon on the desktop, it
: > deletes the icons for the other two users? Is there a way to stop this?
: >
: > Thank you!
: > Jacen
:
 >> Stay informed about: Multiple User Accounts & Desktop Icons 

Right click on Start.
Copy the Desktop shortcuts and Start Menu from All Users to each user.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uXjk29zCHHA.3836@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
: The Desktop you see is a combination of two folders.
:
: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
: or %allusersprofile%\Desktop
: and
: C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Desktop
: or %userprofile%\Desktop
:
: All Users Desktop: Refers to the desktop common for all the users.
:
: User Desktop: Refers to the desktop of that user.
:
: Anything deleted by one user from the All Users Desktop will be removed
from
: everyone elses Desktop also.
:
: Tell them to quit deleting stuff from the Desktop.
:
: You will have the same problem with the Start Menu.
:
: Start Menu and Desktop are NameSpaceExtensions which show the combined
: contents of two folders at one time.
:
: The Start Menu that you see is a combination of both of these folders:
:
: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
: or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu
: and
: C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Start Menu
: or %userprofile%\Start Menu
:
: All Users Start Menu: Refers to the start menu common for all users.
:
: User Start Menu: Refers to the start menu of that user.
:
: --
: Hope this helps. Let us know.
:
: Wes
: MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
:
: In news:2729E052-6C44-4F39-8C26-C1A119E53958@microsoft.com,
: jacen007 <jacen007.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
: > Hi! I just set up my new computer and we created three user accounts on
: > our XP. Why is it that when one user deletes an icon on the desktop, it
: > deletes the icons for the other two users? Is there a way to stop this?
: >
: > Thank you!
: > Jacen
:
 >> Stay informed about: Multiple User Accounts & Desktop Icons 

Right click on Start.
Copy the Desktop shortcuts and Start Menu from All Users to each user.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uXjk29zCHHA.3836@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
: The Desktop you see is a combination of two folders.
:
: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
: or %allusersprofile%\Desktop
: and
: C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Desktop
: or %userprofile%\Desktop
:
: All Users Desktop: Refers to the desktop common for all the users.
:
: User Desktop: Refers to the desktop of that user.
:
: Anything deleted by one user from the All Users Desktop will be removed
from
: everyone elses Desktop also.
:
: Tell them to quit deleting stuff from the Desktop.
:
: You will have the same problem with the Start Menu.
:
: Start Menu and Desktop are NameSpaceExtensions which show the combined
: contents of two folders at one time.
:
: The Start Menu that you see is a combination of both of these folders:
:
: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
: or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu
: and
: C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Start Menu
: or %userprofile%\Start Menu
:
: All Users Start Menu: Refers to the start menu common for all users.
:
: User Start Menu: Refers to the start menu of that user.
:
: --
: Hope this helps. Let us know.
:
: Wes
: MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
:
: In news:2729E052-6C44-4F39-8C26-C1A119E53958@microsoft.com,
: jacen007 <jacen007.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
: > Hi! I just set up my new computer and we created three user accounts on
: > our XP. Why is it that when one user deletes an icon on the desktop, it
: > deletes the icons for the other two users? Is there a way to stop this?
: >
: > Thank you!
: > Jacen
:
 >> Stay informed about: Multiple User Accounts & Desktop Icons 

Right click on Start.
Copy the Desktop shortcuts and Start Menu from All Users to each user.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uXjk29zCHHA.3836@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
: The Desktop you see is a combination of two folders.
:
: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
: or %allusersprofile%\Desktop
: and
: C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Desktop
: or %userprofile%\Desktop
:
: All Users Desktop: Refers to the desktop common for all the users.
:
: User Desktop: Refers to the desktop of that user.
:
: Anything deleted by one user from the All Users Desktop will be removed
from
: everyone elses Desktop also.
:
: Tell them to quit deleting stuff from the Desktop.
:
: You will have the same problem with the Start Menu.
:
: Start Menu and Desktop are NameSpaceExtensions which show the combined
: contents of two folders at one time.
:
: The Start Menu that you see is a combination of both of these folders:
:
: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
: or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu
: and
: C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Start Menu
: or %userprofile%\Start Menu
:
: All Users Start Menu: Refers to the start menu common for all users.
:
: User Start Menu: Refers to the start menu of that user.
:
: --
: Hope this helps. Let us know.
:
: Wes
: MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
:
: In news:2729E052-6C44-4F39-8C26-C1A119E53958@microsoft.com,
: jacen007 <jacen007.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
: > Hi! I just set up my new computer and we created three user accounts on
: > our XP. Why is it that when one user deletes an icon on the desktop, it
: > deletes the icons for the other two users? Is there a way to stop this?
: >
: > Thank you!
: > Jacen
:
 >> Stay informed about: Multiple User Accounts & Desktop Icons