Re: "My Pictures" folder shows up as "Michael's Pictures"

From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 01/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 06:28:01 GMT

Michael;
Super!
I'll be looking forward to world peace. ;o) 

-- 
Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
In news:15ac01c3dfd1$20524f90$a001280a@phx.gbl,
Michael Golden <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> That worked brilliantly.  I went opened up
> 
>   C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My
> Pictures\Desktop.ini
> 
> and removed the field that said
> 
>   Owner=Michael
> 
> and all was right with the world.
> 
> Thanks for the pointer!
> 
> -Michael
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Michael;
> > Have a look here:
> > http://computers.douglasthrift.net/winxpfaq.html#faq3
> > 
> > --
> > Hope this helps.  Let us know.
> > Wes
> > 
> > In news:0eae01c3df04$e21d7370$a601280a@phx.gbl,
> > Michael Golden <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> hunted and pecked:
> > > I log onto my computer as "Michael".
> > > 
> > > I wanted to put all of the pictures in my personal "My
> > > Pictures" folder into the shared folders, so all users of
> > > my computer could view and manipulate them.  So I dragged
> > > my "My Pictures" folder from the "My Documents" folder
> > > into the "Shared Documents"
> > > 
> > > When I log in as "Michael", that folder shows up as "My
> > > Pictures".  Whenever another viewer looks into
> > > the "Shared Documents" folder, they see a folder
> > > called "Michael's Pictures" instead of a folder
> > > called "My Pictures".  I want it to show up as "My
> > > Pictures" for everyone.
> > > 
> > > Windows XP does not allow me to rename the folder
> to "My
> > > Pictures", because it is already called that.  (There
> > > must be some underlying property associating that folder
> > > with the user "Michael".)  Windows XP does not allow me
> > > to move the folder back into the "My Documents" folder
> > > for the user "Michael" because it requires there to be
> > > a "My Pictures" folder at all times.
> > > 
> > > How can I convince XP to disassociate the
> user "Michael"
> > > from the "My Pictures" folder in the "Shared Documents"
> > > folder.
> > > 
> > > Thanks!
> > > 
> > > -Michael
> > .

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