That is probably what happened. But when I try to move all the contents of
the USER folder into JERRY folder, I cannot delete the USER folder as
Windows tells me it is a system folder. I think the dealer I bought the
computer from must have created this folder, can I delete it and re-organize
my folders to reflect who is actually using the computer?

Thanks!!

Jerry


"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:eg3IWsVEGHA.1476@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> C:\Documents and Settings\Users
> The Users folder is not a default XP folder. It must have been created by
> you or whoever you purchased your machine from. That probably means that
> their is a Users account on your machine also.
>
> Default Local Disk Folders
>
> Folder Name: Documents and Settings
> Contents: Account information for each user who is granted access on the
> computer. Each user account is represented by a subfolder assigned the
> user name. Folders under each user account folder include My Documents,
> Desktop, and Start Menu.
>
> These include:
>
> Documents and Settings\Administrator
> Documents and Settings\All Users
> Documents and Settings\Default User
> Documents and Settings\LocalService
> Documents and Settings\NetworkService
> Documents and Settings\You
>
> Some of the above are Hidden folders.
>
> Administrator is for the Administrator account.
>
> All Users is used for many things. Your Desktop and Start Menu, for
> example, display what is in All Users *and* what is in your Desktop and
> Start Menu folders.
>
> Default User is used when creating new accounts.
>
> I am not really sure what LocalService & NetworkService are for, but...
>
> LocalService is the NT Authority\Local Service user account, the Windows
> XP
> System account.
>
> Obviously, NetworkService has something to do with networks, the
> NetworkService account.
>
> The LocalService and NetworkService accounts perform things like
> synchronize
> the time, etc.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:v2Uuf.857$WY5.72@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink .net,
> Newsgroups <jerrysgerber@earthlink.net> hunted and pecked:
>> Hey Rick,
>>
>> I checked and my icons of shortcuts are neither in C:\Documents and
>> Settings\Jerry\Start menu\Programs nor are they in C:\Documents and
>> Settings\AllUsers\Start menu\Programs.
>>
>> Instead they are in C:\Documents and Settings\Users\Programs. But they
>> work now correctly. Am I missing something??
>>
>> Jerry
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:%23qheYVSEGHA.984@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> On the users folders, the first (USERS) is a template created by the pc
>>> maker for all new user accounts. The latter is your actual user profile
>>> (click start/run, type %userprofile% and click ok, it should open to
>>> your
>>> folder). To have icons appear, they need to be in either:
>>>
>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Jerry\Start menu\Programs
>>> or
>>> C:\Documents and Settings\AllUsers\Start menu\Programs
>>>
>>> The latter houses shortcuts and settings that apply (can you guess?) to
>>> ALL USER accounts.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>
>>> "Newsgroups" <jerrysgerber@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>> news:25Iuf.3011$Hl6.337@newsread3.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
>>>> I am encountering a problem when I go to the START button and click on
>>>> it to a program folder, where I right click on that folder to open up a
>>>> grouping of shortcuts to programs. When I place a new shortcut icon in
>>>> that window and close it, the shortcut doesn't show up in the start
>>>> menu
>>>> programs as I expect, as it did in Windows 98SE.
>>>>
>>>> A related problem seems to be my not being clear on the difference
>>>> between the DOCUMENTS & SETTINGS/USER folder and the DOCUMENTS &
>>>> SETTINGS/JERRY (my name) folder. The first problem seems connected in
>>>> some way to the first.
>>>>
>>>> Any help as to how Windows handles these mundane tasks would be much
>>>> appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Jerry
>