Weird problem in "c:\users" folder   

I have to do restore point couple times, because of I had problem with 
activation issues. Nevertheless, now I can´t access to my files in C:\users 
folder. When I open for example C:\Users\Admin\Documents folder, I can´t see 
all the files. Almost every file has disappeared. But when I´m trying search 
them, Vista finds them. I can see them in searh result, but cannot open.

Is the access rights failed or something?

date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:54:01 -0700   author:   FIN_TJ

Re: Weird problem in "c:\users" folder   

"FIN_TJ"  wrote in message 
news:B125BD93-1F9A-442D-ACE6-2BE70FE36C3F@microsoft.com...
>I have to do restore point couple times, because of I had problem with
> activation issues. Nevertheless, now I can´t access to my files in 
> C:\users
> folder. When I open for example C:\Users\Admin\Documents folder, I can´t 
> see
> all the files. Almost every file has disappeared. But when I´m trying 
> search
> them, Vista finds them. I can see them in searh result, but cannot open.
>
> Is the access rights failed or something?

I doubt it has anything to do with access. If you don't see ordinary files 
in Windows Explorer, then they are not there.
The search function builds an index of files on your system, and from time 
to time it rebuilds it. The index lists files that are not there, and that's 
why you can't open them.  I don't know what happened to them. I suspect you 
had more problems than activation, and more than a restore could repair. 
That's why it's important to backup your files on a regular basis. Then you 
can recover from the backup. There are lots of free, automatic backup 
programs out there.

Good luck.

date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:52:43 -0500   author:   Wandering