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Hi, i recently installed XP from windows 98. I have 3
accounts set up. All have the same programs on the
desktop. But my brother wants to customize his desktop
according to his needs. so when he deleted a shorcut from
his desktop, it also went from mine. why is this? and how
do you get around this problem?

regards

iqbal

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

Iqbal wrote:
> Hi, i recently installed XP from windows 98. I have 3
> accounts set up. All have the same programs on the
> desktop. But my brother wants to customize his desktop
> according to his needs. so when he deleted a shorcut from
> his desktop, it also went from mine. why is this? and how
> do you get around this problem?
>
> regards
>
> iqbal

If a desktop shortcut icon appears on every users desktop, it means that
this shortcut has been placed in the C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Desktop folder.

You need to have each user move or copy these shortcuts to their own
C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Desktop folder.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User