What New Hell Is This?!?

Just installed RC1. I'm the only user on the entire system. Clean install.
I tried to import the Outlook pst file from the last (beta) release, oh, you
know, as instructed when backing up the pst file. I get the error that I
apparently don't have access to this file.

What new pseudo-Nazi Republican B.S. is this? I'm sorry, I'm at my wit's
end -- each subsequent release of this OS locks down "privliges" more and
more. I literally am not allowed to import my own email from my own account
on my own computer when I am the only one logged in. How the frell does this
make sense?

On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:33:01 -0700, tomorrows_man
<tomorrowsman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Just installed RC1. I'm the only user on the entire system. Clean install.
>I tried to import the Outlook pst file from the last (beta) release, oh, you
>know, as instructed when backing up the pst file. I get the error that I
>apparently don't have access to this file.
>
>What new pseudo-Nazi Republican B.S. is this? I'm sorry, I'm at my wit's
>end -- each subsequent release of this OS locks down "privliges" more and
>more. I literally am not allowed to import my own email from my own account
>on my own computer when I am the only one logged in. How the frell does this
>make sense?

Take control of you files, sir. This will fix your problem. Or turn
off UAC and Windows Defender.

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Donald L McDaniel
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Hi Tomorrow's Man,

It sounds to me like you have to grant yourself Full Control NTFS rights for
that file location. Let us know if that works.

M
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MDG, MCT
MCSA (2003), MCSA (2000), MCDST.
Certified Small Business Specialist
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"tomorrows_man" wrote:

> Just installed RC1. I'm the only user on the entire system. Clean install.
> I tried to import the Outlook pst file from the last (beta) release, oh, you
> know, as instructed when backing up the pst file. I get the error that I
> apparently don't have access to this file.
>
> What new pseudo-Nazi Republican B.S. is this? I'm sorry, I'm at my wit's
> end -- each subsequent release of this OS locks down "privliges" more and
> more. I literally am not allowed to import my own email from my own account
> on my own computer when I am the only one logged in. How the frell does this
> make sense?

This configuration will not default, even if there is only one account
created? Also, it is not obvious where to find the ability to grant a user
account Full Control NTFS Rights; I've been searching for 15 minutes, and
nothing comes up.

"Montreal MCT" wrote:

> Hi Tomorrow's Man,
>
> It sounds to me like you have to grant yourself Full Control NTFS rights for
> that file location. Let us know if that works.
>
> M
> --
> MDG, MCT
> MCSA (2003), MCSA (2000), MCDST.
> Certified Small Business Specialist
> Visit my blog at http://www.mitpro.ca/Blogs/tabid/59/...2/Default.aspx
>
>
> "tomorrows_man" wrote:
>

What version of office was the pst made with
Where is the file located your trying to import
You should not have to claim ownership really


"tomorrows_man" <tomorrowsman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:95993C78-FEEE-4743-9746-6CD49B13BA40@microsoft.com...

> Just installed RC1. I'm the only user on the entire system. Clean
> install.
> I tried to import the Outlook pst file from the last (beta) release, oh,
> you
> know, as instructed when backing up the pst file. I get the error that I
> apparently don't have access to this file.
>
> What new pseudo-Nazi Republican B.S. is this? I'm sorry, I'm at my wit's
> end -- each subsequent release of this OS locks down "privliges" more and
> more. I literally am not allowed to import my own email from my own
> account
> on my own computer when I am the only one logged in. How the frell does
> this
> make sense?

Hi Tomorrow,

1. No, that does not happen by default. You have to go in and assign it. I
had a helluva time with it in an earlier build!

2. Right-click on the file (or folder). Select the Security tab, click Edit.

Good luck!

M
--
MDG, MCT
MCSA (2003), MCSA (2000), MCDST.
Certified Small Business Specialist
Visit my blog at http://www.mitpro.ca/Blogs/tabid/59/...2/Default.aspx


"tomorrows_man" wrote:

> This configuration will not default, even if there is only one account
> created? Also, it is not obvious where to find the ability to grant a user
> account Full Control NTFS Rights; I've been searching for 15 minutes, and
> nothing comes up.
>
> "Montreal MCT" wrote:
>

But the point is that it should not be this difficult to have full control of
your own computer. I now most of the people I've built systems for will not
be able to run this system. They have trouble understanding pop-up blocking
in their browser.

"Techno-Crat" wrote:

> What version of office was the pst made with
> Where is the file located your trying to import
> You should not have to claim ownership really
>
>
> "tomorrows_man" <tomorrowsman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:95993C78-FEEE-4743-9746-6CD49B13BA40@microsoft.com...

>

On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:08:01 -0700, JewelsH
<JewelsH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>But the point is that it should not be this difficult to have full control of
>your own computer. I now most of the people I've built systems for will not
>be able to run this system. They have trouble understanding pop-up blocking
>in their browser.

Well, they are just going to have to re-educate themselves.
The users asked for a more secure OS, and Microsoft is trying to
accomodate them.

Make up your minds what you want.
Then learn about security on Vista.

>
>"Techno-Crat" wrote:
>

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Donald L McDaniel
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Hey,, I'm perfectly willing to learn about Vista. That's why I downloaded
and installed it and why I'm searching every Vista forum that I can find.

The average user doesn't have a clue how to do anything but click on an icon
that they've had set up for them by someone else. And you can try to show
them how to do things and point them in the direction to look for info but
they don't follow through. Then they call and say that they have a problem.

I'm even amazed at some of the people who post to these forums who have dl
and installed Vista. They don't have a clue of what they are getting into.

"Donald L McDaniel" wrote:

> On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:08:01 -0700, JewelsH
> <JewelsH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>

>
> Well, they are just going to have to re-educate themselves.
> The users asked for a more secure OS, and Microsoft is trying to
> accomodate them.
>
> Make up your minds what you want.
> Then learn about security on Vista.
>

>
> ==
>
> Donald L McDaniel
> Please reply to the original thread,
> so that it may not become broken.
> ================================================== =
>

"JewelsH" <JewelsH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6EB8ABA3-45D0-4482-B76B-B1F8EFC21725@microsoft.com...

> But the point is that it should not be this difficult to have full control
> of
> your own computer.

It isn't normally. I've done a clean install of Windows Vista and restored
my outlook PST file data without any of this trouble at all. Worked just as
well as it has done in other versions of Office and Windows.

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