Windows Folder Access

> Why am I unable to gain "access" to my C:\Windows folder? And by that I
> mean
> why am I not able to copy or move a file to that folder?
>
> I run UltraEdit32 and they provide users with a file to stick into the
> Windows folder that makes anything calling on Notepad to open UltraEdit32
> instead. Over many versions of Windows this has never been a
> problem.......until now. When I tried to copy the UltraEdit file over I
> was
> told I did not have access. I signed back on as Admin and was again told I
> did not have access. I dropped to DOS and tried to manually copy it over
> but
> again was refused.
>
> Can anyone tell me how I can ultimately gain control of my Windows folder?
>
> Thanks.
>
> David
>

> Hi David,
>
> Change permissions on the Windows folder. Users, even administrators, are
> locked out otherwise to prevent unwanted software from installing with
> elevated privileges.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "David Hankinson" <DavidHankinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:7C3CE97B-986E-4CE3-B0F7-AB454DEC51EA@microsoft.com...

> > Why am I unable to gain "access" to my C:\Windows folder? And by that I
> > mean
> > why am I not able to copy or move a file to that folder?
> >
> > I run UltraEdit32 and they provide users with a file to stick into the
> > Windows folder that makes anything calling on Notepad to open UltraEdit32
> > instead. Over many versions of Windows this has never been a
> > problem.......until now. When I tried to copy the UltraEdit file over I
> > was
> > told I did not have access. I signed back on as Admin and was again told I
> > did not have access. I dropped to DOS and tried to manually copy it over
> > but
> > again was refused.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how I can ultimately gain control of my Windows folder?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > David
> >

>
>

> Run UltraEdit 32 with Admin rights (not the same as logged in as an Admin).
>
> See if that works any better.
>
>
> Bill F.
>
>
> "David Hankinson" <DavidHankinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:7C3CE97B-986E-4CE3-B0F7-AB454DEC51EA@microsoft.com...

> > Why am I unable to gain "access" to my C:\Windows folder? And by that I
> > mean
> > why am I not able to copy or move a file to that folder?
> >
> > I run UltraEdit32 and they provide users with a file to stick into the
> > Windows folder that makes anything calling on Notepad to open UltraEdit32
> > instead. Over many versions of Windows this has never been a
> > problem.......until now. When I tried to copy the UltraEdit file over I
> > was
> > told I did not have access. I signed back on as Admin and was again told I
> > did not have access. I dropped to DOS and tried to manually copy it over
> > but
> > again was refused.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how I can ultimately gain control of my Windows folder?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > David
> >

>

> Why am I unable to gain "access" to my C:\Windows folder? And by that I
> mean
> why am I not able to copy or move a file to that folder?
>
> I run UltraEdit32 and they provide users with a file to stick into the
> Windows folder that makes anything calling on Notepad to open UltraEdit32
> instead. Over many versions of Windows this has never been a
> problem.......until now. When I tried to copy the UltraEdit file over I
> was
> told I did not have access. I signed back on as Admin and was again told I
> did not have access. I dropped to DOS and tried to manually copy it over
> but
> again was refused.
>
> Can anyone tell me how I can ultimately gain control of my Windows folder?
>
> Thanks.
>
> David
>

>I tried that, Rick, but the system won't let me change access permissions.
>I
> keep getting an error message every time I try saying "An error occurred
> while applying security information to C:\Windows. Access is denied.
>
> David
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>

>> Hi David,
>>
>> Change permissions on the Windows folder. Users, even administrators, are
>> locked out otherwise to prevent unwanted software from installing with
>> elevated privileges.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "David Hankinson" <DavidHankinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:7C3CE97B-986E-4CE3-B0F7-AB454DEC51EA@microsoft.com...

>> > Why am I unable to gain "access" to my C:\Windows folder? And by that I
>> > mean
>> > why am I not able to copy or move a file to that folder?
>> >
>> > I run UltraEdit32 and they provide users with a file to stick into the
>> > Windows folder that makes anything calling on Notepad to open
>> > UltraEdit32
>> > instead. Over many versions of Windows this has never been a
>> > problem.......until now. When I tried to copy the UltraEdit file over I
>> > was
>> > told I did not have access. I signed back on as Admin and was again
>> > told I
>> > did not have access. I dropped to DOS and tried to manually copy it
>> > over
>> > but
>> > again was refused.
>> >
>> > Can anyone tell me how I can ultimately gain control of my Windows
>> > folder?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > David
>> >

>>
>>

>I tried that, Rick, but the system won't let me change access permissions.
>I
> keep getting an error message every time I try saying "An error occurred
> while applying security information to C:\Windows. Access is denied.
>
> David
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>

>> Hi David,
>>
>> Change permissions on the Windows folder. Users, even administrators, are
>> locked out otherwise to prevent unwanted software from installing with
>> elevated privileges.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "David Hankinson" <DavidHankinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:7C3CE97B-986E-4CE3-B0F7-AB454DEC51EA@microsoft.com...

>> > Why am I unable to gain "access" to my C:\Windows folder? And by that I
>> > mean
>> > why am I not able to copy or move a file to that folder?
>> >
>> > I run UltraEdit32 and they provide users with a file to stick into the
>> > Windows folder that makes anything calling on Notepad to open
>> > UltraEdit32
>> > instead. Over many versions of Windows this has never been a
>> > problem.......until now. When I tried to copy the UltraEdit file over I
>> > was
>> > told I did not have access. I signed back on as Admin and was again
>> > told I
>> > did not have access. I dropped to DOS and tried to manually copy it
>> > over
>> > but
>> > again was refused.
>> >
>> > Can anyone tell me how I can ultimately gain control of my Windows
>> > folder?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > David
>> >

>>
>>

> Bugged... you should too...
>
> Lang
>
> "David Hankinson" <DavidHankinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:AE5B1BDA-7BCF-4B7C-A7E1-DB2BA054AF05@microsoft.com...

>>I tried that, Rick, but the system won't let me change access permissions.
>>I
>> keep getting an error message every time I try saying "An error occurred
>> while applying security information to C:\Windows. Access is denied.
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>>

>>> Hi David,
>>>
>>> Change permissions on the Windows folder. Users, even administrators,
>>> are
>>> locked out otherwise to prevent unwanted software from installing with
>>> elevated privileges.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>
>>> "David Hankinson" <DavidHankinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> message news:7C3CE97B-986E-4CE3-B0F7-AB454DEC51EA@microsoft.com...
>>> > Why am I unable to gain "access" to my C:\Windows folder? And by that
>>> > I
>>> > mean
>>> > why am I not able to copy or move a file to that folder?
>>> >
>>> > I run UltraEdit32 and they provide users with a file to stick into the
>>> > Windows folder that makes anything calling on Notepad to open
>>> > UltraEdit32
>>> > instead. Over many versions of Windows this has never been a
>>> > problem.......until now. When I tried to copy the UltraEdit file over
>>> > I
>>> > was
>>> > told I did not have access. I signed back on as Admin and was again
>>> > told I
>>> > did not have access. I dropped to DOS and tried to manually copy it
>>> > over
>>> > but
>>> > again was refused.
>>> >
>>> > Can anyone tell me how I can ultimately gain control of my Windows
>>> > folder?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks.
>>> >
>>> > David
>>> >
>>>
>>>

>

> David,
>
> Same thing here. Gotta bug it. I'm going to...
>
> Lang
>
> "David Hankinson" <DavidHankinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:7C3CE97B-986E-4CE3-B0F7-AB454DEC51EA@microsoft.com...

>> Why am I unable to gain "access" to my C:\Windows folder? And by that I
>> mean
>> why am I not able to copy or move a file to that folder?
>>
>> I run UltraEdit32 and they provide users with a file to stick into the
>> Windows folder that makes anything calling on Notepad to open UltraEdit32
>> instead. Over many versions of Windows this has never been a
>> problem.......until now. When I tried to copy the UltraEdit file over I
>> was
>> told I did not have access. I signed back on as Admin and was again told
>> I
>> did not have access. I dropped to DOS and tried to manually copy it over
>> but
>> again was refused.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me how I can ultimately gain control of my Windows
>> folder?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> David
>>

>