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Access denied on various Win7 files

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Zootal

Flightless Bird
Pastor Dave <newsgroup-mail @ tampabay.rr.com> wrote in
news:3rd3m5d4p2bgt99abrphnj6jq9jfqf50ra@4ax.com:

> On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:08:55 -0600, Zootal
> <nospam@spam.zootal.nospam.com> spake thusly:
>
>
>>Pastor Dave <newsgroup-mail @ tampabay.rr.com> wrote in
>>news:rek0m5pm0e429kkt1e45vbpbnpv1aia9r2@4ax.com:
>>
>>> On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:41:05 -0600, Zootal
>>> <nospam@spam.zootal.nospam.com> spake thusly:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I boot to XP, which is located on my e: partition, and I navigate to
>>>>G: \Program Files\Windows Sidebar (Win7 is on my g: partition). I
>>>>attempt to rename sidebar.exe. I get "access denied". How can I get
>>>>access denied? I'm logged into XP as an administrator, and Win7 isn't
>>>>running. I can rename the directory the file is in. I can copy the
>>>>file. I do a diskcheck and it says nothing is wrong with the file.
>>>>
>>>>It's not just this one file. There seem to be many files that are part
>>>>of the Win7 install that I can't rename/delete, even though Win7 is
>>>>not even running and I am logged into admin.
>>>
>>> Have you tried, in Win7, to "take ownership" of the files?
>>>

>>
>> No - I solved the problem without actually taking the ownership
>> of the file.

>
> Great! :) Would you mind please sharing how you did it?
> I (and we, I'm sure) would very much appreciate it! :)
>



Well, the initial problem is Windows sidebar, on startup, will add itself
to the run section of the registry so that it automatically starts next
time you start Windows. There doesn't seem to be any way to stop it - you,
the user, the owner of the computer, are not given a choice (thank you
Microsoft for telling me what I want). I tried to delete the file, and
could not because I, the administrator, did not have sufficient privileges.

One of the more helpfull denizens here suggested I edit the file so that it
writes to a different place in the registry, thereby preventing the auto
startup. Rather then figure out how to get privileges to do so (which was
easy but I swear it wouldn't let me at the time lol), I simply copied the
file to sidebar1.exe. I own the copy, and it let me edit it and now I run
the edited copy at Windows startup. No more auto startup.
 
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chrisv

Flightless Bird
"Lord Vetinari" <ghod@att.net> wrote in message
news:hjsdqn$m65$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> "Pastor Dave" <newsgroup-mail @ tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:3rd3m5d4p2bgt99abrphnj6jq9jfqf50ra@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:08:55 -0600, Zootal
>> <nospam@spam.zootal.nospam.com> spake thusly:
>>
>>
>>>Pastor Dave <newsgroup-mail @ tampabay.rr.com> wrote in
>>>news:rek0m5pm0e429kkt1e45vbpbnpv1aia9r2@4ax.com:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:41:05 -0600, Zootal
>>>> <nospam@spam.zootal.nospam.com> spake thusly:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I boot to XP, which is located on my e: partition, and I navigate to
>>>>>G: \Program Files\Windows Sidebar (Win7 is on my g: partition). I
>>>>>attempt to rename sidebar.exe. I get "access denied". How can I get
>>>>>access denied? I'm logged into XP as an administrator, and Win7 isn't
>>>>>running. I can rename the directory the file is in. I can copy the
>>>>>file. I do a diskcheck and it says nothing is wrong with the file.
>>>>>
>>>>>It's not just this one file. There seem to be many files that are part
>>>>>of the Win7 install that I can't rename/delete, even though Win7 is
>>>>>not even running and I am logged into admin.
>>>>
>>>> Have you tried, in Win7, to "take ownership" of the files?
>>>>
>>>
>>> No - I solved the problem without actually taking the ownership
>>> of the file.

>>
>> Great! :) Would you mind please sharing how you did it?
>> I (and we, I'm sure) would very much appreciate it! :)
>>
>> --
>>
>> Pastor Dave
>>
>> The following is part of my auto-rotating
>> sig file and not part of the message body.
>>
>> "For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near,
>> a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen. And
>> the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall
>> be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and
>> they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations
>> shall be broken down." - Ezekiel 30:3-4 (prophecy about
>> Egypt, fulfilled in 480 B.C.)

>
> Check your religion at the door, Davey, this ng is about Win7....


His sig (and yours) can be anything he wants. Don't criticize.
 
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Lord Vetinari

Flightless Bird
"chrisv" <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:hjsk6j$988$1@tornado.tornevall.net...
> "Lord Vetinari" <ghod@att.net> wrote in message
> news:hjsdqn$m65$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> "Pastor Dave" <newsgroup-mail @ tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:3rd3m5d4p2bgt99abrphnj6jq9jfqf50ra@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:08:55 -0600, Zootal
>>> <nospam@spam.zootal.nospam.com> spake thusly:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Pastor Dave <newsgroup-mail @ tampabay.rr.com> wrote in
>>>>news:rek0m5pm0e429kkt1e45vbpbnpv1aia9r2@4ax.com:
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:41:05 -0600, Zootal
>>>>> <nospam@spam.zootal.nospam.com> spake thusly:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I boot to XP, which is located on my e: partition, and I navigate to
>>>>>>G: \Program Files\Windows Sidebar (Win7 is on my g: partition). I
>>>>>>attempt to rename sidebar.exe. I get "access denied". How can I get
>>>>>>access denied? I'm logged into XP as an administrator, and Win7 isn't
>>>>>>running. I can rename the directory the file is in. I can copy the
>>>>>>file. I do a diskcheck and it says nothing is wrong with the file.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It's not just this one file. There seem to be many files that are part
>>>>>>of the Win7 install that I can't rename/delete, even though Win7 is
>>>>>>not even running and I am logged into admin.
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you tried, in Win7, to "take ownership" of the files?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No - I solved the problem without actually taking the ownership
>>>> of the file.
>>>
>>> Great! :) Would you mind please sharing how you did it?
>>> I (and we, I'm sure) would very much appreciate it! :)
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Pastor Dave
>>>
>>> The following is part of my auto-rotating
>>> sig file and not part of the message body.
>>>
>>> "For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near,
>>> a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen. And
>>> the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall
>>> be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and
>>> they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations
>>> shall be broken down." - Ezekiel 30:3-4 (prophecy about
>>> Egypt, fulfilled in 480 B.C.)

>>
>> Check your religion at the door, Davey, this ng is about Win7....

>
> His sig (and yours) can be anything he wants. Don't criticize.


This ain't about YOU, dick. You really ought to learn what's said about
unsolicited advice. JFGI.

BTW, "Pastor" Davey is one of those nasty little xian trolls who afflict
alt.atheism....and I'll hound his sorry ass anytime I run across him.
 
G

Gordon

Flightless Bird
On 28/01/2010 18:05, chrisv wrote:
>


>
> His sig (and yours) can be anything he wants. Don't criticize.


No it shouldn't - way too long. RFC says FOUR lines max.
 
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