Re: I can't get permission.... this doesn't do it.
"Valorie *~~" <ValMcl@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>>>>>> On 13 Oct 2010, "Valorie *~~" <ValMcl@invalid.invalid> wrote in
>>>>>> alt.windows7.general:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> From the site:
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>>>>>> I did not and do not recommend any site.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Use Windows help system. Or pay someone who can follow simple
>>>>>> directions to fix it for you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> * This does not stop the permission window from coming up when
>>>>>>> trying to delete unwanted files.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Since you don't describe the "permission window", all I can say is...
>>>>>> Yes it does.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It's a small window that says I need permission to continue whatever I
>>>>> want to do. When I click on continue it doesn't allow me to continue
>>>>> to delete or move my files. How else can it be described? This is a
>>>>> text NG so I can't add a JPG to show you. I'm surprised you don't
>>>>> know what that window looks like. If it's not called a permission
>>>>> window... what does MS call it?
>>>>
>>>> You can include the file path. That can make a huge difference.
>>>
>>> I didn't see a file path in the small pop-up window that asks for
>>> permission.
>>>
>>>> Anything short of 100% information is a crap shoot. You barely include
>>>> 50% in your first postings.
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>>> Sorry, I figured everyone who has W-7 would see that "permission" window
>>> as soon as they tried to install software, move or delete a file.
>>>
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>> Hi,
>> I understand how that can be a little confusing. All it's really trying
>> to tell you is you need to be an administrator or have administrator
>> permission for that particular action.
>
> I am the administrator but it doesn't seem to make a difference when I
> want to delete or move something. Sometimes I can drag a file to the
> desktop, then to the recycle bin.
>
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It's been a while since I installed Win 7, but when I did I set my machine
up with one account as "administrator"--it doesn't matter what you name it,
it is supposed to have administrator privileges--and continued to use Win 7
for a short while. This is how I had set up all previous versions of
Windows, even Vista, which all the guru's said should not be done due to
security and etc. The recommendation was to use the UAC, which I found
tiring and over-rated, but that's just me as I'm the only one using my
computer so I don't think I need it.
But, I ran into a problem with Win7, as I remember it was something similar
to what you are experiencing, and it has to do with permissions. I wish I
could give you more specifics, but it's been a while so I don't remember all
the details. Fortunately, I found a fix posted in a forum that will
sometimes work, which is a backdoor method of creating the administrator
account and a user account. As I remember the instructions it was not an
authorized MS fix, but was posted by a MS certified guru like Ken Blake so I
figured it was worth a shot. According to him, sometimes the setup I was
using will cause a problem and sometimes it won't, it is something inherent
and hidden is the innards of Win7. The fix sometimes won't work so the only
solution is to reinstall the OS, create the admin account and then the user
account so all the permissions will be correct. You may be able to find it
by searching this topic, that's how I found it. The failure in this
situation is that MS does not make it clear you have to install with an
admin account and a user account as they have increased the reliance on the
UAC.
Hopefully someone in this NG will be able to add to this or correct any
mistakes I've made.
HTH,
Dave