Recent content by Wintings

Hmmm, a radical solution! I'll think about it. But thanks very much for your advice and help.

Yes, I am an administrator (and the only user) of my PC. I guess that's the heart of the problem! Although I am supposed to have full admin rights (as the "Properties/Security" screen cap attached to my original posting says I have) in practice there are some things I can't do - such as moving...

No, the exe file was on my desktop. But I've just now tried moving it to C:\ and I was denied permission to do this, with the message: "A required privilege is not held by the client ((1314)". How can I get round this?

I'm afraid that didn't make any difference. See attached.

Thanks for your prompt reply, Neemobeer. I'm afraid I need a bit more guidance from you. I've downloaded the AccessChk zip file and extracted it onto my desktop and run it. But I don't quite understand what to do next. If I open a command prompt window and type...

I am having this problem ("You do not have permission to save in this location") when trying to save Word documents to my desktop. As may be seen from the attached screen capture, I appear to have all the necessary permissions. What more do I need to do? I should add that if I right-click on...

Thanks a lot. Very helpful.

I upgraded from Windows 8.

I am a traditionalist and so run permanently in "desktop" mode because I don't like the look and feel of the new Windows 8. Ever since I installed Windows 8.1 a blank green Microsoft "Store" window pops up from time to time on my desktop. When I click on it, the green is replaced by a normal...