access rights

I am the only user on my computer and I am registered as a Microsoft user, yet I still have to grant admin access to run certain programs and edit certain files. How can I grant myself access to everything?

I've tried posting this question to the MS pro forums and a couple of other places with no luck, and am getting truly desperate. At this point, I'd be happy just to know if it's something wrong with the configuration, or if this is a fundamental Win7 problem. I recently started managing a...

I set up a LogonID giving it administrator rights and naming it "Admin" (I also have the built-in "Administrator" LogonID set up for use). When I try to install certain software using the "Admin" LogonID, I run into a few strange issues during the install ... but it seems to complete. When I...

Hi guys, I'm currently pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to set up different networks. whatever i try, all i seem to do is mess things up Link Removed due to 404 Error The situation is this, I currently have 2 different networks that i wish to connect my laptop to (at different...

I have 2 win7 computers networked through a modem, I was able to share a printer as well as some folders but when trying to share another folder I was told I did not have permision to view this folder, how can I get permission? Thanks, Bob

hi.. i'm in a great dilemma now.. i ignorantly locked a folder containing many subfolders n files amounting to 350 gb using the right-click/security tab/permission buttons.. now it seems every file n folder inside to be locked. i tried unlocking the main folder,n it worked but not the subsequent...

Fixes an issue in which the home folder is not mapped to a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when more than one user logs on to the computer. Link Removed

Hi In Windows7 SP1, I noticed that the ACLs of the root directory of a logical partition (D:) formatted NTFS are different from those of the root directory of the system partition (C:): C:\Windows\system32>icacls c:\ c:\ BUILTIN\Administrators:(F) BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)(IO)(F)...

I recently did a system cleanse using my anti virus software. i used it primarily to remove unneeded start up programs. in starting it up, my start menu has lost all programs, including folders like Accessories and Paint, Calculator, also my desktop was removed of all Shortcuts. to open a...

Every time I create a program with masm and use the CreateFile api it always fails unless I use read access rights. Even some downloaded programs file when they hit CreateFile on my computer. I can usually get around it by using xp compatibility mode and the CreateFile is redirected to...

This is driving me crazy. Whenever I try to remove 'read only' status from a file or folder, basically NOTHING HAPPENS. I click apply and it acts like it worked. But once I look at the properties for that same folder it's still READ ONLY. I need to edit metadata on multiple files for class...

Hi, I have been on the edge of chucking my computer out the window for hours, and the only support I get from colleagues in my masters program is "Get a mac!" Anyway, yesterday I was working on something in CodeBlocks and when I went to build my project, I got stuck in a loop of "this project...

I recently bought a new battery for a Dell Studio 1737. I was having an acpi error (Event 13) every minute but when i removed the battery and just used the laptop with ac the error dissapeared. I got the new battery. After i started using it, the Event Viewer did work for a short time. Then it...

I set up a Linux machine I want to use as a fileserver. I set up Samba I can see a folder I share that is on the same hard drive as the operating system (Ubuntu), from my Windows 7 machine, but I cannot write to it. I set read/right privledges in the Samba GUI. I want to eventually be able to...

On my new Windows 7 - 64 bit computer, occasionally the system would ask me if I wanted the Admin Privileges needed to perform some task I was trying, I'd say Yes, & life was good. But today I wanted to create a new folder in c/program files (x86)/turbotax, & the system said i could only create...

So I just reinstalled Windows 7 Professional edition and I have a odd suspicion that the computer is acting like I'm on the only user that is the administrator. For a few programs I was trying to reinstall, it didn't have the usual "allow/deny" message, but an actual message box to enter the...

everytime I have to reinstall w7 it makes "unknown contact" the owner of the folders/files on my other drive/partition, since I do a clean install onto C: If I take ownership it makes me the owner. How do I take back ownership as the administrator and not me. OK, I may have the idea, but how...

My problem is this: the administrator account on my computer is also the guest account, so it doesn't have all the priviliges it should, and because it's a guest account it cannot join a homegroup even if i log in with the administrator account, at the same time the other user accounts are not...

Dear All, I currently have a workgroup set up involving 4 computers with Windows 7. The network, prior to my modifications, worked very well, all of the computers were able to access each other's folders. The only problem with this set up, however, was that there was no permissions set; more...

Hi all, this is my first post on this forum, so forgive me if I mess anything up. I recently did a clean install of Windows 7 Professional (over Vista Ultimate). As I started to install a bunch of programs (using my account with Administrator access), the computer said I didn't have permission...