file permissions

Hi, I have a NAS (synology) and windows 7 computers. I can acces in share folder in my Filestation, all is fine. The BIG problem is : i can not execute .bat file on this share folder. It is a big problem. If i create a share folder on a Windows 7, .bat files work. On the Filestation : doesn't...

I am using Windows 7 Home Premium in a Toshiba NB305-N410BL Netbook. Sometimes when I try to save a file in certain program subfolders, I cannot do it. Instead I get a message box, "You don't have permission to save in this location. Contact the administrator to obtain permission. Save in My...

Hello , I am an Windows 7 Ultimate x64 user and I am using several programms that are experiencing this error with win 7 ( On my laptop where i have Win Xp sp3 this does not occour ) I would like to ask what is causing that even when i am logged in as admin and i even run the programm as admin...

Ok here is the problem. I am new to WIndows 7 and quite certain this will be a small fix. I have made an account on my Windows 7. Let's call it Tom. It is in the Administrators group. I have installed Photoshop CS2. After I played around with a file in Photoshop, I saved it in one of the...

I think I did something that caused access to appdata to be denied to installed applications. As an example: I use RoboForms to save passwords, etc.. Old info saved can be used, but when I try to save new info I get the "access denied" massage. It looks like everything is set to "read only"...

I can not believe that Microsoft has managed to mess this up again! I have never been so annoyed with an OS in my life! I did a clean install of windows to a brand new drive on my pc. I have about 7 other drives hooked up to this thing, that all worked fine when I was running XP. Install...

I running Windows 7 and OpenOffice. When I try to open a file I get the message 'The document is locked for editing by 'my name' (time & date). If I go to the properties of that file in Explorer and change it to not Read Only, I still get the same message. I can open a copy to edit, save it...

All of the sudden I cannot save any files in my hard disc! I tried to save games from NBA2K10 and PES2010 and Windows 7 say that cannot create file disk or something like that! I firstly encountered this problem while I was trying to save a game in NBA2K10 game but now the same happens for...

Hi, I just upgraded from x86 to x64 and all went rather well, but the files that were backuped from my desktop ended up unusable... I get a no permissions message everytime I try to use any files... I've tried to take ownership of the file, but to no avail... please help

What is file permisions and how do I do it? What is taking ownership of a file or folder and how do I do it? I have Windows 7 64 bit buikt by me.

There are picture files in my folders that I cannot see. I know they are in there because they show up in the OPEN windows of photo editing programs. The thumbnails in those OPEN windows have a little yellow "padlock" icon in the lower left corners. The files were created by me opening a...

Hi, I had again the problem with adding printers that I first posted Link Removed, as I already know the troubleshooting I fix it myself. Anyway it worries me that the problem had appear again. I do not know what cause the problem in the first place. One thing that had kept hanging in the air...

I bought a brand new laptop a week ago. It was loaded with windows 7 professional. When I switched on for the first time it didnt have any user account. So I have created an account for myself as administrator user account. Say 2 or 3 days back I have downloaded GTalk and other softwares and...

I can not turn off read-only on my music files which are on a detachable hard drive. Apple iTunes will not let me customize the titles, description, etc since the files are read-only. I remove the read-only in Windows Explorer, for both the directory or even the individual song, apply and exit...

I have an exe I wrote which works fine on 32 bit OSes. However my users who run 64 bit windows 7 tell me that it's only able to read files under the directory where the exe is installed. If they use the exe to read a file anywhere else on the file system is throws an error. I am assuming this...

Hi everyone! I have a problem that’s making me want to pull my hair out, sorry if there is already a topic on this as the search function on this site would not work (database error) and Google returned nothing specific. I recently got a new PC with Windows 7, which is turning out to be a bit...

Hello everyone, I recently switched from windows xp pro to windows 7. I need to replace some files in the windows/system32/drivers directory but windows wont let me (i get an access denied notification). I am already at the administrator account. Is there a way to be able to do this? Is there...

I have a very bizarre problem with a hidden folder. I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate x64. Here's what happened: In my web browser, I saved a jpg, and in the save file dialog box I created a new folder C:\windows\Backgrounds and saved the jpg there. When I went to look for the folder in explorer it...

Let me start by saying, that I do indeed love Windows 7. Even with less than 1gb of RAM, it performs MUCH better than Vista, and looks/feels very nice. Furthermore I've noted the stabilty seems even better than XP, HOWEVER: Recently I've ran into a problem of Video drivers. There is and will...

Hi, I have a bunch of files and folders that i want hidden from the other users on my computer. I have one of two admin accounts, the rest are limited. I have set the correct permissions settings (Changing from Allow to Deny ) in C:\Users Now, when a user makes a search from within the START...