permissions

There are a lot of threads on files or directories with access or deletion troubles, but this problem seems a little different, because apparently even the machine Administrator doesn't have Read permission on this file. In Windows 8.1, I created this .avi file and something went wrong when...

Dear All, Thanks in advance. i need to give rights for install and un-install any software, but they should not able to change the IP address. suggest me some users permissions to resolve the issues. Had checked with but working out. 1. Power users 2. Users.

I am trying to download something to my computer. However, it will not download. I have tried every browser and it will still not download. Instead, I am getting this: Cannot save due to insufficient permissions. Please save to another location. I tried doing that. It didn't work. I am...

I am trying to download uNETbootIN but I need an admin password but I am only a standard user.

My computer(A) can drill into computers B and C. B and C can drill into each other. B and C cannot drill into A. As far as I can tell we all have the same buttons clicked on the file sharing settings.

I have been using OneDrive for business. After upgrading to Office 2016 I can no longer sync the files on my laptop. I can on two machines with Win 7. I have tried restarting OneDrive for Business from Start but the issue is that I get the error that we can't connect to the specified Sharepoint...

this machine just has 1 user - me. in user settings, i'm listed as administrator of course. yet i'm still always bombarded with "administrator privilege" prompts, and currently............ i'm trying to untick "fast startup" under power settings. it's greyed out, as if i don't have...

After upgrading to Win 10, I've found I can't install anything, play any games, save anything, or use any program that creates, modifies, or deletes other files (even as part of the same folder). Unless I right click, and run as admin. I'm beyond frustrated and Linux sounds extremely tempting...

Hello to everyone! Recently my computer started showing this window everytime i try to open a programm (office, adobe, etc). I tried to open them through installation file but the same window is always poping-up "internet security settings prevents one or more files from opening". It drives...

I need help figuring out how to remove individual users from network discovery. On network devices when accessing network media the options to access media on the network devices displays as ComputerName:Username1, ComputerName:Username2, ComputerName:Username3, etc... Only the main user is the...

Hello all, First off I'd like to thank anyone who helps me with this in advance. I recently built a dedicated server system for my home to serve movie files, music, pics, things of that nature and we have a few kids in the household who like to click without thinking and delete things and I'm...

I am trying to download YTD Video Converter. However, I cannot download it because I get this instead. You don't have permission to modify files in this network location. Contact the administrator per permission to make these changes.

When I tried to install the Java Unlimited Strength Files... /Java/jdk1.7.0_79/lib/ (when dragging and dropping the files) it says that "Permission is denied". I made my account on Windows 7 owner of the files and that didn't work. Gave full access (or whatever you want to call it) to my...

I can't seem to change Windows Update settings in order to update my Windows 7 and later change to Windows 10, the Windows Update states that "Some settings are managed by your system administrator." But I am the only user on this computer that has the status of an Administrator.

This happened in Windows 7, as well. I have an external hard drive connected to my desktop computer that I want to share with all my devices (2 laptops, plus Android devices). I did the following steps to share it: 1. In File Explorer, I right-clicked on the drive and picked Share...

I bought an HP laptop for my daughter for the holidays. Once she started using it the computer was giving us issues, so we sent it back to HP for repairs. Turned out it had a bad power supply or something. Anyhow, I didn't have any issues with it until today when my daughter can't play her...

While trying to remove old windows files to free up space PC wants admin permission I click ok then as its calculating/gathering files PC wants system permission I click try again and wind up with the same response

Hi, there right now i am in the middle of server management. I am using server 2003 right now and I have two OU's in the server (student and staff) and i have created a group policy for both OU's for sharing files. I have created two folders(student and staff) which is shared for each one. The...

A shortcut is mapped to an FTP server, and shows up in W7 File Explorer. It works on occasion, but more often throws a paths/permissions error. When that occurs the site isn't available via a browser either. Have seen it do the same in W8.1 as well, but rarely. The SC has been deleted and...

I made a folder in my photos and wanted to make sure other users on the computer couldn't access it. I'm not the administrator by the way. So I changed the permissions so only I could access the folder but I accidentally took away my own permissions. Now I can access, delete, or do anything with...