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Destination Folder Access Denied
I want to rename one of the folders I created in Computer Local Disk (C,
but when I go to rename it and press enter, I get a message saying "Destination Folder Access Denied...you need permission to perfom this action". I'm the administrator on the computer, seeing how it is my laptop. This doesn't happen for all the folders I have created though. Any way to play around with the security settings so I can rename my own folder? |
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Destination Folder Access Denied
Yes. You need modify permissions on the folder itself. See the directions I
just posted in the "Folder gives me no permissions???" thread. It is not exactly like your problem, but you can modify those steps to do what you need. "Sumit Ghai" wrote: I want to rename one of the folders I created in Computer Local Disk (C, but when I go to rename it and press enter, I get a message saying "Destination Folder Access Denied...you need permission to perfom this action". I'm the administrator on the computer, seeing how it is my laptop. This doesn't happen for all the folders I have created though. Any way to play around with the security settings so I can rename my own folder? |
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Destination Folder Access Denied
Unfortunately, that didn't work. I went through all the steps, and nothing.
I do have to point out that where you said to click on "Edit" the first time around, there was not shield on the button. Could that mean something? I have already disabled UAC. "Jesper" wrote: Yes. You need modify permissions on the folder itself. See the directions I just posted in the "Folder gives me no permissions???" thread. It is not exactly like your problem, but you can modify those steps to do what you need. "Sumit Ghai" wrote: I want to rename one of the folders I created in Computer Local Disk (C, but when I go to rename it and press enter, I get a message saying "Destination Folder Access Denied...you need permission to perfom this action". I'm the administrator on the computer, seeing how it is my laptop. This doesn't happen for all the folders I have created though. Any way to play around with the security settings so I can rename my own folder? |
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Destination Folder Access Denied
If you have already disabled UAC then you have (a) turned off much of the
security in the OS, and (b) would already have access if you are an admin. "Sumit Ghai" wrote: Unfortunately, that didn't work. I went through all the steps, and nothing. I do have to point out that where you said to click on "Edit" the first time around, there was not shield on the button. Could that mean something? I have already disabled UAC. "Jesper" wrote: Yes. You need modify permissions on the folder itself. See the directions I just posted in the "Folder gives me no permissions???" thread. It is not exactly like your problem, but you can modify those steps to do what you need. "Sumit Ghai" wrote: I want to rename one of the folders I created in Computer Local Disk (C, but when I go to rename it and press enter, I get a message saying "Destination Folder Access Denied...you need permission to perfom this action". I'm the administrator on the computer, seeing how it is my laptop. This doesn't happen for all the folders I have created though. Any way to play around with the security settings so I can rename my own folder? |
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Destination Folder Access Denied
That's what I would think, too. How do I check to make sure I actually am
the admin on my own computer? "Jesper" wrote: If you have already disabled UAC then you have (a) turned off much of the security in the OS, and (b) would already have access if you are an admin. "Sumit Ghai" wrote: Unfortunately, that didn't work. I went through all the steps, and nothing. I do have to point out that where you said to click on "Edit" the first time around, there was not shield on the button. Could that mean something? I have already disabled UAC. "Jesper" wrote: Yes. You need modify permissions on the folder itself. See the directions I just posted in the "Folder gives me no permissions???" thread. It is not exactly like your problem, but you can modify those steps to do what you need. "Sumit Ghai" wrote: I want to rename one of the folders I created in Computer Local Disk (C, but when I go to rename it and press enter, I get a message saying "Destination Folder Access Denied...you need permission to perfom this action". I'm the administrator on the computer, seeing how it is my laptop. This doesn't happen for all the folders I have created though. Any way to play around with the security settings so I can rename my own folder? |
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Destination Folder Access Denied
drop to a command line and run whoami /all /fo list
"Sumit Ghai" wrote: That's what I would think, too. How do I check to make sure I actually am the admin on my own computer? "Jesper" wrote: If you have already disabled UAC then you have (a) turned off much of the security in the OS, and (b) would already have access if you are an admin. "Sumit Ghai" wrote: Unfortunately, that didn't work. I went through all the steps, and nothing. I do have to point out that where you said to click on "Edit" the first time around, there was not shield on the button. Could that mean something? I have already disabled UAC. "Jesper" wrote: Yes. You need modify permissions on the folder itself. See the directions I just posted in the "Folder gives me no permissions???" thread. It is not exactly like your problem, but you can modify those steps to do what you need. "Sumit Ghai" wrote: I want to rename one of the folders I created in Computer Local Disk (C, but when I go to rename it and press enter, I get a message saying "Destination Folder Access Denied...you need permission to perfom this action". I'm the administrator on the computer, seeing how it is my laptop. This doesn't happen for all the folders I have created though. Any way to play around with the security settings so I can rename my own folder? |
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Destination Folder Access Denied
Under "User Information", it has "sumit-hp\sumit"....shouldn't that be
adminstrator? Does this mean I'm not logged in as admin? How do I change that? Sorry for asking these kinda stupid questions. On my old computer, I never bothered with user accounts and things like that. "Jesper" wrote: drop to a command line and run whoami /all /fo list "Sumit Ghai" wrote: That's what I would think, too. How do I check to make sure I actually am the admin on my own computer? "Jesper" wrote: If you have already disabled UAC then you have (a) turned off much of the security in the OS, and (b) would already have access if you are an admin. "Sumit Ghai" wrote: Unfortunately, that didn't work. I went through all the steps, and nothing. I do have to point out that where you said to click on "Edit" the first time around, there was not shield on the button. Could that mean something? I have already disabled UAC. "Jesper" wrote: Yes. You need modify permissions on the folder itself. See the directions I just posted in the "Folder gives me no permissions???" thread. It is not exactly like your problem, but you can modify those steps to do what you need. "Sumit Ghai" wrote: I want to rename one of the folders I created in Computer Local Disk (C, but when I go to rename it and press enter, I get a message saying "Destination Folder Access Denied...you need permission to perfom this action". I'm the administrator on the computer, seeing how it is my laptop. This doesn't happen for all the folders I have created though. Any way to play around with the security settings so I can rename my own folder? |
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Destination Folder Access Denied
Under "User Information", it has "sumit-hp\sumit"....shouldn't that be
adminstrator? Does this mean I'm not logged in as admin? How do I change that? Sorry for asking these kinda stupid questions. On my old computer, I never bothered with user accounts and things like that. No, Administrator is the name of an account. You are an administrator, but not _the_ Administrator. The Administrator (not capitalization, BTW), is disabled. --- Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047... IN=0470101555 |
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Destination Folder Access Denied
That's strange then, because when I look at User Accounts under the Control
Panel, I'm listed as "Administrator". I'm just confused now. "Jesper" wrote: Under "User Information", it has "sumit-hp\sumit"....shouldn't that be adminstrator? Does this mean I'm not logged in as admin? How do I change that? Sorry for asking these kinda stupid questions. On my old computer, I never bothered with user accounts and things like that. No, Administrator is the name of an account. You are an administrator, but not _the_ Administrator. The Administrator (not capitalization, BTW), is disabled. --- Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047... IN=0470101555 |
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Destination Folder Access Denied
You are AN administrator. That is what the control panel is telling you. You
are not THE Administrator. There can be several administrators, but there is an account called "Administrator," and a group called "Administrators". Anyone who is a member of the Administrators group is an administrator. The Administrator is a legacy account that still exists, but is no longer used. In most cases, it is disabled by default on Vista. "Sumit Ghai" wrote: That's strange then, because when I look at User Accounts under the Control Panel, I'm listed as "Administrator". I'm just confused now. "Jesper" wrote: Under "User Information", it has "sumit-hp\sumit"....shouldn't that be adminstrator? Does this mean I'm not logged in as admin? How do I change that? Sorry for asking these kinda stupid questions. On my old computer, I never bothered with user accounts and things like that. No, Administrator is the name of an account. You are an administrator, but not _the_ Administrator. The Administrator (not capitalization, BTW), is disabled. --- Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047... IN=0470101555 |
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