RE: Can't delete files.... constant permission popups!
- From: oscar <oscar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 15:26:04 -0700
Sometimes just one or two corrupted files in a large folder can prevent the
Administrator from taking Full Control of the entire folder and its contents,
thus negating the Parent Inheritance protocol that Vista UAC normally
follows.
Here’s some ideas to help gain control of your folders and files that are
giving you trouble:
1) turn off UAC and try to copy or move folders.
2) run DOS as administrator and try to copy or delete from DOS command line.
3) If your troubled folders or files are in a standard user account,
transfer those files or folders from Standard users account to Administrator
account and then try to take Full Control as the logged-in Administrator. You
might need to set up sharing permissions, also. Right click folder,
Properties to get to permissions and security settings.
4) Google or Yahoo! for 3rd party software that will help you to gain Full
Control of a folder or file.
5) Exhaust all options by setting parameters in Properties > Security or
Properties > Sharing.
Sometimes Vista’s UAC gets confused and won’t allow the current
Administrator to have Full Control on certain files/folders. Depending on the
origin of the folders and files or how Vista’s built-in administrators are
protecting those files or folders, each problem of gaining permissions and
Full Control seems to call for a different “workaround.”
Last words: there really is no way of gettng around the fact that if a user
wants to master the full potential of Vista, such as UAC, that user will have
to purchase a thick book and take some time to learn Vista. In the long run,
it will be more productive and less frustrating for the Vista user.
Best of luck…
--
oscar :)
....Right click is your very good friend...
"news.microsoft.com" wrote:
I posted this on several Vista groups in desperation. I can't get control.
of my own computer although I'm the only user. I can't understand the
complicated directions given to OWN my own PC so I can delete unwanted files
downloaded to it in error from a backup external drive.
I'm the admin and only user on my Vista comp and can't delete old files I no
longer want. How do I delete these unwanted files and why don't I have
complete control over my own PC? How do I disable all these unwanted
"safety" features in control of my PC? I have no password and there is one
account - mine.
How do I get rid of the annoying popup windows asking for permission to do
almost everything? It's becoming torture using this Vista machine but I'm
stuck with Vista until the warranty runs out.
PLEASE!!!!!!!!! How the hell do I get control away from Windows/MS and OWN
my own machine?
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