RE: Adminstrative Tools "Access Denied" Messages

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Neither System 32 Folder nor individual *.msc File Permissions are are an
issue. The same Access is Denied message appears regardless of whether Simple
File Permissions is checked in Folder Options or unchecked with
Administrators having Full Control on the Security tab.
--
Joe Davis


"Joe" wrote:

When I click on any Administrative Tool (e.g., Computer Management) or even
another MMC I've created, I get an Access Denied" dialog box. I can access
the mmc by selecting Author from the alternate-click menu or even using "Run
as" & accepting the current user credentials. Here are the details:
System: WXP Professional SP3 & NIS 2008
Worked Correctly: yesterday morning.
Possible Cause: Yesterday I loaded a friend's camera memory card into my HP
All-in-One card slot. I copied her photos to my Desktop & then to her Flash
Drive. NIS 2009 Auto Protect kicked in, catching five viruii & trojans on
both the card & flash drive (including W32Silly). I then ran the scanner &
found one more virus on her flash drive. NIS reported that it resolved all
problems.
When Current Problem Noticed: This morning I attempted to open the Microsoft
Management Console & received the error.
What I've Done: Changed MMC mode to Author (from User-Full), ran Microsoft
Problem Scanner (no viruii or spyware, but fixed a few Registry errors), run
full NAV scan, & examined Local Computer Policy (had to run as Author) to
look for changed Administrative policies (particularly associated with
snap-in restrictions & MMC priviledges); none were apparent. I also tried to
examine System32 access priviledges, but discovered that I have no options
since it's a system folder.
If anyone has any ideas that can help me resolve this pest, please help.
--
Joe Davis
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