Re: Convert to NTFS changed program functions

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/12/04 

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 06:35:52 -0400

Hi Richard,

Many older programs have this type of problem in WinXP due to permissions.

Some Programs Do Not Work If You Log On from Limited Account [Q307091]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307091 

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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Richard" <no-one.here@nospam.uk> wrote in message 
news:ckg5gm$nc8$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
>I recently updated a Windows Me machine to XP and of course it inherited 
>the Windows Me programs and FAT32 disk structure.  After a few issues I was 
>able to get the programs and devices working correctly.
>
> Once the system was stable I then converted the disk to NTFS.
>
> Then several programs stopped working with limited accounts and give a 
> range of error conditions, one starts up and runs but refuses to shut down 
> as "An unknown file cannot be updated" another give a much more terse 
> "Error 72 file write error"".  Using the "Run as" clears the problems but 
> it is not a simple answer as one or two programs should run on startup. 
> It is not possible to trace the location of the files in question as no 
> file name is available to trace.
>
> Is there any easy way to restore the functions, (NOT go back to FAT32) 
> that have been lost with the NTFS conversion?
>
> Richard
>

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