| Subject: Can't Save To Root Directory |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 6/26/2008 10:22:08 AM |
| From: "BoydM" [Email Address Protection] |
Windows Vista Ultimate single user system. Trying to edit and save a simple text file on the C drive root directory. I get message saying I "don't have permission to save in this location". All permissions look right. Help |
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| Subject: Re: Can't Save To Root Directory |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 6/26/2008 11:40:29 AM |
| From: "Gordon" [Email Address Protection] |
"BoydM" <rbmorris@ec.rr.com> wrote in message news:8416539D-090C-4AC1-B346-DD94940F124C@microsoft.com... > Windows Vista Ultimate single user system. > Trying to edit and save a simple text file on the C drive root directory. > I get message saying I "don't have permission to save in this location". > All permissions look right. > > Help AFAIK Vista just won't let you save to the root. Why do you want to? |
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| Subject: Re: Can't Save To Root Directory |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 6/26/2008 12:17:37 PM |
| From: "Michael Walraven" [Email Address Protection] |
The root directory is a protected area under Vista. Don't save there. Save to Documents for instance It IS possible to turn off protections for the root directory but it is not simple and will leave your system with less protection. Michael "BoydM" <rbmorris@ec.rr.com> wrote in message news:8416539D-090C-4AC1-B346-DD94940F124C@microsoft.com... > Windows Vista Ultimate single user system. > Trying to edit and save a simple text file on the C drive root directory. > I get message saying I "don't have permission to save in this location". > All permissions look right. > > Help |
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| Subject: Re: Can't Save To Root Directory |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 6/26/2008 1:11:28 PM |
| From: "BoydM" [Email Address Protection] |
Thanks for the info. Guess I'll have to change a 27 yr. old MSDOS habit of using the C drive root for an easy and quick storage for temporary text files. "Michael Walraven" <mexxwalraven@verizon.not> wrote in message news:5E10835F-E587-4B16-9C16-475F1BB29B85@microsoft.com... > The root directory is a protected area under Vista. Don't save there. Save > to Documents for instance > It IS possible to turn off protections for the root directory but it is > not simple and will leave your system with less protection. > > Michael > > "BoydM" <rbmorris@ec.rr.com> wrote in message > news:8416539D-090C-4AC1-B346-DD94940F124C@microsoft.com... >> Windows Vista Ultimate single user system. >> Trying to edit and save a simple text file on the C drive root directory. >> I get message saying I "don't have permission to save in this location". >> All permissions look right. >> >> Help > |
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| Subject: Re: Can't Save To Root Directory |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 7/2/2008 1:39:42 AM |
| From: "maldinilbx" [Email Address Protection] |
you can try to copy the text file to D drive and edit,then copy it to c drive root directory. "BoydM" <rbmorris@ec.rr.com> 写入消息 news:8416539D-090C-4AC1-B346-DD94940F124C@microsoft.com... > Windows Vista Ultimate single user system. > Trying to edit and save a simple text file on the C drive root directory. > I get message saying I "don't have permission to save in this location". > All permissions look right. > > Help |
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| Subject: Re: Can't Save To Root Directory |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 7/2/2008 6:19:45 PM |
| From: "NetLink_Blue" [Email Address Protection] |
"maldinilbx" <maldinilbx@gmail.com> wrote in message news:OKB4w8B3IHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > you can try to copy the text file to D drive and edit,then copy it to c > drive root directory. > "BoydM" <rbmorris@ec.rr.com> 写入消息 > news:8416539D-090C-4AC1-B346-DD94940F124C@microsoft.com... >> Windows Vista Ultimate single user system. >> Trying to edit and save a simple text file on the C drive root directory. >> I get message saying I "don't have permission to save in this location". >> All permissions look right. >> >> Help It's Vista's brain-dead UAC ( user account control ) that is "protecting" you. What a pathetic joke. This, and not being able to create text files ( notes/info ) in my OWN PROGRAM FOLDERS is what made me kick UAC off my system. What a relief! net-L |
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| Subject: Re: Can't Save To Root Directory |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 7/2/2008 11:35:36 PM |
| From: "Gordon" [Email Address Protection] |
"NetLink_Blue" <PcjTv@cooltoad.com> wrote in message news:O1bp2rK3IHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > > It's Vista's brain-dead UAC ( user account control ) that is "protecting" > you. What a pathetic joke. > > This, and not being able to create text files ( notes/info ) in my OWN > PROGRAM FOLDERS is what made me kick UAC off my system. What a relief! > Umm WHY would you WANT to create text files in PROGRAM folders? |
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| Subject: Re: Can't Save To Root Directory |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 7/3/2008 8:43:12 AM |
| From: "NetLink_Blue" [Email Address Protection] |
"Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message news:g4hrvp$hio$1@news.mixmin.net... > "NetLink_Blue" <PcjTv@cooltoad.com> wrote in message > news:O1bp2rK3IHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> >> It's Vista's brain-dead UAC ( user account control ) that is "protecting" >> you. What a pathetic joke. >> >> This, and not being able to create text files ( notes/info ) in my OWN >> PROGRAM FOLDERS is what made me kick UAC off my system. What a relief! >> > > Umm WHY would you WANT to create text files in PROGRAM folders? Program Authors do it ... ReadMe.txt ; I sometimes leave text files with the same goal in mind. To have notes/info that I consider important in a convenient place for that particular program. Net blue |
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