Guest Johnny Fosse Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 "Kathy" <kmodahl@shaw.ca> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> >Is there anyway to be able to access everything on my computer? I am >running as admin., but I can't access a lot of things. > >Thanks >Kathy </span> Is there anything I can take for my pain doc? It hurts in a lotta places. Quote
Guest t-4-2 Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 In most cases, you can access to files/programs by Right click on the item, click Run As Administrator. t-4-2 "Kathy" <kmodahl@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:CE64D744-D42F-45EE-B31A-0AFE1CF26DA9@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > Is there anyway to be able to access everything on my computer? I am > running as admin., but I can't access a lot of things. > > Thanks > Kathy </span> Quote
Guest Kathy Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 Is there anyway to be able to access everything on my computer? I am running as admin., but I can't access a lot of things. Thanks Kathy Quote
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 Kathy wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Is there anyway to be able to access everything on my computer? I am > running as admin., but I can't access a lot of things. > > Thanks > Kathy</span> I'm sorry, but could you possibly be a bit more specific? What, specifically, can you not access? No one can help if you don't provide at least a modicum of pertinent information. Help us help you: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot Quote
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 Kathy wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Sorry. It is things like doc.and settings, </span> In Vista, "Documents and Settings" really isn't a folder. It's what's called a "junction point" that's used only to redirect legacy (those designed before Vista) applications to the equivalent Vista locations. Think of it as a "virtual" folder; it's not real. It cannot be accessed. <span style="color:blue"> > under users there are some. </span> Again, you'll have to be specific. <span style="color:blue"> > What I would like to know id there anyway to be able to access everything?</span> Certainly, but without knowing the specifics, it's not possible to provide an answer. <span style="color:blue"> > I find it very irritating that on my own computer I can't access things, > or if I am able to change permissions etc. it takes forever. I wqould > like to just access everything like I could in XP. > </span> Again, you can. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot Quote
Guest Kathy Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 Sorry. It is things like doc.and settings, under users there are some. What I would like to know id there anyway to be able to access everything? I find it very irritating that on my own computer I can't access things, or if I am able to change permissions etc. it takes forever. I wqould like to just access everything like I could in XP. Kathy "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message news:u%23tGVlbgJHA.4408@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Kathy wrote:<span style="color:green"> >> Is there anyway to be able to access everything on my computer? I am >> running as admin., but I can't access a lot of things. >> >> Thanks >> Kathy</span> > > > I'm sorry, but could you possibly be a bit more specific? What, > specifically, can you not access? > > No one can help if you don't provide at least a modicum of pertinent > information. > > Help us help you: > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > -- > > Bruce Chambers > > Help us help you: > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 > > They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin > > Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand > Russell > > The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has > killed a great many philosophers. > ~ Denis Diderot </span> Quote
Guest Gordon Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message news:ur$G3dcgJHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> ><span style="color:green"> >> under users there are some.</span> > > Again, you'll have to be specific. ></span> There are at least two if not more, junction points in each Users account....I bet that's what the OP is talking about. -- Asking a question? Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about, your OS, Service Pack level and the FULL contents of any error message(s) Quote
Guest SuperXero Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 Kathy I have written an article in the past on how to unlock the vista administrator account. Even if your account is an administrator account it does not have full privlages. Here is the article on how to enable to hidden administrator account. 'hackingmanual.net/unlock-secret-administrator-account-in-vista/' (http://hackingmanual.net/unlock-secret-adm...count-in-vista/) SuperXero -- SuperXero Quote
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:38:03 -0800, "Kathy" <kmodahl@shaw.ca> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Is there anyway to be able to access everything on my computer? I am > running as admin., but I can't access a lot of things.</span> Please be very specific about what it is that you can't access, but want to. Also please explain why you want to access these things and what you plan on doing with them. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup Quote
Guest Jack the Ripper Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 Kathy wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Is there anyway to be able to access everything on my computer? I am > running as admin., but I can't access a lot of things. > > Thanks > Kathy</span> Like what? Quote
Guest Frank Holman Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 Jack the Ripper <Jack@Ripper.com> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> >Kathy wrote:<span style="color:green"> >> Is there anyway to be able to access everything on my computer? I am >> running as admin., but I can't access a lot of things. >> >> Thanks >> Kathy</span> > >Like what?</span> She keeps saying "things" and "everything". I think she's a blonde ;-) Quote
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 Gordon wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message > news:ur$G3dcgJHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green"> >><span style="color:darkred"> >>> under users there are some.</span> >> >> Again, you'll have to be specific. >></span> > > > There are at least two if not more, junction points in each Users > account....I bet that's what the OP is talking about. > </span> You're probably correct, but we won't know if she doesn't respond. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot Quote
Guest FromTheRafters Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 "Kathy" <kmodahl@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:05101A2D-EFB5-4F73-A6EA-E96277FCD548@microsoft.com... [...] <span style="color:blue"> > I find it very irritating that on my own computer I can't access things, > or if I am able to change permissions etc. it takes forever. I wqould > like to just access everything like I could in XP.</span> So, you ran all the time in XP as administrator probably. Don't feel bad, you weren't the only one by far. In fact it is because of the ease of doing this in XP that they created Vista's default 'Protected Admin' account (and hid the real one). Yes, it is possible to run Vista with as poor an eye toward security as was done with XP. You can disable User Account Control You can disable Mandatory Integrity Control You can activate, unhide, and use the real Administrator account (which is supposed to be immune to UAC I believe) ....none of the above are recommended. What is recommended is to work within the constraints of Vista's security scheme. Quote
Guest JerryM Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 Another look at the system including other drives is to right click CMD.EXE and select run as administrator. This will take you to the ROOT directory where you can see all the files and directories on the drives. Jerry "Kathy" <kmodahl@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:CE64D744-D42F-45EE-B31A-0AFE1CF26DA9@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > Is there anyway to be able to access everything on my computer? I am > running as admin., but I can't access a lot of things. > > Thanks > Kathy </span> Quote
Guest JerryM Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 Be sure to type CD\ and hit enter to put you in C: drive "Kathy" <kmodahl@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:CE64D744-D42F-45EE-B31A-0AFE1CF26DA9@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > Is there anyway to be able to access everything on my computer? I am > running as admin., but I can't access a lot of things. > > Thanks > Kathy </span> Quote
Guest spamme0 Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 Frank Holman wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Jack the Ripper <Jack@Ripper.com> wrote: > <span style="color:green"> >> Kathy wrote:<span style="color:darkred"> >>> Is there anyway to be able to access everything on my computer? I am >>> running as admin., but I can't access a lot of things. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Kathy</span> >> Like what?</span> > > She keeps saying "things" and "everything". > > I think she's a blonde ;-)</span> Well, I'm definitely NOT a blonde...and I have the same issues. I want access to EVERYTHING. What's so hard to understand about that? EVERYTHING!!! If there's something I can't access, that's what I want access to. I don't want anybody telling me I can't do something...ever. You're allowed to enable as much security as you find helpful. I should be allowed to enable as little security as I find helpful... that being NONE!!! You want an example? I want to delete a gigabyte of restore points before I image the partition. I've had so much hassle with this, that I can't remember exactly, but as I recall, I was unable to copy a license file into a subdirectory of "program files". I couldn't delete a bunch of stuff in "documents and settings". Depending on how a directory got created, I may or may not be able to access it directly of have it indirectly accessed by a program. Changing the permissions on a file doesn't seem to help, but changing the permissions on the parent directory and it's contents seems to work...maybe...I'm very confused. I don't want to hear about why I shouldn't do it. You have your reasons to do whatever you want. I have MY reasons to do whatever I want...and I WANT ACCESS TO MY COMPUTER!!!!! I don't want to justify it to you or anyone else. I want to know HOW to do it. Over the last few months, I have been able to open up permissions and get access to most stuff, but I couldn't tell you how I did it...just played with settings until it worked. While I'm on a RANT!!! I also want the converse. I DON'T WANT WINDOWS DOING STUFF THAT I DIDN'T ASK FOR. I don't want anything automatically updating. I especially don't want anything updating after I unchecked the "update automatically" check box. There's some interesting stuff posted about how loosely M$ interprets your grant of permission to invade your computer. I don't want any program accessing the web for any reason except Firefox and Thunderbird. I don't want anything to happen when I insert a CD. I don't want my music indexed, I don't want my files indexed, I don't want ANYTHING to happen automatically. Gimme a check box or three to enable stuff if I want it. There is no reason for media player to run at all. WMPlayer accessing the web for any reason is unacceptable. Before you tell me I can disable autoplay, let me say that it doesn't work for me. When I plug in a flash drive, wmplayer.exe starts running. It prevents safely removing some, but not every flash drive. And it ties up my CD drive so I can't burn a CD without starting task manager and killing wmplayer.exe. There's no excuse for that. I don't want wmplayer.exe to run EVER. If you delete the file, and the prefetched copy and the restore points...wmplayer.exe still comes back. GRRRRR!!!. I gotta go take a blood pressure pill...maybe two!!! Hang in there, Kathy...you're not alone. Don't take their dismissive tone personally. They get that way from dealing with the likes of me. Quote
Guest Gordon Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 "spamme0" <spamme9@gmail.com> wrote in message news:gltu4f$bid$1@news.motzarella.org...<span style="color:blue"> > I couldn't delete a bunch of stuff in "documents and settings". ></span> <sigh. that's because "Documents and Settings" is a JUNCTION POINT, a SYMBOLIC LINK. It doesn't contain anything. It points to the Vista equivalent so that legacy XP apps will work. I suggest you get to know how Vista works, rather than ranting on about how it's not like XP.... -- Asking a question? Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about, your OS, Service Pack level and the FULL contents of any error message(s) Quote
Guest spamme0 Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 Gordon wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > "spamme0" <spamme9@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:gltu4f$bid$1@news.motzarella.org...<span style="color:green"> >> I couldn't delete a bunch of stuff in "documents and settings". >></span> > > > <sigh. that's because "Documents and Settings" is a JUNCTION POINT, a > SYMBOLIC LINK. It doesn't contain anything. It points to the Vista > equivalent so that legacy XP apps will work. > I suggest you get to know how Vista works, rather than ranting on about > how it's not like XP.... > </span> Sigh all you want. I can tell you that with stock Vista, I couldn't do much in documents and settings. After messing around with it for a long time, I now have full access to the whole tree. Doesn't seem to matter which are links and which are real files/directories...that part just works like I expect it to. I'm sure there are many valid reasons for locking down a system so Joe the data-entry guy can't mess up the system. Just gimme a way to work around all that for MY system. I can live with a (very) limited amount of "are you sure you wanna do that?" I won't tolerate "NO!". Quote
Guest Dave Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 You're the type of person that MS is trying to protect the rest of us from.... -- Windows 7 beta http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview http://download.live.com/wlmail "spamme0" <spamme9@gmail.com> wrote in message news:gltu4f$bid$1@news.motzarella.org...<span style="color:blue"> > Frank Holman wrote:<span style="color:green"> >> Jack the Ripper <Jack@Ripper.com> wrote: >><span style="color:darkred"> >>> Kathy wrote: >>>> Is there anyway to be able to access everything on my computer? I am >>>> running as admin., but I can't access a lot of things. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Kathy >>> Like what?</span> >> >> She keeps saying "things" and "everything". >> >> I think she's a blonde ;-)</span> > > Well, I'm definitely NOT a blonde...and I have the same issues. > I want access to EVERYTHING. What's so hard to understand about that? > EVERYTHING!!! If there's something I can't access, that's what I want > access to. > > I don't want anybody telling me I can't do something...ever. > You're allowed to enable as much security as you find helpful. > I should be allowed to enable as little security as I find helpful... > that being NONE!!! > > You want an example? I want to delete a gigabyte of restore points before > I image the partition. > I've had so much hassle with this, that I can't remember exactly, but > as I recall, I was unable to copy a license file into > a subdirectory of "program files". > I couldn't delete a bunch of stuff in "documents and settings". > > Depending on how a directory got created, I may or may not be able > to access it directly of have it indirectly accessed by a program. > Changing the permissions on a file doesn't seem to help, but changing > the permissions on the parent directory and it's contents seems to > work...maybe...I'm very confused. > > I don't want to hear about why I shouldn't do it. You have your reasons > to do whatever you want. I have MY reasons to do whatever I want...and > I WANT ACCESS TO MY COMPUTER!!!!! I don't want to justify it to you > or anyone else. I want to know HOW to do it. > > Over the last few months, I have been able to open up permissions and get > access to most stuff, but I couldn't tell you how I did it...just played > with settings until it worked. > > While I'm on a RANT!!! I also want the converse. I DON'T WANT > WINDOWS DOING STUFF THAT I DIDN'T ASK FOR. > I don't want anything automatically updating. > I especially don't want anything updating after I unchecked the > "update automatically" check box. There's some interesting stuff posted > about how loosely M$ interprets your grant of permission to invade your > computer. > I don't want any program accessing > the web for any reason except Firefox and Thunderbird. > I don't want anything to happen when I insert a CD. I don't want my > music indexed, I don't want my files indexed, I don't want ANYTHING > to happen automatically. Gimme a check box or three to enable stuff if I > want it. > There is no reason for media player to run at all. WMPlayer accessing > the web for any reason is unacceptable. > > Before you tell me I can disable autoplay, let me say that it doesn't work > for me. When I plug in a flash drive, wmplayer.exe starts running. > It prevents safely removing some, but not every flash drive. And it > ties up my CD drive so I can't burn a CD without starting task manager > and killing wmplayer.exe. There's no excuse for that. I don't want > wmplayer.exe to run EVER. If you delete the file, and the prefetched copy > and the restore points...wmplayer.exe still comes back. GRRRRR!!!. > > > I gotta go take a blood pressure pill...maybe two!!! > Hang in there, Kathy...you're not alone. Don't take their > dismissive tone personally. They get that way from dealing with the likes > of me. </span> Quote
Guest Dave Warren Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 In message <gluqfo$83r$1@news.motzarella.org> spamme0 <spamme9@gmail.com> was claimed to have wrote: <span style="color:blue"> >Gordon wrote:<span style="color:green"> >> "spamme0" <spamme9@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:gltu4f$bid$1@news.motzarella.org...<span style="color:darkred"> >>> I couldn't delete a bunch of stuff in "documents and settings". >>></span> >> >> >> <sigh. that's because "Documents and Settings" is a JUNCTION POINT, a >> SYMBOLIC LINK. It doesn't contain anything. It points to the Vista >> equivalent so that legacy XP apps will work. >> I suggest you get to know how Vista works, rather than ranting on about >> how it's not like XP.... >> </span> > >Sigh all you want. I can tell you that with stock Vista, I couldn't do >much in documents and settings.</span> That's because "Documents and Settings" doesn't exist anymore, it's just a junction pointing to the new paths. <span style="color:blue"> >After messing around with it for a long time, I now have full access to >the whole tree. Doesn't seem to matter which are links and which are real >files/directories...that part just works like I expect it to. > >I'm sure there are many valid reasons for locking down a system >so Joe the data-entry guy can't mess up the system. Just gimme >a way to work around all that for MY system. >I can live with a (very) limited amount of "are you sure you wanna do that?" >I won't tolerate "NO!".</span> There is never a no, but rather, it's a case of "if you don't know how to get around it, you probably shouldn't be touching it" Quote
Guest Mike Torello Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 "Dave" <Dave@beepbeepbeepbeep.com> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> >You're the type of person that MS is trying to protect the rest of us >from....</span> No. MS is trying to protect the user from him(her)self. I don't need a nanny. Quote
Guest Kathy Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 No I am NOT BLONDE and I take great offence to that comment. I have 2 very smart blonde daughters. Can you tell me whyy I have directories that don't exist and folder I can't access? If I want to access a folder on computer why can't I? All I want to know is a way to access my computer???? Why do you guys have a problem with that? Why do any of the folders have to be hard to access? If I choose to access something and mess up my computer, why can't I? Kathy "JerryM" <jerrym526@msn.org> wrote in message news:ugkE1togJHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Be sure to type CD and hit enter to put you in C: drive > > "Kathy" <kmodahl@shaw.ca> wrote in message > news:CE64D744-D42F-45EE-B31A-0AFE1CF26DA9@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green"> >> Is there anyway to be able to access everything on my computer? I am >> running as admin., but I can't access a lot of things. >> >> Thanks >> Kathy</span> > </span> Quote
Guest Kathy Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!! Like you said I want to access everything. It is my computer and I don't want anyone telling me I can't access things. I too have been able to access some things and don't know I did it. Once again thanks Kathy "spamme0" <spamme9@gmail.com> wrote in message news:gltu4f$bid$1@news.motzarella.org...<span style="color:blue"> > Frank Holman wrote:<span style="color:green"> >> Jack the Ripper <Jack@Ripper.com> wrote: >><span style="color:darkred"> >>> Kathy wrote: >>>> Is there anyway to be able to access everything on my computer? I am >>>> running as admin., but I can't access a lot of things. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Kathy >>> Like what?</span> >> >> She keeps saying "things" and "everything". >> >> I think she's a blonde ;-)</span> > > Well, I'm definitely NOT a blonde...and I have the same issues. > I want access to EVERYTHING. What's so hard to understand about that? > EVERYTHING!!! If there's something I can't access, that's what I want > access to. > > I don't want anybody telling me I can't do something...ever. > You're allowed to enable as much security as you find helpful. > I should be allowed to enable as little security as I find helpful... > that being NONE!!! > > You want an example? I want to delete a gigabyte of restore points before > I image the partition. > I've had so much hassle with this, that I can't remember exactly, but > as I recall, I was unable to copy a license file into > a subdirectory of "program files". > I couldn't delete a bunch of stuff in "documents and settings". > > Depending on how a directory got created, I may or may not be able > to access it directly of have it indirectly accessed by a program. > Changing the permissions on a file doesn't seem to help, but changing > the permissions on the parent directory and it's contents seems to > work...maybe...I'm very confused. > > I don't want to hear about why I shouldn't do it. You have your reasons > to do whatever you want. I have MY reasons to do whatever I want...and > I WANT ACCESS TO MY COMPUTER!!!!! I don't want to justify it to you > or anyone else. I want to know HOW to do it. > > Over the last few months, I have been able to open up permissions and get > access to most stuff, but I couldn't tell you how I did it...just played > with settings until it worked. > > While I'm on a RANT!!! I also want the converse. I DON'T WANT > WINDOWS DOING STUFF THAT I DIDN'T ASK FOR. > I don't want anything automatically updating. > I especially don't want anything updating after I unchecked the > "update automatically" check box. There's some interesting stuff posted > about how loosely M$ interprets your grant of permission to invade your > computer. > I don't want any program accessing > the web for any reason except Firefox and Thunderbird. > I don't want anything to happen when I insert a CD. I don't want my > music indexed, I don't want my files indexed, I don't want ANYTHING > to happen automatically. Gimme a check box or three to enable stuff if I > want it. > There is no reason for media player to run at all. WMPlayer accessing > the web for any reason is unacceptable. > > Before you tell me I can disable autoplay, let me say that it doesn't work > for me. When I plug in a flash drive, wmplayer.exe starts running. > It prevents safely removing some, but not every flash drive. And it > ties up my CD drive so I can't burn a CD without starting task manager > and killing wmplayer.exe. There's no excuse for that. I don't want > wmplayer.exe to run EVER. If you delete the file, and the prefetched copy > and the restore points...wmplayer.exe still comes back. GRRRRR!!!. > > > I gotta go take a blood pressure pill...maybe two!!! > Hang in there, Kathy...you're not alone. Don't take their > dismissive tone personally. They get that way from dealing with the likes > of me. </span> Quote
Guest Gordon Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 "Kathy" <kmodahl@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:5F2107EB-C529-4E10-B425-B1E486F7D866@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > No I am NOT BLONDE and I take great offence to that comment. I have 2 > very smart blonde daughters. Can you tell me whyy I have directories that > don't exist and folder I can't access?</span> Because, if you bother to listen, they are NOT FOLDERS. They are JUNCTION POINTS. read this: Windows Vista Junction Points: http://www.svrops.com/svrops/articles/jpoints.htm -- Asking a question? Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about, your OS, Service Pack level and the FULL contents of any error message(s) Quote
Guest FromTheRafters Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 style_emoticons/D "Dave" <Dave@beepbeepbeepbeep.com> wrote in message news:%23qQaG$ugJHA.956@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > You're the type of person that MS is trying to protect the rest of us > from.... > > > -- > Windows 7 beta > http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview > http://download.live.com/wlmail > > > "spamme0" <spamme9@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:gltu4f$bid$1@news.motzarella.org...<span style="color:green"> >> Frank Holman wrote:<span style="color:darkred"> >>> Jack the Ripper <Jack@Ripper.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Kathy wrote: >>>>> Is there anyway to be able to access everything on my computer? I am >>>>> running as admin., but I can't access a lot of things. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> Kathy >>>> Like what? >>> >>> She keeps saying "things" and "everything". >>> >>> I think she's a blonde ;-)</span> >> >> Well, I'm definitely NOT a blonde...and I have the same issues. >> I want access to EVERYTHING. What's so hard to understand about that? >> EVERYTHING!!! If there's something I can't access, that's what I want >> access to. >> >> I don't want anybody telling me I can't do something...ever. >> You're allowed to enable as much security as you find helpful. >> I should be allowed to enable as little security as I find helpful... >> that being NONE!!! >> >> You want an example? I want to delete a gigabyte of restore points >> before I image the partition. >> I've had so much hassle with this, that I can't remember exactly, but >> as I recall, I was unable to copy a license file into >> a subdirectory of "program files". >> I couldn't delete a bunch of stuff in "documents and settings". >> >> Depending on how a directory got created, I may or may not be able >> to access it directly of have it indirectly accessed by a program. >> Changing the permissions on a file doesn't seem to help, but changing >> the permissions on the parent directory and it's contents seems to >> work...maybe...I'm very confused. >> >> I don't want to hear about why I shouldn't do it. You have your reasons >> to do whatever you want. I have MY reasons to do whatever I want...and >> I WANT ACCESS TO MY COMPUTER!!!!! I don't want to justify it to you >> or anyone else. I want to know HOW to do it. >> >> Over the last few months, I have been able to open up permissions and get >> access to most stuff, but I couldn't tell you how I did it...just played >> with settings until it worked. >> >> While I'm on a RANT!!! I also want the converse. I DON'T WANT >> WINDOWS DOING STUFF THAT I DIDN'T ASK FOR. >> I don't want anything automatically updating. >> I especially don't want anything updating after I unchecked the >> "update automatically" check box. There's some interesting stuff posted >> about how loosely M$ interprets your grant of permission to invade your >> computer. >> I don't want any program accessing >> the web for any reason except Firefox and Thunderbird. >> I don't want anything to happen when I insert a CD. I don't want my >> music indexed, I don't want my files indexed, I don't want ANYTHING >> to happen automatically. Gimme a check box or three to enable stuff if I >> want it. >> There is no reason for media player to run at all. WMPlayer accessing >> the web for any reason is unacceptable. >> >> Before you tell me I can disable autoplay, let me say that it doesn't >> work for me. When I plug in a flash drive, wmplayer.exe starts running. >> It prevents safely removing some, but not every flash drive. And it >> ties up my CD drive so I can't burn a CD without starting task manager >> and killing wmplayer.exe. There's no excuse for that. I don't want >> wmplayer.exe to run EVER. If you delete the file, and the prefetched >> copy and the restore points...wmplayer.exe still comes back. GRRRRR!!!. >> >> >> I gotta go take a blood pressure pill...maybe two!!! >> Hang in there, Kathy...you're not alone. Don't take their >> dismissive tone personally. They get that way from dealing with the >> likes >> of me.</span> > </span> Quote
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