Kerry,
I stumbled upon a post by "Leo" (8/14/07) which may be the steps I need to
take. I wasn't thinking in terms of "taking ownership" of anything, but
maybe that's the same as marking something "safe" -- ??? I'll try it next
time I have access to that computer.
"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
news:eig1zCo3HHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> NTFS is the basis for file security in all NT based versions of Windows
> going back to Windows NT. I know that older versions of Access have some
> problems with how UAC affects this in Vista. You may want to repost this
> question on the access newsgroup - microsoft.public.access
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>
>
> "FPS, Romney" <fpswv@citlink.net> wrote in message
> news:%23KHDS%23l3HHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > Kerry,
> > I don't know what NTFS security is, but thanks for the links -- I guess
> > I'll
> > have to take the time to learn about it.
> > The path to the local folder is C:\Access97. ("Access97" is just the
name
> > of
> > the folder).
> >
> > Further info:
> > Vista is on a laptop which occasionally plugs into our LAN.
> >
> > The laptop has a local copy of the frontend and backend databases. These
> > databases are stored in C:\Access97 on the laptop.
> >
> > Also on the laptop is an icon for the shared network folder. This is a
> > password protected folder and has been mapped on the laptop as
> > "p:\sharedfolder\". This shared folder resides on an XP machine.
> >
> > The user plugs into our LAN for several reasons:
> > 1. To use the internet (no problem)
> > 2. To use the network printer (no problem)
> > 3. To transfer stuff from their database to the network database located
> > at
> > "p:\sharedfolder\database.mdb" (no problem).
> > -- in order to transfer stuff to the network database, the user first
logs
> > onto "p:\sharedfolder\" by double-clicking their desktop icon and
entering
> > the correct username and password. Once they're logged on, they can
> > transfer
> > stuff from their database into the main system.
> > 4. With WinXP, the user could also update their own database by first
> > logging into "p:\sharedfolder\" as described above, and then clicking a
> > button in their database which would then copy "database.mdb" from
> > "p:\sharedfolder\" and replace their older copy on their laptop (this is
> > the
> > part that no longer works).
> >
> > I guess I need to take the time to read the two links you supplied. (I
> > think
> > Microsoft could have made this task a lot easier for the user to find
out
> > what they needed to do -- more obvious buttons, prompts, or options
when
> > you right-click a file or folder, for example).
> >
> > Thanks again for your help.
> > Mark
> >
> > "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> > news:OrfznXg3HHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> You probably have to set the NTFS security for both folders. What is
the
> >> path to the folder on the local computer? Depending where it is you may
> > need
> >> to take ownership as well.
> >>
> >>
> > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/win...=ntfs+security
> >>
> >>
> > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...973031033.mspx
> >>
> >> --
> >> Kerry Brown
> >> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> >> http://www.vistahelp.ca
> >>
> >>
> >> "FPS, Romney" <fpswv@citlink.net> wrote in message
> >> news:O%23ng3hc3HHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> > Hi Kerry,
> >> > I'm copying to the same folder in which the database resides.
> >> >
> >> > BTW: It's a "split" database. The desktop icon opens the frontend
> >> > database,
> >> > which then looks for the data in a separate database, which in this
> >> > case
> >> > happens to be located in this same folder. When I first tried to
open
> > the
> >> > database on this new computer, I had to tell Vista to "trust" this
> > folder
> >> > and the files/programs within that folder in order for the frontend
> >> > database
> >> > to be able to access the data in the backend database. There was an
> > option
> >> > in one of the Vista message boxes to go to the "Trust Center". Once I
> > did
> >> > that, I could then specify this folder and its contents as "trusted".
I
> >> > thought I could find this "Trust Center" and then point to the shared
> >> > network folder, but no luck.
> >> >
> >> > "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> >> > news:uFJxDDc3HHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> >> Where on the local computer are you copying to? The location on the
> > local
> >> >> computer is more likely to cause the problem.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Kerry Brown
> >> >> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> >> >> http://www.vistahelp.ca
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "FPS, Romney" <fpswv@citlink.net> wrote in message
> >> >> news:uFo%23Wsb3HHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> > I have a Microsoft Access database running on a local Vista
computer
> >> > that
> >> >> > uses code to copy a file from a shared network folder. If I turn
off
> >> >> > UAC
> >> >> > on
> >> >> > the local computer, the code works fine ... the file is copied
from
> > the
> >> >> > shared network folder to this particular computer. If UAC is left
> >> >> > on,
> >> > the
> >> >> > code runs without any alerts or error messages, but the file has
not
> >> > been
> >> >> > copied.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > How do I have Vista treat this shared network folder as a
"trusted"
> >> > site?
> >> >> > Thank you.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>