Weird problem, but here's a suggestion......
Go to the Program Files folder, right-click on Microsoft Games and
select 'properties'.
Now select the security tab on the window that appears.
Near the top it will show various account types (creater, systam,
administrators, users, trusted installer).
Highlighting each one will show below it the allowed actions for each of
these types.
Highlight the 'administrators' one. 'full control' should be ticked
(along with all but the bottom entry).
Now highlight the 'users' category. On my system it is the 'read and
execute', 'list folder contents' and 'read' that are ticked.
If your's shows anything different, I would suggest clicking on the Edit
button and changing it to see if that makes any difference.
Richard Winters wrote:
Quote:
> I recently purchased a laptop from Gateway, and although the Games folder is
> in the start menu...that folder has the icons for the games, but all the
> icons are the generic type, and if i click on ANY of them, i get an error
> message that says:
>
> "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have
> the appropriate permissions to access the item."
>
> ok, BUT I have only the one account on this computer, and of course its an
> Admin account.
>
> Next, i went to Control Panel/Programs and Feature/Turn Windows features on
> or off...The box for GAMES is checked, and when i open up to see the
> subfeatures...ALL games are checked...
>
> Next, i went to C:/program files/microsoft games
>
> lo and behold, the folders for all the games are there, and the .exe/.dll/
> and subfolder with the .mui is ALL THERE...when i try to dubclick on the .exe
> directly, i get the same message that i did when clicking the shortcut in
> Startbar (see above)
>
> just what the heck can i do to restore those .exe files back into proper
> working order? I find it hard to believe that only the games files are
> corrupted...but is there some solution that you could provide me...i have
> exhausted my attempts to try and find them via the internet (for
> download)...but since the files ARE on my system..there "should" be a way to
> fix this weird problem...
>
> thank you in advance for your time and attention...
>
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