Vista - Cannot access file because i don;t have appropriate permission(WoW.exe)

Hello all,

I think this is my first problem i have encountered since i bought my laptop which is running vista. Ok, maybe it;s been only a few months but still...Also, i wasn;t sure in which section this should have gone, so if i messed up i apologize.

Basically, i installed World of Warcraft and it's expansions and started patching it. When patching from 3.1.0 to 3.1.1, the process kept stoping and 70% then just exit without returning any error in return. So i thought i should run the Repair tool and try again. Only now, when i tried to access WoW.exe i got this error:

"Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item."

So i came upon this little reg file called Take Ownership, i ran it but nothing has changed. Also, if i: right click wow.exe->properties->compatibility i cannot tick the "Run this program as an administrator" box.

My only options now, are a complete reinstall of the game and patches (but that's just wrong, because there has to be a more logical solution). If anybody has any ideas please let me know. I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks.

WoW has been having problems with its servers. You may have to reinstall.

Have you tried to install in safe mode ?.

Thank you both for replying.

@JimJoe: I don;t think it has anything to do with the servers (my problem) because i can;t launch the game based on the error i described.

@stoneys-nutz: I could install the game before but i can;t figure out why all of the sudden it became protected like that.


Also, i have found half the problem. Someone has reported that the AVG antivirus sometimes includes WoW in the blocked/untrusted list. What i have is a trial version of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010.
Anyone know how i can maybe remove it from there, i can;t seem to find out.


UPDATE: Ok, i have found it in the end.
You have to go to My Security Zone->Aplication Activity->Category->Blocked so you can see if the .exe file is there. After that you simply move it to the trusted zone and voila.

Thanks for your time guys.

It will be in the Kaspersky control panel, but if it is a trial version you may not have that option. It may come to a re-install. It looks like some of the files are damaged.

It is SOLVED,
Thank you.

Can you post the fix, it may help others.

I did, but here it is one more time:

UPDATE: Ok, i have found it in the end.
You have to go to My Security Zone->Aplication Activity->Category->Blocked so you can see if the .exe file is there. After that you simply move it to the trusted zone and voila.

Thanks for your time guys.

Lol missed that. Glad you got it fixed, good luck.

Thanks, have a good day.