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Can't open UAC?
  1. #1


    Arya Senna Guest

    Can't open UAC?

    Hi,

    I've got a problem with Vista User Access Control,
    When I try to open it (in Pproperties->Security) it always end failed with
    this message :
    "Cannot open access control editor. Invalid value for registry".

    My account got administrator privelege, and this problem applied for all
    objects ("files/folders") in my HDD.
    I'm Vista Home Basic Users, and I thought my system is still clean since I
    got my PC just about 2 months ago.

    I need Vista UAC feature to manage file permission in my PC,
    Any help would be very appreciated..

    Thanks before

    Arya S.









    I'm Vista Home Basic users,

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    Re: Can't open UAC?

    It sounds like a registry problem. Try and do a restore to a point before this started happening. Are you using any registry cleaning products?

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  3. #3


    Jimmy Brush Guest

    Re: Can't open UAC?

    Hello,

    Can you open any other administrative applications, such as the registry
    editor?


    --
    - JB
    Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

    "Arya Senna" <Arya Senna@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:732066B0-BEA4-42A2-9520-A344278392C7@xxxxxx

    > Hi,
    >
    > I've got a problem with Vista User Access Control,
    > When I try to open it (in Pproperties->Security) it always end failed with
    > this message :
    > "Cannot open access control editor. Invalid value for registry".
    >
    > My account got administrator privelege, and this problem applied for all
    > objects ("files/folders") in my HDD.
    > I'm Vista Home Basic Users, and I thought my system is still clean since I
    > got my PC just about 2 months ago.
    >
    > I need Vista UAC feature to manage file permission in my PC,
    > Any help would be very appreciated..
    >
    > Thanks before
    >
    > Arya S.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > I'm Vista Home Basic users,

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  4. #4


    Arya Senna Guest

    Re: Can't open UAC?

    Yes, I do can.

    Btw, addition, this error message occured when there is a windows shield
    icon on "edit" button (it means to all other objects except the objects under
    my account folder).

    And I just figured out that if I turned off UAC (via MSCONFIG, then reboot)
    I can get access to the edit security feature in properties. But if I turned
    on it back, my file render unaccessible.

    Thank you very much for your response, Jim.

    Arya S.



    "Jimmy Brush" wrote:

    > Hello,
    >
    > Can you open any other administrative applications, such as the registry
    > editor?
    >
    >
    > --
    > - JB
    > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
    >
    > "Arya Senna" <Arya Senna@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:732066B0-BEA4-42A2-9520-A344278392C7@xxxxxx

    > > Hi,
    > >
    > > I've got a problem with Vista User Access Control,
    > > When I try to open it (in Properties->Security) it always end failed with
    > > this message :
    > > "Cannot open access control editor. Invalid value for registry".
    > >
    > > My account got administrator privelege, and this problem applied for all
    > > objects ("files/folders") in my HDD.
    > > I'm Vista Home Basic Users, and I thought my system is still clean since I
    > > got my PC just about 2 months ago.
    > >
    > > I need Vista UAC feature to manage file permission in my PC,
    > > Any help would be very appreciated..
    > >
    > > Thanks before
    > >
    > > Arya S.
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > I'm Vista Home Basic users,
    >

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  5. #5


    Jimmy Brush Guest

    Re: Can't open UAC?

    Could you please do the following:

    1) Make sure you have UAC turned ON

    2) Download process monitor from Microsoft:
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...ssmonitor.mspx
    (direct link:
    http://download.sysinternals.com/Fil...essMonitor.zip)

    3) Extract procmon.exe, but do NOT run it yet

    4) Open Windows Explorer, right-click on a folder, click properties, click
    on the security tab

    5) Run procmon.exe, and click OK on the screen that comes up to start
    capturing

    6) Go back to the properties window displaying the security tab, and then
    click the edit button

    7) When the error is displayed on the screen, go back to the process monitor
    window and click the capture toolbar button to stop capturing (it is the
    third button from the left, with a picture of a magnifying glass on it)

    8) Click the save button to save to a file (in Native Process Monitor
    Format)

    9) Reply to me via e-mail with that file as an attachment


    Thanks,


    --
    - JB
    Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User


    "Arya Senna" <AryaSenna@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:32B3C6F3-E6CF-4B4E-82E9-473200FF7153@xxxxxx

    > Yes, I do can.
    >
    > Btw, addition, this error message occured when there is a windows shield
    > icon on "edit" button (it means to all other objects except the objects
    > under
    > my account folder).
    >
    > And I just figured out that if I turned off UAC (via MSCONFIG, then
    > reboot)
    > I can get access to the edit security feature in properties. But if I
    > turned
    > on it back, my file render unaccessible.
    >
    > Thank you very much for your response, Jim.
    >
    > Arya S.
    >
    >
    >
    > "Jimmy Brush" wrote:
    >

    >> Hello,
    >>
    >> Can you open any other administrative applications, such as the registry
    >> editor?
    >>
    >>
    >> --
    >> - JB
    >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
    >>
    >> "Arya Senna" <Arya Senna@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >> news:732066B0-BEA4-42A2-9520-A344278392C7@xxxxxx

    >> > Hi,
    >> >
    >> > I've got a problem with Vista User Access Control,
    >> > When I try to open it (in Properties->Security) it always end failed
    >> > with
    >> > this message :
    >> > "Cannot open access control editor. Invalid value for registry".
    >> >
    >> > My account got administrator privelege, and this problem applied for
    >> > all
    >> > objects ("files/folders") in my HDD.
    >> > I'm Vista Home Basic Users, and I thought my system is still clean
    >> > since I
    >> > got my PC just about 2 months ago.
    >> >
    >> > I need Vista UAC feature to manage file permission in my PC,
    >> > Any help would be very appreciated..
    >> >
    >> > Thanks before
    >> >
    >> > Arya S.
    >> >
    >> >
    >> >
    >> >
    >> >
    >> >
    >> >
    >> > I'm Vista Home Basic users,
    >>

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  6. #6


    Arya Senna Guest

    Re: Can't open UAC?

    Oh, thank you. I'll send that to your e-mail

    But..--pardon for my ignorance-- you didn't tell me your e-mail, did you??

    I can't find your e-mail in your profile.

    But from some source, I found your e-mail with domain @mvps.org. hope it's
    the right one.
    Or I just sent the attachment to JimmyBrush@xxxxxx? (I
    thought all user will get that such e-mail).

    Well, I think I'll just send it to both of them..

    And the file is quite big, (about 46MiB)

    PS : Process Monitor is making change to my registry, It takes .PWL file
    association, While I don't want to keep PM, the Explorer will always ask me
    where is the .exe. : not good.

    Thank you

    "Jimmy Brush" wrote:

    > Could you please do the following:
    >
    > 1) Make sure you have UAC turned ON
    >
    > 2) Download process monitor from Microsoft:
    > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...ssmonitor.mspx
    > (direct link:
    > http://download.sysinternals.com/Fil...essMonitor.zip)
    >
    > 3) Extract procmon.exe, but do NOT run it yet
    >
    > 4) Open Windows Explorer, right-click on a folder, click properties, click
    > on the security tab
    >
    > 5) Run procmon.exe, and click OK on the screen that comes up to start
    > capturing
    >
    > 6) Go back to the properties window displaying the security tab, and then
    > click the edit button
    >
    > 7) When the error is displayed on the screen, go back to the process monitor
    > window and click the capture toolbar button to stop capturing (it is the
    > third button from the left, with a picture of a magnifying glass on it)
    >
    > 8) Click the save button to save to a file (in Native Process Monitor
    > Format)
    >
    > 9) Reply to me via e-mail with that file as an attachment
    >
    >
    > Thanks,
    >
    >
    > --
    > - JB
    > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
    >
    >
    > "Arya Senna" <AryaSenna@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:32B3C6F3-E6CF-4B4E-82E9-473200FF7153@xxxxxx

    > > Yes, I do can.
    > >
    > > Btw, addition, this error message occured when there is a windows shield
    > > icon on "edit" button (it means to all other objects except the objects
    > > under
    > > my account folder).
    > >
    > > And I just figured out that if I turned off UAC (via MSCONFIG, then
    > > reboot)
    > > I can get access to the edit security feature in properties. But if I
    > > turned
    > > on it back, my file render unaccessible.
    > >
    > > Thank you very much for your response, Jim.
    > >
    > > Arya S.
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > "Jimmy Brush" wrote:
    > >

    > >> Hello,
    > >>
    > >> Can you open any other administrative applications, such as the registry
    > >> editor?
    > >>
    > >>
    > >> --
    > >> - JB
    > >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
    > >>
    > >> "Arya Senna" <Arya Senna@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > >> news:732066B0-BEA4-42A2-9520-A344278392C7@xxxxxx
    > >> > Hi,
    > >> >
    > >> > I've got a problem with Vista User Access Control,
    > >> > When I try to open it (in Properties->Security) it always end failed
    > >> > with
    > >> > this message :
    > >> > "Cannot open access control editor. Invalid value for registry".
    > >> >
    > >> > My account got administrator privelege, and this problem applied for
    > >> > all
    > >> > objects ("files/folders") in my HDD.
    > >> > I'm Vista Home Basic Users, and I thought my system is still clean
    > >> > since I
    > >> > got my PC just about 2 months ago.
    > >> >
    > >> > I need Vista UAC feature to manage file permission in my PC,
    > >> > Any help would be very appreciated..
    > >> >
    > >> > Thanks before
    > >> >
    > >> > Arya S.
    > >> >
    > >> >
    > >> >
    > >> >
    > >> >
    > >> >
    > >> >
    > >> > I'm Vista Home Basic users,
    > >>
    >

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  7. #7


    Arya Senna Guest

    Re: Can't open UAC?

    Okay, Jim.. I've sent that to your e-mail @mvps.org. The file is RAR
    compressed. Only about 3MiB and if extracted it should be sized 46.6MiB..

    Regards
    Arya Senna


    "Arya Senna" <AryaSenna@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:418E7139-C97F-4CC9-9FE2-92603D55C81C@xxxxxx

    > Oh, thank you. I'll send that to your e-mail
    >
    > But..--pardon for my ignorance-- you didn't tell me your e-mail, did you??
    >
    > I can't find your e-mail in your profile.
    >
    > But from some source, I found your e-mail with domain @mvps.org. hope it's
    > the right one.
    > Or I just sent the attachment to JimmyBrush@xxxxxx? (I
    > thought all user will get that such e-mail).
    >
    > Well, I think I'll just send it to both of them..
    >
    > And the file is quite big, (about 46MiB)
    >
    > PS : Process Monitor is making change to my registry, It takes .PWL
    > file
    > association, While I don't want to keep PM, the Explorer will always ask
    > me
    > where is the .exe. : not good.
    >
    > Thank you
    >
    > "Jimmy Brush" wrote:
    >

    >> Could you please do the following:
    >>
    >> 1) Make sure you have UAC turned ON
    >>
    >> 2) Download process monitor from Microsoft:
    >>
    >> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...ssmonitor.mspx
    >> (direct link:
    >> http://download.sysinternals.com/Fil...essMonitor.zip)
    >>
    >> 3) Extract procmon.exe, but do NOT run it yet
    >>
    >> 4) Open Windows Explorer, right-click on a folder, click properties,
    >> click
    >> on the security tab
    >>
    >> 5) Run procmon.exe, and click OK on the screen that comes up to start
    >> capturing
    >>
    >> 6) Go back to the properties window displaying the security tab, and then
    >> click the edit button
    >>
    >> 7) When the error is displayed on the screen, go back to the process
    >> monitor
    >> window and click the capture toolbar button to stop capturing (it is the
    >> third button from the left, with a picture of a magnifying glass on it)
    >>
    >> 8) Click the save button to save to a file (in Native Process Monitor
    >> Format)
    >>
    >> 9) Reply to me via e-mail with that file as an attachment
    >>
    >>
    >> Thanks,
    >>
    >>
    >> --
    >> - JB
    >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
    >>
    >>
    >> "Arya Senna" <AryaSenna@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >> news:32B3C6F3-E6CF-4B4E-82E9-473200FF7153@xxxxxx

    >> > Yes, I do can.
    >> >
    >> > Btw, addition, this error message occured when there is a windows
    >> > shield
    >> > icon on "edit" button (it means to all other objects except the objects
    >> > under
    >> > my account folder).
    >> >
    >> > And I just figured out that if I turned off UAC (via MSCONFIG, then
    >> > reboot)
    >> > I can get access to the edit security feature in properties. But if I
    >> > turned
    >> > on it back, my file render unaccessible.
    >> >
    >> > Thank you very much for your response, Jim.
    >> >
    >> > Arya S.
    >> >
    >> >
    >> >
    >> > "Jimmy Brush" wrote:
    >> >
    >> >> Hello,
    >> >>
    >> >> Can you open any other administrative applications, such as the
    >> >> registry
    >> >> editor?
    >> >>
    >> >>
    >> >> --
    >> >> - JB
    >> >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
    >> >>
    >> >> "Arya Senna" <Arya Senna@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >> >> news:732066B0-BEA4-42A2-9520-A344278392C7@xxxxxx
    >> >> > Hi,
    >> >> >
    >> >> > I've got a problem with Vista User Access Control,
    >> >> > When I try to open it (in Properties->Security) it always end failed
    >> >> > with
    >> >> > this message :
    >> >> > "Cannot open access control editor. Invalid value for registry".
    >> >> >
    >> >> > My account got administrator privelege, and this problem applied for
    >> >> > all
    >> >> > objects ("files/folders") in my HDD.
    >> >> > I'm Vista Home Basic Users, and I thought my system is still clean
    >> >> > since I
    >> >> > got my PC just about 2 months ago.
    >> >> >
    >> >> > I need Vista UAC feature to manage file permission in my PC,
    >> >> > Any help would be very appreciated..
    >> >> >
    >> >> > Thanks before
    >> >> >
    >> >> > Arya S.
    >> >> >
    >> >> >
    >> >> >
    >> >> >
    >> >> >
    >> >> >
    >> >> >
    >> >> > I'm Vista Home Basic users,
    >> >>
    >>
    >

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  8. #8


    Arya Senna Guest

    Re: Can't open UAC?

    Okay, I revived this thread, hoping for another help, It had been 4 months
    long since I posted the problem, still I couldn't get the solution.

    My UAC won't work as described above/below (just refer to your sorting
    system, ascending or descending)

    My Vista is OEM, so AFAIK I can't get support from MS, while the
    manufacturer itself, (I presume) won't covers this kind of OS-specific
    problem, therefore they will just suggest the 'usage of Recovery Disc' to
    restore everything 'all right.

    Based from the error message, I believe we could conclude the problem is
    located in the registry.
    The problem is, I'm just a ordinary user, neither a Windows developer nor an
    Windows expert, How could I possibly knew where is the culprit located,
    while as we know, Windows' registry is just like jungle especially when we
    talk about is size and structure.

    Talking about expert, I'd like to say thank to J. Brush, one of MS' MVP. He
    kindly trying to help me, even though in the end (I wonder why?) he didn't
    reply anything at all, just after I followed his instruction. (He might be a
    bit busy at the time

    Ok, I'll just repost my problem, to make the issue more clear.

    > Hi,
    >
    > I've got a problem with Vista User Access Control,
    > When I try to open it (in Properties->Security) it always end failed with
    > this message :
    > "Cannot open access control editor. Invalid value for registry".
    >
    > My account got administrator privilege, and this problem applied for all
    > objects ("files/folders") in my HDD.
    > I'm Vista Home Basic Users, and I thought my system is still clean since I
    > got my PC just about 2 months ago.
    >
    > I need Vista UAC feature to manage file permission in my PC,
    > Any help would be very appreciated..
    >
    > Thanks before
    >
    > Arya S.

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  9. #9


    Arya Senna Guest

    Re: Can't open UAC?

    Addition, I already using SP1 right now, and thanks before for everyone who
    willing to help.



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  10. #10


    Arya Senna Guest

    Re: Can't open UAC?

    Post of Jimmy Brush somehow got deleted. :-?

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