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| Guest | Administrator only to download on C drive Hi, I'm an editor who uses macros to assist in editing. I have to download the templates/macros directly to my C Drive. I just got this computer(Gateway laptop), and when I tried to download the macro directly to m C Drive, I get the notice that I have to contact the administrator because I don't have permission. However, my account IS administrator, so I see no reason why I am unable to download to my disk. I have had problems with downloading other programs as well, where I get a pop-up saying I need to contact an administrator for permission. This is rather frustrating and a bit unnerving since my job depends on being able to use these macros. What needs to be done to get this taken care of? Saving to my C drive is a must for these Macro to work. |
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| Guest | Re: Administrator only to download on C drive Emily, Creating files at C:\ is not permitted in Vista. The root (C:\) is protected by the operating system for use by the operating system. (There are ways around that but they raise complications that I doubt you want to get into). In general you should save things that are for the user in user areas, such as c:\Users\your name\ or C:\Users\your name\documents etc. If you are having problems savings files at locations other than the root get back with the actual location you are trying to save to as that would imply some other reason than the root protection of Vista. Michael "Emily" <Emily@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A5BB0AA8-D87F-435E-9404-EF68E7066B07@microsoft.com... > Hi, I'm an editor who uses macros to assist in editing. I have to > download > the templates/macros directly to my C Drive. I just got this > computer(Gateway laptop), and when I tried to download the macro directly > to > m C Drive, I get the notice that I have to contact the administrator > because > I don't have permission. However, my account IS administrator, so I see > no > reason why I am unable to download to my disk. I have had problems with > downloading other programs as well, where I get a pop-up saying I need to > contact an administrator for permission. > > This is rather frustrating and a bit unnerving since my job depends on > being > able to use these macros. > > What needs to be done to get this taken care of? Saving to my C drive is > a > must for these Macro to work. |
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| Guest | Re: Administrator only to download on C drive Emily wrote: > Hi, I'm an editor who uses macros to assist in editing. I have to download > the templates/macros directly to my C Drive. I just got this > computer(Gateway laptop), and when I tried to download the macro directly to > m C Drive, I get the notice that I have to contact the administrator because > I don't have permission. However, my account IS administrator, so I see no > reason why I am unable to download to my disk. I have had problems with > downloading other programs as well, where I get a pop-up saying I need to > contact an administrator for permission. > > This is rather frustrating and a bit unnerving since my job depends on being > able to use these macros. > > What needs to be done to get this taken care of? Saving to my C drive is a > must for these Macro to work. Hello, In Windows Vista, even though you are an administrator, programs that do not ask for your permission ("Windows needs your permission to continue") are not allowed to use your admin power. This protects you by stopping administrative programs from running that you do not start. Writing to drive C is an administrative action by default. I would recommend either of the following options: 1- Run the program you are using to download the macros "as administrator" by right-clicking on it and clicking Run As Administrator - this will indicate to Windows that you want that program to be able to perform administrative tasks. 2- Change the security on drive C by taking ownership of it and giving your username permission to write to it - this will indicate to windows that writing to drive C *is NOT* an administrative action, which will allow any program, including possibly malicious programs that you do not explicitly start, to write to that location without your consent. -- -JB Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/ |
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| Guest | Re: Administrator only to download on C drive How do I take ownership of the C drive? My user is the only one on my computer. And the program I'm using to download the macros is IE, so I'm not sure how I'd run that as an admnistrator. "Jimmy Brush" wrote: > Emily wrote: > > Hi, I'm an editor who uses macros to assist in editing. I have to download > > the templates/macros directly to my C Drive. I just got this > > computer(Gateway laptop), and when I tried to download the macro directly to > > m C Drive, I get the notice that I have to contact the administrator because > > I don't have permission. However, my account IS administrator, so I see no > > reason why I am unable to download to my disk. I have had problems with > > downloading other programs as well, where I get a pop-up saying I need to > > contact an administrator for permission. > > > > This is rather frustrating and a bit unnerving since my job depends on being > > able to use these macros. > > > > What needs to be done to get this taken care of? Saving to my C drive is a > > must for these Macro to work. > > Hello, > > In Windows Vista, even though you are an administrator, programs that do > not ask for your permission ("Windows needs your permission to > continue") are not allowed to use your admin power. > > This protects you by stopping administrative programs from running that > you do not start. > > Writing to drive C is an administrative action by default. > > I would recommend either of the following options: > > 1- Run the program you are using to download the macros "as > administrator" by right-clicking on it and clicking Run As Administrator > - this will indicate to Windows that you want that program to be able to > perform administrative tasks. > > 2- Change the security on drive C by taking ownership of it and giving > your username permission to write to it - this will indicate to windows > that writing to drive C *is NOT* an administrative action, which will > allow any program, including possibly malicious programs that you do not > explicitly start, to write to that location without your consent. > > -- > -JB > Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User > Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/ > |
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