Vista - File management

I have numerous files (Excel format mostly (Office 2007)) that I copied over from a PC running XP Professional.

Whenever I update one and then try to save I get a popup that it is trying to save to "c" with the name Copy Of filename. Not what I want but figure I can always rename it, but when I click Save I get a popup telling me "A required permission is not held by the client".

I am the only user of this PC and am the adminstrator. I have read thru several post here that talk about UAC and have right clicked on the files and went to the security tab and assigned full rights for every user listed but it still wont let me save the file after making changes.

Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Chas

PS
I am so sorry that when I built this PC this year I choose Vista. What a POS after using XP

Save to "C" what? Vista doesn't like things going into the root folder.

You probably have to take ownership of the files.
http://forums.pcworld.com/docs/DOC-1...896AE19243EB1C

Can you create a new file and save it to the same folder?


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"Charliep77" <Charliep77.33rg34@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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Thanks for the reply Dave. You state;

Save to "C" what? Vista doesn't like things going into the root folder.



I've seen references of saving to the root folder and admit I don't understand what is meant.

I only have one drive. "C" I have found that if I take one of the files that was copied over and save it to documents as say "ABC" and then create a new folder on "C" with a name of, again say "ABC" I can make changes to the file and then save it to the folder I just created. What this does in make me go a extra step. Open "C", Open folder "ABC" and then open file. Why not just cut out the middle step and save the file to "C"

Everything is on "C". The documents folder, the files I copied over from XP, and the new folder. Again I don't understand this root thing that I cain't save the file itself to "C" but can create a folder on "C" and save to that.

Chas

C:\ is the "root"
If you copy to "C", you're copying to C:\
Vista doesn't like you saving files directly in C:\
It's never been a good idea to save files in C:\, and earlier file systems,
like FAT, had a limit on how many files could fit there.
That problem still exists today, with USB flash drives formatted in FAT.

You can create a folder like C:\Data and copy your files to that.
Vista has a folder structure of C:\Users\(youraccount)\ intended for you to
save your files into, and keep them from being accessed by other users on
the computer (if any). That's what the "Documents", "Pictures", "Downloads"
folders are for.

Also, do not try to save to the folders named with "My ", as these aren't
folders like they were in XP. In Vista, they are junction points that
redirect files to a different location.

Part of your problem may be due to the file attribute being set to
"Read-only", if they were copied from a CD.


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"Charliep77" <Charliep77.33ss00@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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Thanks Dave.

I checked and none were read only as I copied them over the home network I have and not from a CD.

I think I have a somewhat understanding of what you are trying to say and it probably makes sense to people with a large volume of files. But in my case I use this PC for financial use and internet access and have a limited number of spreadsheet files that I track different investments with and it just makes me go a extra step to open a folder first. Not that big a deal but you would think that the option would be for the owner of a PC to use it the way they want without big brother stomping on me.

After all I purchased all the parts and software and assemblied it myself so that I would only have on it applications and files I need and not full of bloatware that the manufacturers such as Dell and HP have.

Chas

Curiously, Vista will save a file to the root of any other HD on the system
_except_ the one that has the copy of Vista that has been booted and is in
use. As one might expect, you can create a directory, say c:\work, and save
files there.

Tom
MSMVP 1998-2007

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