Vista - filepath/permissions issue?

I'm trying to view some easter eggs in a game I own, which requires me to
modify the .ini file for it. I did this in XP with no trouble, but Vista
keeps telling me it can't create the filepath to save the modified file or
that I don't have permission to modify this file. I've already adjusted the
properties and "allowed" everything. Any other ideas?

Hi Tom,
"c:\program files" is a special folder in Vista, and direct manipulation of
the files is pretty much impossible. What you need to do is save the
modified .ini file to your desktop, then you can drag it to the right
location and overwrite the original. Don't ask me why, but it should work.

Hope that helps!
Mark


"Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5F23CBA3-3049-42A6-9B4F-07889BADDA1E@microsoft.com...
> I'm trying to view some easter eggs in a game I own, which requires me to
> modify the .ini file for it. I did this in XP with no trouble, but Vista
> keeps telling me it can't create the filepath to save the modified file or
> that I don't have permission to modify this file. I've already adjusted
> the
> properties and "allowed" everything. Any other ideas?

That did the trick. Thanks!
"Mark" wrote:

> Hi Tom,
> "c:\program files" is a special folder in Vista, and direct manipulation of
> the files is pretty much impossible. What you need to do is save the
> modified .ini file to your desktop, then you can drag it to the right
> location and overwrite the original. Don't ask me why, but it should work.
>
> Hope that helps!
> Mark
>
>
> "Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5F23CBA3-3049-42A6-9B4F-07889BADDA1E@microsoft.com...
> > I'm trying to view some easter eggs in a game I own, which requires me to
> > modify the .ini file for it. I did this in XP with no trouble, but Vista
> > keeps telling me it can't create the filepath to save the modified file or
> > that I don't have permission to modify this file. I've already adjusted
> > the
> > properties and "allowed" everything. Any other ideas?
>

"Mark" <mark_butler@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:13337558-6658-4925-9821-2B5765CF5F08@microsoft.com...
> Hi Tom,
> "c:\program files" is a special folder in Vista, and direct manipulation
> of the files is pretty much impossible. What you need to do is save the
> modified .ini file to your desktop, then you can drag it to the right
> location and overwrite the original. Don't ask me why, but it should work.

Or you could elevate Notepad, or whatever with administrative rights.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
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