Vista - Re: Moved Favorites - access denied

04-04-2008

Gordon laid this down on his screen :

Quote:

> Vista Home Premium.
> I moved my Favorites folder using Properties-Location into my User
> folder on the data drive - got "access denied" when trying to save a
> URL.
> Tried this command as an administrator in E:\Users\Gordon\:
> icacls favorites /setintegritylevel (OI)(CI)low
>
> got he error "can't find folder".
>
> Any thoughts?

Look here for the correct procedure:
http://vistabits.info/unable_to_add_favorites.htm

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Mamamegs.
Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience

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04-04-2008

Yes. The instructions on that page are incorrect!

Others:

See Jimmy Brush's site for instructions. He IS the original owner of that tip:

When attempting to add a favorite in Internet Explorer you receive an "Unspecified Error":
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Applicat...favorites.aspx

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog

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> "Mamamegs [MS MVP]" <mamamegs@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:mn.25697d847871aa15.72151@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>
>> Look here for the correct procedure:
>> http://vistabits.info/unable_to_add_favorites.htm
>>

>
>
> That's exactly what I did - the only difference being that I ran cmd as
> my User as I am an administrator on the computer.
> Running cmd as "administrator" I get exactly the same error:
> The system cannot find the file specified.
> Successfully processed 0 files; Failed processing 1 files
>

In fact it's just worked - the instructions on that page are ambiguous - the
command should be executed in the folder which CONTAINS the favorites
folder - the page says "navigate to your favorites folder" which in my book
says go INTO your favorites folder...

04-05-2008

Ramesh, MS-MVP has brought this to us :

Quote:

> Yes. The instructions on that page are incorrect!

Thanks for pointing that out, it's been corrected.

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Mamamegs.
Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience

Problemen met Windows Vista? www.vistabits.nl

Windows Vista Problems? www.vistabits.info

04-05-2008

Thanks! I'd also appreciate if the source is credited.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog

"Mamamegs [MS MVP]" <mamamegs@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:mn.2c3f7d8484ff75a7.72151@xxxxxx
Ramesh, MS-MVP has brought this to us :

Quote:

> Yes. The instructions on that page are incorrect!

Thanks for pointing that out, it's been corrected.

--
Mamamegs.
Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience

Problemen met Windows Vista? www.vistabits.nl

Windows Vista Problems? www.vistabits.info

08-20-2008

the Vista Bits article seems to have worked for me.

What causes this to happen?

08-21-2008

Original thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...76b6387312d2d8

Quote:

> What causes this to happen?

Integrity levels.
See
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/un...windows-vista/

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Floyd" <Floyd@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> the Vista Bits article seems to have worked for me.
>
> What causes this to happen?

04-04-2008	#1 (permalink)
Mamamegs [MS MVP] n/a posts	Re: Moved Favorites - access denied Gordon laid this down on his screen : Quote: > Vista Home Premium. > I moved my Favorites folder using Properties-Location into my User > folder on the data drive - got "access denied" when trying to save a > URL. > Tried this command as an administrator in E:\Users\Gordon\: > icacls favorites /setintegritylevel (OI)(CI)low > > got he error "can't find folder". > > Any thoughts? Look here for the correct procedure: http://vistabits.info/unable_to_add_favorites.htm -- Mamamegs. Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience Problemen met Windows Vista? www.vistabits.nl Windows Vista Problems? www.vistabits.info
My System Specs

04-04-2008	#2 (permalink)
Ramesh, MS-MVP n/a posts	Re: Moved Favorites - access denied Yes. The instructions on that page are incorrect! Others: See Jimmy Brush's site for instructions. He IS the original owner of that tip: When attempting to add a favorite in Internet Explorer you receive an "Unspecified Error": http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Applicat...favorites.aspx -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog "Gordon" <gbplinux@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ft66ao$t07$1@xxxxxx "Gordon" <gbplinux@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ft664i$sfk$1@xxxxxx Quote: > "Mamamegs [MS MVP]" <mamamegs@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:mn.25697d847871aa15.72151@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> Look here for the correct procedure: >> http://vistabits.info/unable_to_add_favorites.htm >> > > > That's exactly what I did - the only difference being that I ran cmd as > my User as I am an administrator on the computer. > Running cmd as "administrator" I get exactly the same error: > The system cannot find the file specified. > Successfully processed 0 files; Failed processing 1 files > In fact it's just worked - the instructions on that page are ambiguous - the command should be executed in the folder which CONTAINS the favorites folder - the page says "navigate to your favorites folder" which in my book says go INTO your favorites folder...
My System Specs

04-05-2008	#3 (permalink)
Mamamegs [MS MVP] n/a posts	Re: Moved Favorites - access denied Ramesh, MS-MVP has brought this to us : Quote: > Yes. The instructions on that page are incorrect! Thanks for pointing that out, it's been corrected. -- Mamamegs. Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience Problemen met Windows Vista? www.vistabits.nl Windows Vista Problems? www.vistabits.info
My System Specs

04-05-2008	#4 (permalink)
Ramesh, MS-MVP n/a posts	Re: Moved Favorites - access denied Thanks! I'd also appreciate if the source is credited. -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog "Mamamegs [MS MVP]" <mamamegs@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:mn.2c3f7d8484ff75a7.72151@xxxxxx Ramesh, MS-MVP has brought this to us : Quote: > Yes. The instructions on that page are incorrect! Thanks for pointing that out, it's been corrected. -- Mamamegs. Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience Problemen met Windows Vista? www.vistabits.nl Windows Vista Problems? www.vistabits.info
My System Specs

08-20-2008	#5 (permalink)
Floyd n/a posts	Re: Moved Favorites - access denied the Vista Bits article seems to have worked for me. What causes this to happen?
My System Specs

08-21-2008	#6 (permalink)
Don Varnau n/a posts	Re: Moved Favorites - access denied Original thread: http://groups.google.com/group/micro...76b6387312d2d8 Quote: > What causes this to happen? Integrity levels. See http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/un...windows-vista/ Don [MS MVP- IE] "Floyd" <Floyd@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:625053A1-FD89-496E-B455-16113A8E5918@xxxxxx Quote: > the Vista Bits article seems to have worked for me. > > What causes this to happen?
My System Specs

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