Vista - Access denied to most administrative tools

10-31-2008

As this is my first ever post in this forum I would like to say Hi to
everyone.

I used one of the tips here, using Task Scheduler to run programs with
highest privileges bypassing UAC prompts. I went one step further and
followed another tip and created shortcuts for those programs running
with highest privileges in Task Scheduler. Everything was working fine
until last week when I found I had lost the ability to access most of
the administrative tools. I get this message:

"Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not
have the appropriate permissions to access the item."

I was accessing these tools a few weeks ago and I am logged in as
administrator, something went wrong somewhere I just don't know what.
Any ideas?

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10-31-2008

"agacult" wrote:

Quote:

>
> As this is my first ever post in this forum I would like to say Hi to
> everyone.
>
> I used one of the tips here, using Task Scheduler to run programs with
> highest privileges bypassing UAC prompts. I went one step further and
> followed another tip and created shortcuts for those programs running
> with highest privileges in Task Scheduler. Everything was working fine
> until last week when I found I had lost the ability to access most of
> the administrative tools. I get this message:
>
> "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not
> have the appropriate permissions to access the item."
>
> I was accessing these tools a few weeks ago and I am logged in as
> administrator, something went wrong somewhere I just don't know what.
> Any ideas?
>

You can login with this one that has more power than the one you are using
and troubleshoot.

<http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/>

10-31-2008

@Ollis
Er, what do I use to login? you did not tell me that part.

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10-31-2008

On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:27:15 +0530, agacult
<agacult.3i5bw3@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>@Ollis
>Er, what do I use to login? you did not tell me that part.

See the link he posted

10-31-2008

@+BOB+
I cannot see the link in the post, if you can see it than please tell
me how your viewing it.

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10-31-2008

On Sat, 1 Nov 2008 03:06:39 +0530, agacult
<agacult.3i6029@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>
>@+BOB+
>I cannot see the link in the post, if you can see it than please tell
>me how your viewing it.

Try this:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/

or this: http://tinyurl.com/2q56p3

mihafiz · 02-04-2009

try
press " powerKey (windows key) + r " then type "regsvr32 mmcndmgr.dll" without the quotes.

**Flavius** · 02-05-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by agacult

"Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not
have the appropriate permissions to access the item."

This error can be caused by interaction UAC vs non-system firewall -I know these kind of accident.Disabling firewall is not enough to resolve it- If you have non-system firewall you have to completly uninstall it of course in safe mode

10-31-2008	#1 (permalink)
agacult n/a posts	Access denied to most administrative tools As this is my first ever post in this forum I would like to say Hi to everyone. I used one of the tips here, using Task Scheduler to run programs with highest privileges bypassing UAC prompts. I went one step further and followed another tip and created shortcuts for those programs running with highest privileges in Task Scheduler. Everything was working fine until last week when I found I had lost the ability to access most of the administrative tools. I get this message: "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item." I was accessing these tools a few weeks ago and I am logged in as administrator, something went wrong somewhere I just don't know what. Any ideas? -- agacult ------------------------------------------------------------------------ agacult's Profile: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/member.php?userid=766 View this thread: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25448
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10-31-2008	#2 (permalink)
Ollis n/a posts	RE: Access denied to most administrative tools "agacult" wrote: Quote: > > As this is my first ever post in this forum I would like to say Hi to > everyone. > > I used one of the tips here, using Task Scheduler to run programs with > highest privileges bypassing UAC prompts. I went one step further and > followed another tip and created shortcuts for those programs running > with highest privileges in Task Scheduler. Everything was working fine > until last week when I found I had lost the ability to access most of > the administrative tools. I get this message: > > "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not > have the appropriate permissions to access the item." > > I was accessing these tools a few weeks ago and I am logged in as > administrator, something went wrong somewhere I just don't know what. > Any ideas? > You can login with this one that has more power than the one you are using and troubleshoot. <http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/>
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10-31-2008	#3 (permalink)
agacult n/a posts	Re: Access denied to most administrative tools @Ollis Er, what do I use to login? you did not tell me that part. -- agacult ------------------------------------------------------------------------ agacult's Profile: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/member.php?userid=766 View this thread: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25448
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10-31-2008	#4 (permalink)
+Bob+ n/a posts	Re: Access denied to most administrative tools On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:27:15 +0530, agacult <agacult.3i5bw3@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >@Ollis >Er, what do I use to login? you did not tell me that part. See the link he posted
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10-31-2008	#5 (permalink)
agacult n/a posts	Re: Access denied to most administrative tools @+BOB+ I cannot see the link in the post, if you can see it than please tell me how your viewing it. -- agacult ------------------------------------------------------------------------ agacult's Profile: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/member.php?userid=766 View this thread: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25448
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10-31-2008	#6 (permalink)
+Bob+ n/a posts	Re: Access denied to most administrative tools On Sat, 1 Nov 2008 03:06:39 +0530, agacult <agacult.3i6029@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > >@+BOB+ >I cannot see the link in the post, if you can see it than please tell >me how your viewing it. Try this: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/ or this: http://tinyurl.com/2q56p3
My System Specs

02-04-2009	#7 (permalink)
mihafiz Vista Ultimate x64 1 posts	Re: Access denied to most administrative tools try press " powerKey (windows key) + r " then type "regsvr32 mmcndmgr.dll" without the quotes.
My System Specs

02-05-2009	#8 (permalink)
Flavius Vista Bussiness x64 PL 1,577 posts	Re: Access denied to most administrative tools Quote: Originally Posted by agacult "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item." This error can be caused by interaction UAC vs non-system firewall -I know these kind of accident.Disabling firewall is not enough to resolve it- If you have non-system firewall you have to completly uninstall it of course in safe mode
My System Specs

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