This is because of UAC. When you access those files using Windows Explorer,
or another unelevated process, you do not have access to things only
Administrators have access to.
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Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20
"sigmund" wrote:
> I have two administrator accounts, one is the default account and another is
> a user account that is a memeber of the administrator group.
>
> The default administrator account can access files that are set to be
> available to the administrators group. Also, when this account uses the "run"
> command, the user sees a message that the program that is started will be run
> with administrative rights. However, the user account that is a member of the
> administrator group is always denied access to files and folders that have
> permissions only for the administrators group (and no permissions are denied
> on those files/folders). The current workaround is for this latter account to
> get permission to access files/folders is to have its username specifically
> granted permission for those files/folders. Also, this account does not get a
> message that programs started with the "run" command will be started with
> administrative privelidges. I want this account to be able to access files
> that are supposed to be available for the administrators group without
> needing to grant specific permissions for that account, and I want this
> account to use the run command with administrative rights. Help would be
> appreciated!