I (Administrator) cannot access the subfolders of C:\Documents and
Settings\All Users\Documents: \microsoft; \My Music ; \My Pictures ;\My
Projects ;\My Videos. Consequently I am being prevented from installing an
app suite that wishes to write to "My Projects" but cannot. This is a one
user system and has never been prevented from any installation before now.

I am running XP Pro SP3 and I have tried SAFE mode; creating another user
with Admin privs; and even trying to delete the directories (with Windows
Explorer and the command line) to no avail. Same popup message: "C:\.... is
not accessible. Access is denied."

"Ol'' Peculier" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5206C393-9607-4BA5-B1D7-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I (Administrator) cannot access the subfolders of C:\Documents and
> Settings\All Users\Documents: \microsoft; \My Music ; \My Pictures ;\My
> Projects ;\My Videos. Consequently I am being prevented from installing an
> app suite that wishes to write to "My Projects" but cannot. This is a one
> user system and has never been prevented from any installation before now.
>
> I am running XP Pro SP3 and I have tried SAFE mode; creating another user
> with Admin privs; and even trying to delete the directories (with Windows
> Explorer and the command line) to no avail. Same popup message: "C:\....
> is
> not accessible. Access is denied."

You need to seize ownership of these folders. Click Start / Help and look
for help on "ownership" if unsure how it's done. You must, of course, log on
as "Administrator" to do this.

"Ol'' Peculier" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5206C393-9607-4BA5-B1D7-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I (Administrator) cannot access the subfolders of C:\Documents and
> Settings\All Users\Documents: \microsoft; \My Music ; \My Pictures ;\My
> Projects ;\My Videos. Consequently I am being prevented from installing an
> app suite that wishes to write to "My Projects" but cannot. This is a one
> user system and has never been prevented from any installation before now.
>
> I am running XP Pro SP3 and I have tried SAFE mode; creating another user
> with Admin privs; and even trying to delete the directories (with Windows
> Explorer and the command line) to no avail. Same popup message: "C:\....
> is
> not accessible. Access is denied."
Something or somebody has changed the permissions for the administrator
account.
I would suspect malware of some kind because this is definitely unexplained
behavior.
What is the malware state of your computer?

However, surely you realize that a member of the administrators group can
change permissions back to what they should be.
Jim

Pegasus - THAT WAS IT (but you knew that). Thank you.
How the ownership got away from Admin I can only guess. I've malware,
adware, and virus cleansed with no hits, so... 'tis a puzzlement.

Thanks again!

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "Ol'' Peculier" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:5206C393-9607-4BA5-B1D7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I (Administrator) cannot access the subfolders of C:\Documents and
> > Settings\All Users\Documents: \microsoft; \My Music ; \My Pictures ;\My
> > Projects ;\My Videos. Consequently I am being prevented from installing an
> > app suite that wishes to write to "My Projects" but cannot. This is a one
> > user system and has never been prevented from any installation before now.
> >
> > I am running XP Pro SP3 and I have tried SAFE mode; creating another user
> > with Admin privs; and even trying to delete the directories (with Windows
> > Explorer and the command line) to no avail. Same popup message: "C:\....
> > is
> > not accessible. Access is denied."
>
> You need to seize ownership of these folders. Click Start / Help and look
> for help on "ownership" if unsure how it's done. You must, of course, log on
> as "Administrator" to do this.
>
>
>

Jim - Pegasus put me on the "reclaim ownership" path and that was the ticket.
How the ownership got away from Admin I can only guess. I've malware, adware,
and virus cleansed with no hits, so... 'tis a puzzlement.

Thank for the help!

"Jim" wrote:

>
> "Ol'' Peculier" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:5206C393-9607-4BA5-B1D7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I (Administrator) cannot access the subfolders of C:\Documents and
> > Settings\All Users\Documents: \microsoft; \My Music ; \My Pictures ;\My
> > Projects ;\My Videos. Consequently I am being prevented from installing an
> > app suite that wishes to write to "My Projects" but cannot. This is a one
> > user system and has never been prevented from any installation before now.
> >
> > I am running XP Pro SP3 and I have tried SAFE mode; creating another user
> > with Admin privs; and even trying to delete the directories (with Windows
> > Explorer and the command line) to no avail. Same popup message: "C:\....
> > is
> > not accessible. Access is denied."
> Something or somebody has changed the permissions for the administrator
> account.
> I would suspect malware of some kind because this is definitely unexplained
> behavior.
> What is the malware state of your computer?
>
> However, surely you realize that a member of the administrators group can
> change permissions back to what they should be.
> Jim
>
>
>

"Ol'' Peculier" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:260DC5C5-ADB6-4E19-B3A5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Pegasus - THAT WAS IT (but you knew that). Thank you.
> How the ownership got away from Admin I can only guess. I've malware,
> adware, and virus cleansed with no hits, so... 'tis a puzzlement.
>
> Thanks again!
>

Thanks for the feedback.