denied permission

[Guest]

ever since i upgraded to vista i have been getting a "you do not have
permission to access this folder."

i have turned on every permission i can find. is there something else i need
to do?

can someone tell me how i can get the admin account enabled and then create
a standard account for all the time use

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Which folders are you seeing this behavior?

The first account you create after installing vista should be an
administrator account. Open Control Panel/User Accounts and see if the
account you are logged on with has administrator privileges.

 

[Elif]

This is not the answer. Windows Vista is the best operating system in
the world, lots of very very smart people have explained how it is so
superior to any flavor of Linux, any flavor of OSX. Linux and OSX don't
require multiple restarts to maintain existing permissions, Windows
Vista shouldn't either. This is MY fault, it's gotta be something so
simple and basic I'm an idiot for missing it.

I'm using a very new Hewlett Packard computer, came with Vista
installed and meets Vists'a requirements - with a 2gigahertz intel
processor and 2 gigs of Ram.

I admit it, I'm dumb as a post - now tell me why. Be rude. I just want
an answer.

 

[Elif]

Hi,

My problem was not exactly like yours, but I was asked to log in as
administrator to activate a key. I checked all the rights of the user
(myself) (had the administrator rights like yours). There should not be any
other administrator, I am the only user. Then I checked the Administrator
Tools under Control Panel. Computer Management=>User Groups. There I saw
"Administrator" a disabled account. I enabled it and I could log on and did
whatever I needed to under that account. If that helps, just use only
"Administrator" account. I have not tried, but maybe you can change its name
to whatever you wish. BTW, I do not think Vista authors are so smart. Why did
they disable this account? To make us proud, when we solved the puzzle?

 

[Sam]

Why is it that when I look at the original post ( a few others are like this
also), it is totally blank.

 

[Sam]

Both Firefox and IE displays a blank page for the original post here. Seems
to happen about 3 to 4 % of post and only on the original thread.

 

[Elif]

I am using Vista Ultimate. I wonder where the User Groups in Vista Home. I am
sure that it is somewhere around that area. At least somewhere under Control
Panel... Good luck. I have a feeling though you will be happy if you get to
the Administrator account. It is like a life saver.