Reason for this error message?

[Jud McCranie]

I sent a little EXE that I wrote to someone, it is self-contained. It
uses only the screen, mouse, and keyboard. They get the error
message:

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

What is the reason for this? User not having some privileges or
something?

 

[Richard Urban]

How did you send it, by e-mail? What program are they using to read your
e-mail.

If Outlook Express, have them go to Tools | Options | Security and have them
remove the check that says "Do Not Allow Attachments.....". Tell them to put
the check back when they are done. It is there, by default, for their
protection - as most users haven't got a clue and will open anything they
receive. This is dangerous behavior by the way.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Jud McCranie]

How did you send it, by e-mail? What program are they using to read your
e-mail.

First he was downloading a zip file from my website and getting the
message "This application has failed to start because qtintf.dll was
not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem."

Then I emailed him the EXE and he got the second message, when trying
to run the EXE.

My website is:
http://users.adelphia.net/~j.mccranie/downloads.html
and he was downloading the "distance and bearing" program. But he got
first he got the "gtintf.dll" error message and then the message I
asked about when I emailed the EXE.

 

[Steve N.]

I sent a little EXE that I wrote to someone, it is self-contained. It
uses only the screen, mouse, and keyboard. They get the error
message:

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

What is the reason for this? User not having some privileges or
something?

Maybe you sent them a shortcut to it instead of the actual executable.

Steve N.

 

[Jud McCranie]

Maybe you sent them a shortcut to it instead of the actual executable.

No, I sent the executable.

 

[Michael Wayne]

Sometimes the anitvirus programs alters these type of files. These are
executables and are basically considered hostile when it pertains to email
attachments.

Since your friend knows that you are sending him this file, there is a way
to bypass this antivirus scan.

Rename your file and just change the file extension name to ex_

Then in the email, put instructions to rename the file back to exe

It should be ok after that.

Hope this helps ...

 

[Jud McCranie]

First he was downloading a zip file from my website and getting the
message "This application has failed to start because qtintf.dll was
not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem."

I found out what this problem was, it was my fault all along. When I
wrote that program two years ago, I was trying to use the same source
for Windows and Linux. The Windows version (unknown to me) expected
to find the qtinf.dll file. Now I've learned my lesson and use only
Windows, and the file isn't needed by my program.