Specified Device Denied

[Gene]

When I clik on comand prompt in the start menu I get the
message "access to specified Device denied" What's up with
that? Anyone? Do I need to reinstall?

Thanks, Gene

 

[Herb Martin]

A GUESS: It has something to do with your
Autoexec.nt or Config.NT files -- maybe a modem
conflicting with the serial port or lpt.

 

[Mark V]

Gene wrote in

When I clik on comand prompt in the start menu I get the
message "access to specified Device denied" What's up with
that? Anyone? Do I need to reinstall?

And if you enter CMD
in the Start menu's RUN... box?

 

[Mark V]

Gene wrote in

same deal, "Access to specified device, path is denied"

Okay. Rules out a shortcut problem. Sounds like a permissions
issue... Are you logged on with an Admin. account? Have you altered
ACLs at the root level of any drive? Have you checked the ACLs on
cmd.exe and any root directories? Have you set anything to
EVERYONE=None?