How to save a file in Program Files (x86) Folder

[TheAceMan1]

Howdy All! . . .

I need to save a file in the [blue]Program Files (x86) Folder[/blue]. However I get popups telling me to contact the admin for this. I am the admin! ... What can I do to save the file? . . .

See Ya! . . . . . .

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[linney]

Vista file permission problem

http://www.vistax64.com/vista-security/31499-vista-file-permission-problem.html

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP (or Vista)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421/en-us

Error Message: "Access Is Denied" When You Try to Open NTFS File System Folders

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q823306#appliesto

 

[HughLerwill]

I trust you mean a selected folder in the Program Files tree and NOT the complete tree; the latter may be achievable but I would not recommend it.

1. Select the Folder in Explorer
2. Right click on it, select Properties
3. Select Security tab, Click Edit(with a little sheild)
4. Add your Account name, Check Full Control
5. Click ok, Click ok
6. Done

 

[BadBigBen]

I am the admin!

actually NOT... though it shows that you are an admin, you are actually a normal user with elevated privileges...

Unlike previous versions of Windows, there are differences in Vista between accounts with "computer administrator" privileges and the Administrator account. For instance, the Administrator account does not have User Account Control enabled. There may also be differences in the ability to remove restrictive file operations and object permissions, but Microsoft is still working out those details and does not expect to reveal them until RC1 and beyond. Finally, by default, the Administrator account is present, but it's hidden and disabled on all clean installs of the operating system.

It's even possible to create an "administrator" account, with a lowercase "A." But that won't be the full-fledged Administrator account, it's just another account with computer administrator privileges.

source: Computerworld.com - How to access the true Administrator account in Windows Vista



Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.

 

[dilettante]

I wouldn't change the folder's security. How about running whatever this program is that you're saving from elevated?

Saving into Program Files still sounds a bit dicey to me though.