Need to get full admin right, enable the hidden right

[mach04]

I am sure you have heard it before, but I need to ask you guys as I have been reading lots about this in Google and none so far has solved my issue.

I have a laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium.

So far I can see that in the control panel I am named as the adminsitrator, but I can't edit or look into some folders.
I have tried some tips I came across with but they haven't been useful to enable the hidden admin right.

So I am asking you if you can help me out with it.
Thanks in advance.

 

[linney]

Are they the same few folders that you find yourself locked out of? Are they Windows Shell or System folders or folders that users have created? Can you give an example of the name of these folders, are they for example old XP type folders such as those found in old XP user folders etc? If so that may be by design, especially concerning folders like Application Data.

From a Microsoft Programmer comes the following quote. "this is a known and reported issue. It was resolved as won't fix. Here is the reason behind it. The junctions are there to only provide appcompat for legacy apps and aren’t meant for a user to traverse through. The junctions have been explicitly set to block read through them by setting Everyone Deny Read. The main reason here is because these are just links to the actual location, so you dont want backup tools and other tools operating on your data twice, once from the original path and once via the junctions. There are scenarios where some of these junctions actually form a loop to support the appcompat for the old namespace in comparison to the new and in those cases allowing read through them is disastrous, for e.g. setup was broken for a week when the file system wasnt honoring the deny read.

Also as far as a user goes, you will never see these as they are system hidden, and you will need to take explicit action to see them by default."



Generally speaking these might help you except for the situation mentioned in the above quote.


HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP (or Vista or Win 7)

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

Add encrypted files to the list of possible reasons for Access Denied.

 

[BadBigBen]

Under Vista and Windows 7, the administrator account has been disabled by default, to enable the admin account follow the instructions below, and then log into the PC with that account:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/wind...idden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/

also, the User accounts with admin privileges are by default not fully able to access certain parts of the system, basically they are SUPER-POWER-USER accounts, more then regular less than admin... the only way to give your account FULL admin access, would be to turn off UAC, as far as I know, which SHOULD NOT BE DONE...

here is a more comprehensive instruction set to the above link:

http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f127/admin-rights-vista-windows-7-a-197772/

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.
Only ask questions with yes/no answers if you want "yes" or "no"

 

[mach04]

The folders such as Windows Dump, and editing in regedit is giving me this problem with rights, even though I am the administrator of Windows.
For instance I am trying to change the update settings for MSE through this key "SignatureUpdateInterval" in the registry. I can not change its value as it gives me the error message that it cannot be edited.
Another issue is opening the Dump folder which says I don't have admin rights, and so on, these are the couple of things that so far I remember.

BadBigBen,
I have tried those methods but I am still having this issue that can't edit. The last link you mentioned its info is only suitale for those who have a professional, ultimate or enterprise, as I can not run the command such as "secpol.msc"

Is it possible that this version of Windows "Home Premium" has more restrictions for users in changing inside of WIndows than the company has announced? Because on Microsoft pages it doesn't distinguish the rights of editing WIndows by versions.

 

[hairlessupportmonkey]

If you need to - try Hirens Boot CD, it has a WinPE aspect, boot to it, and then you can change the permissions on the folders you seek.

Be warned, this is done at your own risk!

ACSS - SME
General Geek

 

[linney]

Maybe you should be applying your Permissions further up the chain?

How inheritance affects file and folder permissions

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc758779.aspx

I don't have any Windows Dump file on my system.

 

[mach04]

Linney,

I guess there is a difference in administration rights given in Home Premium vs Ultimate/Professional. As you say you don't have any "dump files" in your Windows folder, this might explain why I can't have the full rights on controlling my Windows.

I have done many things to get the full control but it seems useless. When I look at the properties of the Regedit, I see that i only have two rights for this, read and read/run. Where as for other programs and folders I see that I have all the rights.

 

[strongm]

>As you say you don't have any "dump files"

Not really. Linney was referring to your mention of a Windows Dump folder, which is what you originally described (with capitals) earlier. A Windows dump file (.dmp) is something completely different.

 

[mach04]

strongm,

Its not true that I don't have any "dump files", nor I have written it in my posts.
I have been struggling with some BSOD's since I got this new laptop with Windows 7 on it and I have frequently used those files to find a solution to it.

 

[linney]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\Signature Updates, on my 64-bit Ultimate version, Full Control is showing only for System, with Administrators showing only Read and Special Permissions.

I don't want to, but if I wanted to change Permissions on the above Key, I would look at the Parent Key of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft, and look at the Inherited Permissions passed down via "Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object". You find the option via the Advanced button.


Do you have this folder and access to it?

C:\Windows\Minidump. Access to this Folder seems easy enough for me with Windows changing the Permissions itself (via a prompt) should I need access.

 

[strongm]

>Its not true that I don't have any "dump files",

Nor did I say that you didn't.

 

[mach04]

Linney,
Yes I have access to Windows dump folder.

I can see that the inheritance is not sent downwards in that path, and I can not change it.

 

[linney]

Again looking at Permissions in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft and pressing the Advanced button, if you uncheck the box that is getting permissions from "above parents" and then checking "Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object", is all I can think of.


You can look at this too but it does come with several Microsoft warnings.

Use the Vista instructions in this to reset to default the security settings.

How do I restore security settings to the default settings?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313222/#appliesto

Why do you want to change "SignatureUpdateInterval" if you don't mind me asking? I mean you could do a manual update of MSE any time you like.