Vista permission preventing old apps from working

[LittleSmudge]

I'm an Access database developer and a client has been running my apps on Windoz 2k - 2k3 for years but they can't get 2k3 licences anymore so we need to get them running on Vista

Standard structure is Access front ends all resident on user's local machines using ODBC to MySQL BackEnd on the server.

There is a DbUpdate app ( an Access database ) which sets up new machines automatically. It checks that a folder C:\Program Files\DBs exists and if not creates it.
However, on Vista I get "Permission Denied".

I get the same "Permission Denied" when the app tries to copy an .mde file to the Windoz/System folder.

What do I need to do to tell Vista to allow this changes ?



G LS

 

[linney]

Is this DbUpdate program being run as an Administrator via the right-click option and using the "Run as Administrator" option?

In Vista, Administrative users only have Standard User privileges.

 

[LittleSmudge]

That has given us a great leap towards solving the problems - thanks linney.



G LS