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I am the administrator and It still says i cant do something

by Rammstein420 Feb 16, 2010 9:08PM PST

for example when i try to compress abunch of useless crap like movie maker it says "you need to provide administrator permission to change these attributes" but i already am the ******* administrator!!! and since i spent 200 dollars on this i expect it to give me no sass. and that was just one example. when i pay for something and AMMMMM the administrator i desereve the right to do anything with the software weather it screws me over or not..... how do i gain TOTAL controll over this dumb operating system...? (sorry for the rant ive had a long day)

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How about just leaving it as it is?

by Kees Bakker Feb 16, 2010 9:21PM PST

With today's disks compressing a folder in program files only saves a marginal amount of disk space. So why care?

Kees

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Not always easy...

by John.Wilkinson Feb 17, 2010 4:12AM PST

The intentional or unintentional (especially by way of malware infection) editing, deleting, or compressing of some files can cause significant issues, potentially resulting in the OS becoming unbootable, which is why access is restricted, even to the administrator in some cases. However, you can gain absolute control by:

1.) Disabling UAC under Control Panel->User Accounts. This is the most common issue/solution and is usually all that is needed.
2.) Right-clicking the respective folder, selecting Properties, switching to the Security tab, and taking ownership of the contents where necessary.

Just remember that doing so entails some risk, so make such changes wisely.

John

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