[TriLUG] Windows 7 - permissions

[Jeremy Davis]

Being a Linux group and all, your question about Windows 7 hell might be
more enthusiastically answered by one of the following groups:

Microsoft Office User Group (TriMOUG) -
http://www.meetup.com/Triangle-Microsoft-Office-Users-Group-TriMOUG/

Triangle .NET User Group (TriNUG) -
http://www.meetup.com/TRINUG/events/calendar/?scroll=true

Microsoft Project User Group (MPUG) - http://www.mpug.com

Raleigh Windows App Developers -
http://www.meetup.com/Raleigh-Windows-App-Developers/

SharePoint (TriNUG) - http://www.meetup.com/TRISPUG/

Research Triangle PowerShell Users Group -
http://www.meetup.com/Research-Triangle-PowerShell-Users-Group/


On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 9:34 PM, M. R. <13miketele at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I know, I know: I should not be using Windows anything.
> But then there are the 2-4 special programs for which I do not have
> practical substitutes
> Mea culpa.
>
> Anyway: Here I am caught in Windows 7 hell:
> 1    It complains when I want use a program that changes some file
> 2    It refuses to permit editing and saving of files in \Programs and
> other directories
> 3    MS support has pages that list 4 things areas to work on; each of
> these redirects back to itself - repeatedly
> 4    I could go on, but you know the drill.
>
> I do not expect hand-holding for every step but I would welcome hints for
> sites you have found that provide good, understandable help on file and
> directory permissions, ACE/ACL and program settings that will permanently
> set my permissions and access so that I don't get popup windows and
> denials/refusals all the time?
>
> BTW: I am logged on as a user with administrative privileges and can see
> that I am supposed to have 'full' permissions (R, W, Create, D, etc.).
>
> Thanks from Mike, the non-geek.
>
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