User permissions

Andybtsn · 2 Jan 2011 at 13:09

Hi guys,

I've never come across this issue before but usually when I do a clean install of Windows 7 Home, me being the only user it always gives me full control to everything on the PC, however, I had to run VLC as administrator to install. I wanted to edit something in sys32 folder and I wasn't allowed. Any ideas how this could have arose? Something to do with removing Windows installed programs or anything?

Here is what I see in user permissions. TBH I can only usually remember seeing the PC name (Andromeda) and guest or whatnot.

Andybtsn · 2 Jan 2011 at 13:16

Well usually I can just turn UAC completely off, I've done this on every Win 7 build I've ever used and it's never caused issues. Now I have to turn UAC on in order to make changes to my PC.

Andybtsn · 3 Jan 2011 at 02:07

Guys, UAC turned on or off I still can't edit files in system32 folder? I don't understand, I'm the only admin on the Laptop, there is no other user account to activate to do such changes?

Andybtsn · 3 Jan 2011 at 02:45

Thanks Tim, will try.

And thanks aknor, the registry thing worked. Proper faff though