I'm getting pretty ****ed off with windows constantly telling me I need permission to edit files, say in the System32 directory. Who the hell am I gonna ask? Isn't there a way to set myself up as sole owner and abuser of every fine on my hard drive? If not, how the hell am I supposed to get permission from 'TrustedInstaller'? Wasn't Win7 supposed to be less ****ing irritating than Vista?
Win 7 - why aren't I allowed to screw with my system?
- Thread starter Deadbeat
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Disable UAC, right-click the windows folder and set yourself up as the owner of all files folders and sub-folders of said container. Now give yourself full control of all files folders and sub-folders of said container.
Job done.
Why you'd want to on the other hand is beyond me.
Job done.
Why you'd want to on the other hand is beyond me.
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Why are you editing files in sys32?
It's a fix I'm trying to get NWN2 to run. Backing up dxdiagn.dll and replacing so it can read my hardware card. Apparently it's the only game that has this issue. My UAC is already adjusted to cram out the annoying checks, my system's fresh enough that a format and reinstall won't do me any real harm. Is there another issue I haven't thought about to avoid the fix near the bottom corrupting anything irreversibly?
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You know, it's actually designed as a safety feature, to stop you getting viruses/malware. Very useful. I agree it's annoying, but have a read around and you can find out how to do all these things.
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Agreed. Messing around in sys32 is never a good idea. Even when you do know what you're doing.
Normally, this'd be my chosen course. However, as the linked thread states Bioware have had a long time to announce an intent to fix the issue, and I've been looking forward to this game since I got a system that could run it. I don't want to wait for several months more to get my chance.
As it is, I just had to find the right ownership settings for SysWOW64 dir. Prototype, Anno 1404, Bioshock, Rise of Legends, Demigod are all running fine after the switch, so no apparent lasting damage, and I can finally give NWN2 a shot. Thanks for the warnings, I seem to have got lucky this time.
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You should be putting game specific modified .dll files in the game's folder, not system32. Dll files in the game folder should take priority over those in the system32 folder.
On a similar note....
How would I do this in Vista (HP 64bit SP2) to stop it asking me EVERY TIME I boot up to allow Malwarebytes Access!!... its getting rather annoying!...
Set it as a scheduled task to run as administrator on boot, I used to have to do it with XFire.