Just got new pc and it has vista on it.

Trying to transfer files from external HD onto new pc.

Vista says I dont have permission to do this. Ive tried changing the permissions on the folders etc, still no joy

Cheers!!

 

When changing permissions from Vista, you need to take care you do not
change ownership or modify the permissions already on the files... you are
just needing to add a permission.
Unfortunately, Vista makes this exceedingly difficult.

To do it properly in Vista:
1) Open an "administrator/root" explorer
- Click start
- Type explorer
- right-click windows explorer
- click run-as administrator
2) From the admin explorer, allow access to a folder
- Browse to the folder you need access to
- Right-click it
- Click Properties
- Click security tab
- Click Edit
- Click Add
* If only your account needs access, type your username
* If every account on vista needs access, type: Users
- Press enter
- Click the checkbox under Allow next to Full control
- Click OK
- Click OK
NOTE: You may also have to repeat step 2 for folders within the folder you
just set the permissions on, if they were created by the operating system.
Repeat step 2 for all folders you need access to.

(thats how it was done on the beta's it may still be the same on the release, but im not certain)

 

if whats happening what i think is happening, it's very simple to disable this "feature" in vista.

1. Click the Start and select Control Panel.
2. Click Classic View on the left side of the Control Panel.
3. Open User Accounts.
4. Click Turn User Account Control on or off.
5. Uncheck Use User Account Control and then click OK.
6. Restart your computer.

Done

 

Get rid of vista and put XP on

 

my mate reckons hes found a super admin account on his, where you dont have any "run as admin" bullshit, and there are no restrictions to what you can to whatsoever. I know it works too as i watched him log into it. I'll ask him how to get to it if you want?

 

That is what has been mentioned above. you turn UAC off in control panel. Done this on my work machine

 

nah this is a command prompt thing im sure. As it creates a separate account for it or updates your current account to that spec, asit took my mate about 5 minutes to log in as it basically recreated the log in profile. If you turn UAC off in control panel doesnt it constantly tell you your pc is at risk every 5 minutes?

 

your mate is talking bollocks

 

my vista won't allow me to log in as just anyone, it's got to be someone passeworded up and everything
the problem is that if either me or the mrs log in differently, we can still see everyting the others done

but it always asks for the password prompt and it's the easiest thing to get around everything else, i can connect and download stuff from everywhere (other than the E drive because it wasn't installed when the cumputer was built apaprently )

 

No it doesnt tell me im at risk . Can install anything no bother

 

Vista seems to be the biggest pile of shit ever. Thee is nothing wrong with XP so i dont know why Windows even thought about making Vista.

 

thought this was your job dave?

 

Was this external hdd ever fitted to a pc as an internal hdd? If so and it has files in the documents and settings folders, vista will have problems accessing them.

 

havent seen vista before now euan!

cheers for ur replies folks, ill have a look at it when i get home tonight

 

tony k, yeah the ext Hd is the Hd that was in my old pc

 

as far as i know i turned off the UAC already. all that does is let programs run and changes be made without prompting you.