You should study how User Account Control (UAC) works on Vista. Please see http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511445.aspx and perhaps also http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946932.
Best regards Jacob Sch?ffer Chief Developer Paradis All? 22, Raml?se DK-3200 Helsinge, Denmark Phone: +45 4439 4400 Email: js at grafikhuset.dk Web: www.grafikhuset.net > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] P? vegne af Yves Barbion > Sendt: 13. februar 2008 10:50 > Til: Framers > Emne: Slightly OT: Windows Vista does not allow me to change > any (ini)files in Program Files folders > > > Hi Framers, > > this is slightly OT, but I think relevant for all Windows Vista users. > > Sometimes, we change an ini file in the FrameMaker > installation folder, for > example: > > C:\Program Files\Adobe\FrameMaker7.2\maker.ini > > No problem in Windows XP, but, in Windows Vista, we get error > messages saying that only the Administrator can do this. > However, we only have one user account in Vista and this user > does have admin rights! > > I have already checked the Microsoft support site, but the > "workarounds" suggested by the Microsoft MVP don't make any > sense (see below): saving the > (ini) file elsewhere and then copying it back to the Program > Files folder is a definite no-no. > > Any suggestions for a better workaround/hack? And if anyone > knows how we can get rid of all those other annoying Vista > confirmation messages ("Are you sure you want to...?"), > please share it with the community. > > Thanks in advance. > > > -- > Yves Barbion > > > > _________________________ > > Answer from Microsoft MVP: > > "Hello, > > In Windows Vista, even though you are an administrator, the > programs that run on your computer are not allowed to use > your administrator power unless: > > > 1- They prompt you for permission > 2- You explicitly give them permission (right-click, run as > administrator) > > The files in Program Files and your root C drive are not > writiable by non-administrative programs because the files in > these areas affect every user and the entire system. > > Allowing unpriviliged programs write access to these areas > would allow them to overwrite/replace well-known programs or > system-wide configuration data used by windows or well-known > programs, which is unacceptable for a program that does not prompt. > > The easiest way to accomplish what you are doing is to save > the file to some > > place in your user profile (such as documents), and then > using windows explorer, move that file to program files. This > will end up prompting you for permission and then allowing > things to work. > > Alternatively, you can run the program that is doing the > downloading "as administrator" by right-clicking it and > clicking Run As Administrator, and this will allow it to save > to this area, but the solution above is better. > > -- > > Microsoft MVP " > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as js at grafikhuset.dk. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/js%40grafi khuset.dk Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
