Hello,
I have written several times about this problem, and actually have recieved no replies whatsoever. I posted before in the tech support forum but gathered no help; thats why 'm posting here in the general. I am stuck between a rock and a hard place on this problem so any help would be appreciated.
Ok so now the problem.... i'll give a little background information. I will probably write a bit at length but in my belief too much is better than just stating a general problem, listing my processor, and hoping for a miracle... here goes.
Note: this problem is occuring in a system running Win2k Pro networked to another running win98.
About 2 months ago I noticed an odd problem when I attempted to watch a DVD, (using a reelmagic decoder card) I attempted to run the reelmagic player utility and I got an error message saying access denied to the file. I was a bit taken by this because I remember watching movies a month previous and noticed no problems. I poked around and discovered my problem's source was the fact that the file was not given full control over my system. I right clicked on the file from windows explorer, selected properties, hit the security tab and then checked the box labeled full control. I then ran the program again and a error message stated a .dll file was not granted access. So I found the file and gave it full control. I did this 2 times to other files and then the program worked.
As the days passed I noticed this occured with a few other programs. I would get an access denied message. This also happened when I installed Baldurs Gate II as well as Diablo II. Once again I fixed it by giving the files full control. As another measure I gave the C: drive full control as well. Everything seemed to be running as it should but then a week later another problem arose. I was on windows update installing a security update when I got the message that the install failed. I attepted to download another file but it failed as well. I linked this problem to the fact that for some ungodly reason my computer assigns limited access to files sometimes installed and downloaded. This happened to me prviously on a self executing patch for mechwarrior3 failed to upgrade the game, (I had to tweak its security setting) The problem I face is the fact that when using windows upgrade everything happens automatically and i cannot grant control to those files.
I would like to find a way to have a default access granted to files I install and upgrade but I cannot find where to do that ANYWHERE!!! Note: I am always logged on as administator, I have messed with my access features countless times, and I also changed the internet security features. I am quite sure this problem has something to do with the network I have set up. I cannot recall exactly when these problems started occuring but I do know they have started after the comps were networked, not before. Please help i'd rather not do a complete backup and reinstall as everything else is working well.
Thanks in advance.
I have written several times about this problem, and actually have recieved no replies whatsoever. I posted before in the tech support forum but gathered no help; thats why 'm posting here in the general. I am stuck between a rock and a hard place on this problem so any help would be appreciated.
Ok so now the problem.... i'll give a little background information. I will probably write a bit at length but in my belief too much is better than just stating a general problem, listing my processor, and hoping for a miracle... here goes.
Note: this problem is occuring in a system running Win2k Pro networked to another running win98.
About 2 months ago I noticed an odd problem when I attempted to watch a DVD, (using a reelmagic decoder card) I attempted to run the reelmagic player utility and I got an error message saying access denied to the file. I was a bit taken by this because I remember watching movies a month previous and noticed no problems. I poked around and discovered my problem's source was the fact that the file was not given full control over my system. I right clicked on the file from windows explorer, selected properties, hit the security tab and then checked the box labeled full control. I then ran the program again and a error message stated a .dll file was not granted access. So I found the file and gave it full control. I did this 2 times to other files and then the program worked.
As the days passed I noticed this occured with a few other programs. I would get an access denied message. This also happened when I installed Baldurs Gate II as well as Diablo II. Once again I fixed it by giving the files full control. As another measure I gave the C: drive full control as well. Everything seemed to be running as it should but then a week later another problem arose. I was on windows update installing a security update when I got the message that the install failed. I attepted to download another file but it failed as well. I linked this problem to the fact that for some ungodly reason my computer assigns limited access to files sometimes installed and downloaded. This happened to me prviously on a self executing patch for mechwarrior3 failed to upgrade the game, (I had to tweak its security setting) The problem I face is the fact that when using windows upgrade everything happens automatically and i cannot grant control to those files.
I would like to find a way to have a default access granted to files I install and upgrade but I cannot find where to do that ANYWHERE!!! Note: I am always logged on as administator, I have messed with my access features countless times, and I also changed the internet security features. I am quite sure this problem has something to do with the network I have set up. I cannot recall exactly when these problems started occuring but I do know they have started after the comps were networked, not before. Please help i'd rather not do a complete backup and reinstall as everything else is working well.
Thanks in advance.
