[WIN7]Admin privileges required even though im an admin

[Sinanju]

This is something for the longest time that has irked the crap outta me, but could never find a solid solution.

I use both Win 7 at home and at work (who doesn't nowadays lol) but to the point. Every now n then i would preform a simple task, like deleting a file, and i would get 'you need Administrator privileges to preform this task' or something of that nature.

I've tried added Back-up Operator to my account 'membership' but sometimes i still get the same thing.

What is the real fix to this issue?

 

[Lifted]

I would first check the files ACL to make sure you have full access to the file. If for some reason your account doesn't have full access, regardless of being an admin, you will need to take ownership of the file or log on with an account that has full access to the file to delete it.

 

[Nothinman]

The real fix is to make sure you're not messing with files in areas that you shouldn't be, i.e. Program Files, Windows, etc directories, and then make sure the ACLs on those files and their parent directory grant you full access. Most of the time when people see this, the problem is the former and isn't actually a problem because you shouldn't be doing that. I've been using Win7 since it came out and rarely ever see UAC prompts.

 

[Sinanju]

The real fix is to make sure you're not messing with files in areas that you shouldn't be, i.e. Program Files, Windows, etc directories, and then make sure the ACLs on those files and their parent directory grant you full access. Most of the time when people see this, the problem is the former and isn't actually a problem because you shouldn't be doing that. I've been using Win7 since it came out and rarely ever see UAC prompts.

i have my UAC prompts turned off.
i guess i'll have to try giving myself ownership of the drive.

as far as what i'am deleting. I'll get these messages from remnants of software installations from software i would be testing.

 

[MotF Bane]

lusrmgr.msc > Users > Administrator > Properties > Account is Disabled?

 

[Nothinman]

as far as what i'am deleting. I'll get these messages from remnants of software installations from software i would be testing.

So you are manually deleting things in Program Files/Program Files (x86)? Then things are working as they should because you're not supposed to be doing that. If you blindly reset the permissions on the whole system drive or entire Program Files/Program Files (x86) directories you'll likely cause yourself a lot more issues than you'll solve.

If you test software that frequently and are that concerned about remnants from their uninstallers you should probably setup a separate Win7 VM for testing and use snapshots to restore them to their previous state.

lusrmgr.msc > Users > Administrator > Properties > Account is Disabled?

That's the literal Administrator account which should be disabled and has no bearing on other account's administrative access.

 

[Doodoo]

I find that setting yourself as the owner of the folder will let you delete them.

 

[Nothinman]

I find that setting yourself as the owner of the folder will let you delete them.

And doing that on things in Program Files/Program Files (x86) is a bad idea...