I believe I have set myself as administrator. Administrator appears beneath my name at sign on. I skipped creating a password as I am the only user. When downloading a file for my canon scaner I got the message "C:\Program Files (x86)\Canon\Cannon Download\tb4135_en.exe. You don't have permission to save in this location. Contact the administrator to obtain permission. Would you like to save in the ..........folder instead? " I have tried selecting other directories but get the same result. I successfully downloaded Another program from Canon only minutes before. How can I instal this file/programe? Without it my scanner is useless.I realise that it is not good sense to run permanently as administrator. Can I set up a separate administratorsign in once I have set up all the programs I lost when installing Win7

HiIf this is simply an update for the Canon driver/software, the easiest solution is to download the file to the Desktop. Right click the file and select the Run As Administrator option to install.Some tips.You should always assign a password to all Administrator accounts, even though you are the only user. This helps when a malicious file tries to gain access to the system and is also necessary for all of the built-in security components to work properly.Remember,in Windows 7, all Administrator accounts operate as normal user accounts unless you explicitly 'elevate' a function by using the run as administrator option or approve the UAC prompt when it pops up.Hope this helps.Thank You for using Windows 7 Ronnie Vernon MVP

...the easiest solution is to download the file to the Desktop.... Although correct, I do not believe this i the best advice or practice. Downloaded files saved to 'Desktop' are messy/unsightly/cumbersome. It is best practice to use the 'Downloads' folder which is located within the user account folder, and for which an entry is present on the Start Menu. this is the system 'default' save location for downloads.All downloaded files can be safely and conveniently stored there. Sub-folders can be created and used for help with organising and retrieving. If downloaded files are program patches or updates they can be launched from there, and will find the program install folder to patch successfully.If downloads have been stored elsewhere on the system already the user may not be currently getting prompted to store files in the default 'Downloads' folder. This is easy to correct. When the next download is conducted, when prompted for a save location browse to:System drive -> Users folder -> User account folder -> Downloads.Afterwards, the system will prompt with the correct download folder, for subsequent downloads.Cheers

Hi, You may try the following suggestions one by one to check the issue. Suggestion 1: Temporarily disable antivirus program. Suggestion 2: Click Start, All Programs, right click Internet Explorer and click Run as administrator. Suggestion 3: Click Start, type inetcpl.cpl into Search box and press Enter. Switch to Security tab, uncheck Enable Protected Mode (requires restarting Internet Explorer) and click OK. Suggestion 4: Click the Start Button, type "User account control" and press Enter. When the User account control settings box appears, move the slider to Never notify and click OK. Whats the result? Arthur Li - MSFT

I figured out the solution to this problem in Windows 7. I assume this will work with other OS too. 1. Right-click on the drive that is causing the problem. 2. Left-click on Properties. 3. Click on the Security tab. 4. In the first window click on Administrators (your computer name-PC Administrators). 5. Just below the window click on Edit. 6. Click on Administrators (your computer name-PC Administrators) again. 7. Here's the key to making it work. If Apply is grayed-out, check a box in the Deny column. It will then bring up Apply. 8. Check a box in the Allow column. It should check all of the boxes except the last one and uncheck all of the boxes in the Deny column. 9. Click Apply. It should run a scan of the files in the drive. When the scan is finished, click Ok. The first box should still be open. 10. In the first window, click on Users (your computer name-PC\Users) and repeat steps 5-9, of course clicking on Users (your computer name-PC\Users) instead of Administrators (your computer name-PC Administrators). NOTE: You may not have to click in the Deny column after the first scan is completed for step 10 as indicated in step 7.

Thanks DotCav, worked for me saving PDF995 files on my new Win 7 box (previously got "You don't have permission to save in this location" etc errors at the File Save As dialog box). Regards

Thanks DotCav, worked for me. I was having problems printing/saving .xps files from Internet Explorer. I could print/save .xps files from other applications, but not ie. This fixed it.

Hey DotCav I've done exactly what you said and I get an error shortly after the scan begins that says An Error occured while applying security information to: D:\System Volume Information Access is denied. D:\ is a partition on my hard drive I made to store all my documents, etc. It worked fine for awhile but has recently denied me access. I think it might have something to do with sharing D:\ in my homegroup. I shared it a few days before I found this problem. I've stopped sharing the drive to try an fix the issue but I keep getting this error. Any ideas?

Sorry I took so long to reply. I didn't get a notification stating someone replied to this thread. I just happened to come back to check and see if anyone replied to this thread. I'm kind of stumped on that one for the moment. If I think on it for a while I might be able to figure it out. For now, the only thing I can suggest is to do a System Restore to a point before you started the sharing.

I can't change my host file either. I did all the changes listed above, as described, but when it was running the scan there are several that came up, including C:\Windows, that it says is denied!!! What is going on with this WIN 7....I need to change the host file and can't....no matter what I do it seems access is denied. What esle could it be ??

If I'm not mistaken, a host file has to do with the OS and IP address names. The method I posted is a solution I figured out for an issue I had where my external hard drive was being denied access when I first plugged it into my new Windows 7 computer that had no problems when plugged into my XP one. So, I'm not sure that this method can work for an issue with a host file as I haven't come across that.

Hi! I just created a profile here just so that I could respond to this and hopefully provide the solution you are looking for. I've come across this lil hiccup a couple of times out of the blue, and it always takes me a minute to remember the solution. Each time, I forget it's for the exact same simple rediculous technical reason. What happens is I'll be trying to upload a photo or attach one to an email. As I'm viewing the preview thumbnails to select for attachment, I'll think to myself "hmm its a lil too large, let me resize it first". And since I can already see the thumbnail image in the attachment windows, I just went ahead and right clicked "open with" my image editor, rather than closing that whole attachment/upload process, and accessing the image via libraries>pictures (Win 7) BEFORE clicking the item/photo in the image viewer to view the photo in full view right clicking "open with". It's a really rediculous technical glitch, but thats where the issue lies. So next time, try "open with" on the full view of the actual item or image you are working with instead "open with" on the thumbnail, and see if that resolves your issue with being able to save your work after. I hope this helps :)

I figured out the solution to this problem in Windows 7. I assume this will work with other OS too. .... .... 7. Here's the key to making it work. If Apply is grayed-out, check a box in the Deny column. It will then bring up Apply. ... ... No, sorry, no "Apply" button at all, not grey, not black, not there. Any other ideas???? Oh, wait... You mean in the second window (My god, MS is mad about window over window over window). OK, added a check, removed it, clicked Apply, got "Access is denied". That seems to say You can't change your administrator permissions because you are not alllowed to change your permissions. Reminds me of my parents: "Why? Because I said so!"

Here's how I edit the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file. It gave "You don't have permission to save in this location.." but I solved it in this way: 1. Right click on the file. In my case, "hosts" 2. Select Properties -> Security. 3. Click "Edit" to change permissions. If you only find: SystemAdministrators (yourComputerName\Administrators)Users(yourComputerName\Users) You need to click "Add..", where you "Enter the object names to select": userName (Simply the name you see when you login to Win7) Click OK. 4. Return back to the list. Now you will see: SystemuserName(yourComputerName\userName)Administrators (yourComputerName\Administrators)Users(yourComputerName\Users) Select userName(yourCompusterName\userName from the above list, and then Change the "Permissions for userName": Read & Execute (Allow)Read (Allow)Write (Allow) Make sure you have the above allowed. Click OK. 5. Click OK and close the properties for the file. Now you can edit the file!

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If you are logged in to administrator account, you can try disabling the UAC in the computer to resolve the issue. This one worked for me. No need to disable antivirus application and windows firewall.

This is an annoying problem that seems to come from a change in the windows 7 OS settings. On a PC I bought last year, I had no problem, but on a new one I cannot save where I want with the message "you dont have pemission to save to this folder" etc. Its a real simple solution. You think you have administrator rights but you dont, even if it says administraor on your user account. Run whichever programme you are using as an administrator by right clicking and choosing "run as administrator". So if you are downloading to a folder where you cannot save to then right click Internet explorer, or whatever browser you use, and run as admin then save etc.