Access Denied
so... i have gone through every step listed in every forum and troubleshooting page... to no avail.. this one may be a tough one. i installed a new copy of windows 7 on a custom build... now i have no access to anything. i am listed as the "administrator". i try to edit my account type, access denied. cmd prompt run as administrator.. access denied, inserting the install disk, access denied... seems like everything is locked. i am the only user, i cannot create any accounts, install anything, edit anything, i own a $1,500 paper weight... ive tried safe mode, components: motherboard - MSI NF750-G55 8GB ddr3 1600 ram 160gb IDE HDD Western Digital NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX285 AM3 QUAD CORE 3.4GHz processor MSI dvd rom drive this has gotten me beyond frustrated, any ideas would be much appreciated, please keep in mind i cant do the simple changing permission steps or entering admin account... otherwise i wouldnt even bother posting, Thank you Bryan
March 28th, 2011 3:05am

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March 28th, 2011 10:30am

Hi, The account registry may be corrupted. I suggest perform In-Place Upgrade: Note: After performing In-Place Upgrade, your personal data and installed programs usually will not be removed but we may need to run Windows Update to install all the available updates for your system to update these system files to the current version. This troubleshooting process is time consuming. Your patience is highly appreciated. As to the steps of In-Place Upgrade, I still would like to explain that it will reinstall all system files with this method. You may need to reinstall some applications to upgrade some files to a higher version, because they may be replaced during the installation of Windows. It will take about two hours to repair. Your personal files and settings will be kept as they were after the installation. However, it is always recommended to backup the important information and files to other partitions or other disks before doing it. If you would like to perform the In-place Upgrade, let’s refer to the following steps. 1. Start the computer by using the current Operating System. 2. Insert the Windows Vista DVD in the computer's DVD drive. 3. Use one of the following procedures, as appropriate: If Windows automatically detects the DVD, the Install now screen appears. Click Install now. If Windows does not automatically detect the DVD, follow these steps: a. Click Start, type Drive:\setup.exe, and then click OK. Note Drive is the drive letter of the computer's DVD drive. b. Click Install now. 4. When you reach the "Which type of installation do you want?" screen, click Upgrade to upgrade the current operating system to Windows Vista. Regards,Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
April 1st, 2011 6:07am

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