Broken link on copy and paste from normal user to required upper privilege user

Hi, 

I've encountered an error that is probably coming from environment variables.

When I copy %document%\something\ from a normal user to %programs% where it require administrator privilege, i'm prompted with a credential window ( so far so good ) until it prompt me with an other window that says: "i don't find %document%\something\" witch is normal since the administrator have different environment variable and certainly no "something" folder under his documents.  

hope it helps, N.Satsuki.

July 3rd, 2014 10:51am

Hi,

This should be privilege problem, as normal user desn't have write permission of Program files folder in C drive.

If you doubt this is enviroment variable problem, it would be better to switch your account to Administrator account to test if it had same problem.

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July 3rd, 2014 10:58pm

It's a windows bug.

Try it, and you will see that if you try to copy something from "Libraries\Documents\someFolder" of a regular user.

It will try to copy from "C:\users\Administrator\someFolder\" when it should copy from "C:\users\RegularUser\somefolder\" cause of the administrator privilege that are needed.

i'm pretty sure it comes from environment variables and it should use hard coded address for copying instead of "Libraries\Documents\someFolder".

I might haven't been clear enough the first time, sorry for that.

July 8th, 2014 4:52am

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