Permissions (File, Registry, I don't know)
I'm having some real problems with permissions of some sort. I've got UAC disabled, I'm on an administrator, and I have the following symptoms:When I download a file via Firefox, it creates the file as a 0 byte file and a .part file, as usual. However, when the file completes its download, Firefox gets an error. The placeholder file becomes "stuck" and can't be deleted, moved, viewed, copied, or anything. It loses all permissions, and the Security tab of the file properties say I don't have permission to view or edit the object's permissions.I can't connect on a Dial Up connection. The error says: Cannot load the Remote Access Connection Manager service with an error of 711. If I try to run it or the Remote Access Auto Connection Manager, they both get 1068 errors. Telephony is running. The Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service starts and stops immediately if I try to run it.Similarly, the event viewer does not work. The error on Windows Event Log is 4201: The instance name passed was not recognized as a valid WMI data provider.I have a feeling I just need to reset the permissions of everything somehow... But I've tried running a few permission resetters, including subinacl, and nothing helps any of these problems.If anyone knows what's causing all this, I'd love to know. I just got Win7 the way I want it, and I really don't want to reinstall.
March 24th, 2009 10:16am

no clue on error codes, however... my profile is set as administrator and I once had a consistent problemwith permissions. so, i changed the profile to user, saved it, changed it back to admin, and it fixed the problem.
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March 24th, 2009 4:16pm

Oh, now that's obvious enough to overlook and just might work as well. I'll go try that ! Unfortunately, it didn't work. I found a way to programmatically recreate the error on my PC, which is to create a file, run it, wait till it's done, and then attempt to delete it. The file's properties end up looking like this.
March 24th, 2009 11:33pm

Try this method. 1. Download the subinacl.msi file from the following link and save the installation patch on the Desktop: Download details SubInACL (SubInACL.exe) 2. Please go to the Desktop and double click the downloaded file. 3. Please select the C:\Windows\System32 folder as the Destination Folder during the installation. Later we will use this tool to reset the permission settings on the current machine. Note: If UAC (User Account Control) window is prompted for permission to continue, please click "Continue" 4. Click "Start". In the Start Search bar, type: "notepad" (without quotes) and press Enter. 5. Copy the following commands and then paste them into the opened Notepad window: @echo offsubinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=fsubinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=fsubinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=fsubinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=fsubinacl /subdirectories %windir%\*.* /grant=administrators=fsubinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=fsubinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=fsubinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=fsubinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=system=fsubinacl /subdirectories %windir%\*.* /grant=system=f@Echo =========================@Echo Finished. @Echo =========================@pause 6. After the above commands are finished, please close the Notepad window. Choose Save when you are prompted to save the file. Type "reset.bat" as the file name and choose Desktop from the left panel as the save location. 7. Refer to the Desktop and right click the reset.bat file, then choose "Run as administrator." 8. You will see a DOS-like window processing. NOTE: It may take several minutes. When it is finished, you will be prompted with the message: "Finished, press any key to continue". If the issue persists, insert your Windows 7 beta DVD, and perform an In-place Upgrade in the system to repair.Arthur Xie - MSFT
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March 26th, 2009 9:23am

Already tried SubInACL, as I mentioned in the first post. I'll try the In-place Upgrade later today, though.
March 26th, 2009 11:02pm

In-place Upgrade did it. Didn't lose my settings, but I had to delete a lot of OOBE ____ again. Thank you!
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March 31st, 2009 9:48am

I will also give that a try, it makes no sense, but it might just work... obviously there is a bug relating to permissions in Windows 7. I have used XP Professional for since it first came out, and I have never had file permissions problems other than those cause by malware on client systems.Computer software consultant for 27 years
May 11th, 2009 7:47pm

I am most likely having a highly similar security issue. I have tried all methods of taking ownership and setting custom permissions. All to no avail. However, I may have some extra information to add here. The drive I am having difficulty with is a storage drive that was previously mounted in a Windows XP Professional SP3 workstation to store files; no operating system files. The boot drive is separate and prepared with the Windows 7 installer, it runs just fine. The main system drive (boot drive) I did a complete cleaning prior to installing Windows 7 RC using DiskPart. The Diskpart tool, part of Server 2003 resource kit tools, is a very powerful disk management Utility. Drives prepared with this program show as uninitialized; I strongly recommend such a cleaning to remove all possible problems especially when changing OS technologies or when reinstalling a system after a rootkit-that-survives-a-format infection). I have no issues with security on the boot drive. Before you suggest various solutions, know that I am an IT Consultant and I have 27 years experience. I am looking for specific Windows 7 issues and hotfixes pertaining precisely to this issue. I have already applied the Root Ownership hotfix from KB970789; it did not resolve this issue on the storage drive. The second drive was NOT formatted, or cleaned prior to mounting in the Windows 7 system. That drive contains over a million documents and other information. I specifically mounted it to test the Libraries functions and the efficiency of the indexing system in Windows 7. I would really appreciate some ideas in this matter. I should be able to help others with problems in return. I strongly suggest that you clean your boot disks properly when you install a new OS technology. Sometimes there are markers and partitioning information that may have issues with a new OS.Computer software consultant for 27 years
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May 11th, 2009 7:48pm

Update: Ok, the bug is definitely related to the new UAC system in Windows 7. After extensive testing and experimentation, I have noticed that the symptoms completely vanish if the UAC is completely disabled. Any other setting and the mysterious "bug" comes back. I was able to completely do what I wanted to do, and view and change any settings edit permissions and change ownership and auditing with the UAC completely disabled. The changes remained permanent and effective. The minute I enabled, even slightly, the UAC then ACCESS DENIED and the inability to view properties or see effective changes reared its ugly head once again. I have not had issues with this bug for isolated Windows 7 systems. No issues with Windows 7 systems installed on properly cleaned drives and not linked to other older Microsoft operating systems via a local network. Once you change (pollute?) your installation by adding another drive from a another OS, dual boot with another OS, or start to mess around with locally networked systems with older versions of Windows, the Windows 7 Permissions Bug has a strong chance of coming back. No evidence of the bug with networked Apple computers, or Linux computers. If you completely disable UAC, unless you have already changed too many things, the Windows 7 Permissions Bug should disappear.IT Consultant for 27 years Currently work in the field 5 days out of 7, 12 hours a day minimum. I like my work. "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." --Martin Luther King, Jr.
June 12th, 2009 4:11pm

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