You do not have permission to do that
Most of the time when I try and download something vista will let me down load it but when it goes to save or run it comes back with a message 'you do not have permission to do that'. It offers some suggestions that I am not authorized also. Any help is appreaciated.
November 2nd, 2006 8:28pm

Go to Control Panel, in Users, check User Access Contol (UAC) tool and try to disable/enable it so that you get a prompt for permissions to continue command or cancel it. This tool is so helpful for all users so that important commands not to executed silently (due to a hacker or backdoor or virus...etc). Good luck
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November 2nd, 2006 9:50pm

stoppingUAC is not the answers to everything. This is a premission issues are you administartor, or a standard user ? is your computer connected to a domain ? If so has the administrator applied group polices to block downloads ? where are you trying to save your data ? What Build are you using ?
November 3rd, 2006 10:59pm

Hello; I have similar problems.I want to download something (forex: winamp)Vista is strarting to download file to temp directory after It has finishes downloading vista is trying to move file to the location which I chose but then there is an error message appears "Access Denied" My user is in the administrator group , my user ownes the disk ,UAC is active and I'm using Windows Vista Business Edition.My computer is not at a domain.I have two diskes and my user both ownes them. And also my user has full control at both disks. I also have a problem when I'm trying to run any setup (but not all of them)The problem is If I'm trying to install a program to "C:\Program Files\App_Name" again I have an "Access Denied" error. If I install program to "D:\Program Files\App_Name" (different disk) then setup is running normally. (Just at the end of setup (when setup is trying to register file types) again I'm getting an "Access Denied" error. But program works fine (I'm manuelly register file types with open with...)) Thank You All. Onur
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February 15th, 2007 3:24pm

I, too, have a similar problem. I did a clean install of Vista on my former XP box (upgrade caused problems). I had some encrypted files that I now cannot access - apparantly I do not have permission. I haveadmin rights; it is the same machine; I am using the same username and pw as before. When I try to access the files, I get a message saying I need permisson. How do I give myself permission? I would be happy to enter a pw or something there was a place to do that. Any ideas? Thanks! blinker
February 16th, 2007 8:34pm

I have the same problem as "blinker." Any help out there??
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November 15th, 2008 11:31pm

You need to take ownership of these files first.
December 4th, 2008 8:44pm

Already have ownership. I think I found what my particular problem is. It has something to do with EFS (Encrypted File System.) If you don't have the proper "keys" you still can't open the files even if you do own them. And since I can't successfully go back to my previous version of Windows where they were encrypted (at least I don't think I can, long story), all those files are "lost" until I figure out a way to hack them.
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December 6th, 2008 10:38pm

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