I am trying to access the folder, "c:\users\username\Local Settings". When I browse to that location in windows explorer, I get the error message, "You do not currently have permission to access this folder. Click continue to get access to this folder." So I click continue. Then I get the error message, "You have been denied permission to access this folder. To gain access to this folder, you will need to use the security tab."So I go into properties for this folder, and check out the security tab. For my user account, I have gray checks next to all the options. I assume that a gray check means that I can't change it. I have it set so that everyone has full access, so it must be inheriting those settings. I click ok and try again, but I get the same errors. I disable user account control, restart my computer, try again, and get the same errors. I'm out of ideas at this point. Please help me. I have windows vista business edition. If you need more info about the computer, just ask me here. My user account is an administrator.

The location for local swttings is not at User\username it reallly at user\username\appdata\local settings This is a Junction pointer. you can look at this by going to user\username and typeing at a dos prompt dir /a This is NOT a UAC issue

Most of us please are not computer bods who please for us simple folks who just want to enjoy our computers these answers like go to the doss prompt type ... what ever are not helpful, Like this other person I'm at my wits end so much i want to scrap this vista and go back to simple xp this security thing is a real pain and its user accounts and permissions its taken the enjoyment out of simple computing id rather be insecure than have any of this. How do we make our computer usable and enjoyable in vista how do we stop these messages coming up every time we cough, This you don't have permission buisness i have two accounts in my computer both me one a bogus usage and my own even if i click my proper name to get into vista open my computer click on a folder. i get the permision buisness and then the you dont have permission. who has.Takes me to a box and will not let me put myself in charge of my own computer. Its making everything very hard. Mad...

I would have to agree. I am trying too access a normal folder on my external hard drive not a system folder but a folder I created. I keep getting the " you don't currently have permission to access this folder". This is really starting to irritate me. This has happened to me about five times since I got Windows Vista. This needs to be easier. I'm set up as the administrator and have tried to open full permissions on my external hard drive but the problem continues.

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