msp said:
Just out of curiosity Ronnie, why should you or Vista care where I want to
put my files, it is my directory system is it not? When I copied my
documents from xp to vista I transfered several "download" folders and
many
picture folders to HD locations where I wanted them for my own reasons,
but
with Vista it seems that I no longer have permission to look at some of
those
files with out working hard at it.
For some reason Vista says that the computer I own in truth as well as
with
"permissions" is not mine to set up unless I use the official system and
I
must not know what I really want to do, you can only put it here or there,
why is that?
Want to share across the network, put it here. Want to download, put it
there, what do you mean you want to put it in the folder called updates
storage, you must put it in downloads and maybe I will let you move it
later.
Very Restrictive and unfriendly.
MSP
MSP
Way back in the 1960's there were an inordinate number of people dying in
automobile accidents. This resulted in an effort to make automobiles safer.
They installed:
Seat Belts
Air bags
Padding on the dashboard
Padding on the steering wheel
A collapsible steering column
Padded sun visors
Improved shatterproof glass
Child safety seats
Side impact protection
Isolated gasoline tanks
etc.
But, it is YOUR automobile, and you can rip out all of the padding, air
bags, child seats, etc, and make the automobile exactly the way you want it
to be. Toss the kids in the back seat and enjoy the ride. That'll teach GM
to mess with the way you've always done things.
Because Windows was notoriously the most insecure operating system out
there, Vista is implementing a new multi-layer security model. They have
added:
Least user privilege
UAC (Credential Consent)
Secure Desktop
DEP
Data Redirection (Virtualization)
Defender
IE Protected Mode
Improved Firewall
Service Hardening
Code Integrity
Mandatory integrity control (Application Isolation)
Data encryption
Restricted system folders
Restricted areas in the Registry (HKLM)
Resource protection
etc.
Generally, these changes were made in an effort to disable or lock down the
most common vectors that malware/hackers used to infect/access the system.
But, it is YOUR computer and you can do the same thing you could do with the
automobile, if you have the expertise, or even if you don't. You can rip
out, uninstall, or disable everything that you don't like and make it
exactly like windows was 10 years ago. If your having problems because you
moved files to a secure location, just change the ACL's and permissions on
those folders. That'll teach Microsoft to mess with the way you've always
done things.
