help! I'm in VISTA HELL

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I move my visual studio project to my Vista machine under wwwroot. I open
the web.config file in notepad, by clicking on it in file explorer | open
with and I can't save the file because I don't have the right permissions.
Of course I can't open file explorer as administrator. so I have to open
notepad as administrator and them make the mod.

Is there a list somewhere on how to disable all of this stuff so I can get
back to getting something done?
 
GaryDean said:
I move my visual studio project to my Vista machine under wwwroot. I open
the web.config file in notepad, by clicking on it in file explorer | open
with and I can't save the file because I don't have the right permissions.
Of course I can't open file explorer as administrator. so I have to open
notepad as administrator and them make the mod.

Is there a list somewhere on how to disable all of this stuff so I can get
back to getting something done?
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You have a permissions issue. I too went to wwwroot and to a virtual
directory that had a web.config file, open it with NotePad and made a
change. It wouldn't let me save the file. I went to the wwwroot,
right-clicked it, Properties/Security tab/Advanced button. I made a change
to account User/(machine-name/users) so that it matched the permissions for
Administrators/(machine-name/administrators), the permissions conflict, and
now I can save the file.

You can also go to the Notepad short-cut and permanently set Run As
Administrator for Notepad, which is off of the Properties Advanced tab, but
I choose to run Notepad via the Run box.
 
GaryDean said:
I move my visual studio project to my Vista machine under wwwroot. I open
the web.config file in notepad, by clicking on it in file explorer | open
with and I can't save the file because I don't have the right permissions.
Of course I can't open file explorer as administrator. so I have to open
notepad as administrator and them make the mod.

Is there a list somewhere on how to disable all of this stuff so I can get
back to getting something done?
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Re-Format your Computer And Download And Install Open Source Linux
Fedora 9.0, Just FYI. http://www.fedoraproject.org/ And
http://www.redhat.com/ also Just FYI.

P.S. Currently Running X64 Open Source Linux Fedora 9.0 Which Was
Downloaded And Installed From http://www.fedoraproject.org/
 
Re-Format your Computer And Download And Install Open Source Linux Fedora
9.0, Just FYI. http://www.fedoraproject.org/ And http://www.redhat.com/
also Just FYI.
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Shut the **** up you right wing wacko ****tard. You have no clue how to
even use a computer. All you do is install Ubuntu, Install Windows 2008
Server, post about the weather. You are about as usless as Tits on a BULL.

What a waste of life.
P.S. Currently Running X64 Open Source Linux Fedora 9.0 Which Was
Downloaded And Installed From http://www.fedoraproject.org/
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You have no clue what you are doing. Better reboot your machine and
reinstall Ubuntu Day after Day every day. Don't even think you can get laid
because you can't.
 
GaryDean said:
I move my visual studio project to my Vista machine under
wwwroot. I open the web.config file in notepad, by clicking on it
in file explorer | open with and I can't save the file because I don't
have the right permissions. Of course I can't open file explorer as
administrator. so I have to open notepad as administrator and
them make the mod.
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You can run Windows Explorer as admin just as easily as Notepad. All
Programs > Accessories > right-click Windows Explorer an select Run as
Administrator from the context menu.
Is there a list somewhere on how to disable all of this stuff so I can
get back to getting something done?
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You can disable UAC in Control Panel > User Accounts > Turn User Account
Control on or off.

I would advice against turning off UAC though, as you will be throwing one
of Vista's main security improvements overboard and thereby exposing your
computer to malware. It is better to just change the folder permissions for
wwwroot:

In Windows Explorer, right-click the wwwroot folder > Properties > Safety
tab > Edit users. Add you own user name.

Charlie42
 
I'm not allowed to modify files but I'm allowed to change permissions so
that I can modify files. I suppose that makes sense so someone.
 
I absolutely knew that I would get responses from a Linux dweeb lurking,
waiting to have something to do. Nothing from MAC users yet but I suppose
they don't know how to use a news reader :)
 
Of course I can't open file explorer as administrator.
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Of course you can. Start-All programs-Accessories, right-click on Windows
Explorer, choose "Run as Administrator"....
 
I'm not allowed to modify files but I'm allowed to change permissions so
that I can modify files. I suppose that makes sense so someone.
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In Microsoft's weird way, it makes "sense", sort of. The problem is
prior to Vista, all versions of Windows were a high security risk to
hackers and anyone wishing to do mischief. Not only was it tolerated
that nearly everyone ran their install of Vista as Administrator,
doing so was ENCOURAGED by Microsoft. They have now flip flopped in
their policy, hence the bastard child UAC was born. It's garbage,
Microsoft knows it is garbage, but that's what we got.

What's changed is objects, primarily files and folders have owners. By
default only owners have unlimited access to the files. Even if you
are the only user on your computer if you don't "own" the file, (many
instances where you won't initially) then Windows will have a hissy
fit and often block you from doing even routine things like copying or
deleting a file, even orphaned shortcuts.

As usual the concept of UAC isn't that bad, but Microsoft has a long
history of not having a clue how to effectively implement changes they
make. So they end up stiff, clumsy and a pain in the ass. Some here
rather worship Microsoft then open their eyes and see why others are
critical of all the stupid things they've done with Windows over the
years that causes many users untold grief and frustration.

You basically have two choices, either turn off UAC and most problems
go away or take permission of everything by changing permissions and
again most problems go away. The easiest way is make whoever logs on
the "owner" at the Drive level. So in effect you'll end up owning the
contents of anything on that drive. The exception is the root drive
(C) which Vista claims as it's own and will cause issues if you try to
tamper with areas on that drive it wants to protect or if you attempt
to copy move files to C outside of any folder.

So I put NOTHING on my root drive except Windows itself, the Paging
File and the programs I install. Everything else (all you data,
including everything your applications create or alter) resides
outside of the root drive, then you can pretty much tame the UAC
beast, never fully, but to the point you can tolerate it.
 
Ringmaster said:
In Microsoft's weird way, it makes "sense", sort of. The problem is
prior to Vista, all versions of Windows were a high security risk to
hackers and anyone wishing to do mischief. Not only was it tolerated
that nearly everyone ran their install of Vista as Administrator,
doing so was ENCOURAGED by Microsoft. They have now flip flopped in
their policy, hence the bastard child UAC was born. It's garbage,
Microsoft knows it is garbage, but that's what we got.

What's changed is objects, primarily files and folders have owners. By
default only owners have unlimited access to the files. Even if you
are the only user on your computer if you don't "own" the file, (many
instances where you won't initially) then Windows will have a hissy
fit and often block you from doing even routine things like copying or
deleting a file, even orphaned shortcuts.

As usual the concept of UAC isn't that bad, but Microsoft has a long
history of not having a clue how to effectively implement changes they
make. So they end up stiff, clumsy and a pain in the ass. Some here
rather worship Microsoft then open their eyes and see why others are
critical of all the stupid things they've done with Windows over the
years that causes many users untold grief and frustration.

You basically have two choices, either turn off UAC and most problems
go away or take permission of everything by changing permissions and
again most problems go away. The easiest way is make whoever logs on
the "owner" at the Drive level. So in effect you'll end up owning the
contents of anything on that drive. The exception is the root drive
(C) which Vista claims as it's own and will cause issues if you try to
tamper with areas on that drive it wants to protect or if you attempt
to copy move files to C outside of any folder.

So I put NOTHING on my root drive except Windows itself, the Paging
File and the programs I install. Everything else (all you data,
including everything your applications create or alter) resides
outside of the root drive, then you can pretty much tame the UAC
beast, never fully, but to the point you can tolerate it.
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No wonder you can't get your one little install of Vista Business to run
correctly. You don't know how to properly configure Vista, just as I
thought.
 
No wonder you can't get your one little install of Vista Business to run
correctly. You don't know how to properly configure Vista, just as I
thought.
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Oh look, it's the fool Frank horning in another thread making an ass
of himself again.
 
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