Unable to open .exe file

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Hi...I just upgraded (or downgraded, not sure of that yet) to Vista
Ultimate. My system is an old Dell Dimension 8200 with 1.2 Gb of Ram, since
its an older system some of the hardware has compatibility issues, like my
SoundBlaster Live that it's no longer supported for Creative to Vista.
Anyway, looking around I found 3rd party drivers that will make my SB card
to work again (I know that, because they already made my card work on my
system, before I formated and reinstalled Vista again (I'm a techie, so I
like to have my system as clean as possible when I upgrade to a new OS).

There is only one account on my computer: Mine and since I am the only
person that used my computer I left no password, and of course it has
Administrative priviledges. But weird things happened after I install all
the critical updates windows update was asking for: When I am using IE7 to
download the file, the file is downloaded, but it asks me for Administrative
priviledges to copy to my desktop, I click in Continue and the UAC opens
asks me if it is ok to copy that file to the Desktop, I select Continue
also, but later I receive a message that says: You need Administrative
permission to continue and then click on Try Again and then became a silly
circle in which I am unable to copy the file to the desktop even if I am the
Administrator of my computer.

I got tired of that and installed Firefox and with it I could d/l the file
to the desktop, but when I click of the file to run it I receive this
message: Windows cannot find specified device, path or file.You may not have
the appropriate permissions to access the item.

That's simply plain wrong, since I am the only user in my computer with
Admin account. And now the icon of the exe file for the drivers has the
Security Center icon also, but I am unable what to do to run that file since
I am unable to do so in my own computer.

The weirdest thing is that I can download and execute another exe files
without any problems, eventhougth their icons also have the Security Center
4 color shield icon.

I wouldn't like to remove UAC, though I am eager for that, because I want to
find out what it's its use.

Thanks for your help
 
Even when you are an administrator, you don't have full
admin priveleges on Vista. Try right-clicking the file, and
select "Run as Administrator", which will give you full admin
priveleges for running that exe/msi.

By the way, the UAC's use to is prevent anyone/anything
from installing something on your system without you being
aware of it. I actually bought a program for XP that did, but
was less user friendly than the UAC.

-- Larry Maturo
 
that's the weirdest thing: I did that (right-click on it, select Run as
Administrator, but still receive that error message that says: Windows
cannot find specified device, path or file.You may not
have the appropriate permissions to access the item.

I want to think this is happen for a reason not because it is a bug.
 
winattack said:
Hi...I just upgraded (or downgraded, not sure of that yet) to Vista
Ultimate. My system is an old Dell Dimension 8200 with 1.2 Gb of Ram,
since its an older system some of the hardware has compatibility issues,
like my SoundBlaster Live that it's no longer supported for Creative to
Vista. Anyway, looking around I found 3rd party drivers that will make my
SB card to work again (I know that, because they already made my card work
on my system, before I formated and reinstalled Vista again (I'm a techie,
so I like to have my system as clean as possible when I upgrade to a new
OS).

There is only one account on my computer: Mine and since I am the only
person that used my computer I left no password, and of course it has
Administrative priviledges. But weird things happened after I install all
the critical updates windows update was asking for: When I am using IE7 to
download the file, the file is downloaded, but it asks me for
Administrative priviledges to copy to my desktop, I click in Continue and
the UAC opens asks me if it is ok to copy that file to the Desktop, I
select Continue also, but later I receive a message that says: You need
Administrative permission to continue and then click on Try Again and then
became a silly circle in which I am unable to copy the file to the desktop
even if I am the Administrator of my computer.

I got tired of that and installed Firefox and with it I could d/l the file
to the desktop, but when I click of the file to run it I receive this
message: Windows cannot find specified device, path or file.You may not
have the appropriate permissions to access the item.

That's simply plain wrong, since I am the only user in my computer with
Admin account. And now the icon of the exe file for the drivers has the
Security Center icon also, but I am unable what to do to run that file
since I am unable to do so in my own computer.

The weirdest thing is that I can download and execute another exe files
without any problems, eventhougth their icons also have the Security
Center 4 color shield icon.

I wouldn't like to remove UAC, though I am eager for that, because I want
to find out what it's its use.

Thanks for your help
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Try D/L'ing to your download folder. I've seen some weird stuff with files
on the desktop... good luck.

Lang
 
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