Re: Using cacls

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 08/02/02 

From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 01:35:13 -0700

Jon,

With Home you can also adjust permissions by
rebooting into Safe mode (F8). Actually, once
used to it cacls is more convenient since you do
not have to reboot/change/reboot/try etc. but can
instead login/change/switch-or-runas to test, etc.

Some apps will want to write to more than just
their install directory area, and others will want
to make changes in the registry. For an app that
resists the change you have already made to the
install area, try downloading regmon and filemon
from www.sysinternals.com and using them to
locate what accesses are being tried that fail. 

--
Roger Abell
MS MVP (Windows Platform), MCSE, MCDBA
Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Jon" <jstinebaugh@san.rr.com> wrote in message
news:01b701c239f5$93d3feb0$9ee62ecf@tkmsftngxa05...
> Will,
>
> I am using cacls because you suggested it in a previuos
> post and I have seen it suggested in other posts about
> similar problems.  I did get cacls to work.  I was able to
> change the permissions to 'C" I also tried "f" for full
> access.  I tried it both for "users" as well as granting
> permission to a specific user and it did not help my
> program run.  The problem is that the game is installed
> in "c:program files" and then a shortcut is created in
> the "documents and sharing\all users" folder.  I don't
> want it in "all users" so i moved it to the "kids"
> start\programs folder.  either way the game will only work
> if I use "run as" command to run it as me (the
> administrator).  I have tried to chage the program folder
> so that it not read only but it always reverts back to
> read only.  How do I alter the limited user acount.  I
> have tried to find this but can't.  a lot of the options
> they sugest in h & s don't help.  I think because I am not
> set up as a network.? I will keep researching this
> though.  I think this will help me with other programs as
> well.  Like Eudora.  i basically had the same problem
> where the limited users did not have access to write to
> the temp files for the program so it would not open.
> Sotty this post was so long, but I am trying to be clear.
>
> Thanks for all your help
>
> Jon

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Deleting shortcuts when they are for a C: program
    ... And we only have a name as a parameter so it should say Not Found or the permissions. ... > Displays or modifies access control lists of files ... CI - Container Inherit. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Cant delete mystery folders in C: drive
    ... Open a Command Prompt ... cacls EBCFBF~1\Update (to check the permissions) ... It seems that both of those oddly-named folders were directly ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: MS09-010 960477 KB923561 FAILED on all Servers.
    ... Probably someone made a mistake either when applying the mitigation or removing it and accidentally zapped the Administrator permissions which should have remained unchanged. ... Warning Undo this workaround before installing this security update. ... echo y| cacls "%ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
  • Re: Cant delete mystery folders in C: drive
    ... Open a Command Prompt ... cacls EBCFBF~1\Update (to check the permissions) ... It seems that both of those oddly-named folders were directly ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Add permissions from Recovery Console?
    ... I had changed permissions as administrator. ... Upon restart, it would keep ... rebooting. ... I attempted to copy NTLDR to the root from the i386 ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)