Re: Trying to Import Bookmark file

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 05:00:44 -0700

Steve,

This is a personal, home computer and there are no other
users. Where and how do I "use [ net user username ] and
[ net localgroup administrators ] to see membership of
the local administrators group"? How can I see if I'm
logged on as administrator?

Thanks for replying!

Paul

>-----Original Message-----
>The administrator by default can save to any directory
on the computer. It is
>possible you are not logged on as an administrator. You
can use [ net user username ]
>and [ net localgroup administrators ] to see membership
of the local administrators
>group. Just because you are the owner, does not mean you
are logged on as an
>administrator. The reason it asks to use your documents
directory is because by
>default users have write access to their profile folders
which may be the only place
>thay can write to. My comments reflect experience with
XP Pro and XP Home may
>iffer. -- Steve
>
>
>"Irish" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:687b01c482e5$3636a8d0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> I'm trying to import a bookmark.htm file into MSIE on a
>> new laptop. Using the Import/Export Wizard I've
selected
>> the bookmark.htm file on a CD-RW disk which is in the
CD
>> drive of the new computer. When I click Save a dialog
>> box opens saying: You do not have permission to save in
>> this directory. See the administrator to obtain
>> permission. Would you like to save in the My Documents
>> folder instead?
>>
>> I have the sole owner and user of this laptop so who
the
>> hell is the administrator. I have no idea that the
>> original directory is. Why would I want to save this
file
>> in a my documents directory?
>>
>> Why does this have to be so damn confusing?!!!
>
>
>.
>

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