Frustrated with permissions in Win 7

[Guest Terry Heinz]

On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:28:50 -0600, Jim Ludwig wrote:

 

 

>Hi all,

 

>I just newly upgraded to win7 and I am having a lot of frustration with my

 

>permissions. I am the only user of my laptop. I have only my own account

 

>with administrator privileges. Why can't I drag and drop items within the

 

>start menu? As I drag, a red circle with the line through it follows my

 

>drag and doesn't allow it to happen even though I have drag and drop enabled

 

>in the start menu properties. Why can't I access the start menu folder

 

>within windows explorer? There is a padlock on the folder (as well as on

 

>many, many others) and access is denied every time I try. How do I get

 

>complete control over everything? Shouldn't I have this as an

 

>administrator? Do I have to edit every single folder's property box under

 

>the security tab? Thanks for any replies.

 

 

 

How to: "Enable the (Hidden) Administrator Account on Windows 7 or Vista"

 

 

 

The same site has some other good tips on Windows 7.

 

 

 

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Terry Heinz.