administrator permissions

It seems like when I envoke Administrator credentials from within a normal user account, I don't seem to gain all the permissions granted to the administrator.
I can install programs with the Administrator credentials but I cannot delete the icons that are placed on my desktop or delete any files created while in the admininstrator account.
Mind you this is all while in my user account.
How do I check to make sure I am getting the full permissions of the administrator account?

Although I am logged on as an administrator I cannot get full control of drive c:

Log in in safe mode as the administrator Create a new user account (With admin priviliges)
This shold work OK
"a symms" wrote:

Although I am logged on as an administrator I cannot get full control of drive c:

Welcome to the world of UAC! That is User Account Control.
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"a symms" wrote in message

Although I am logged on as an administrator I cannot get full control of drive c:

Are you refering to the warning thats says:
"You don't currently have permission to access this folder.
Click continue to get access to this folder."
On click:
"You have been denied permision to access this folder.
To gain access to this folder you will need to use the security tab."
And then, while in security tab you can't actually apply any chnages?
Or, are you refering to UAC, which can be turned off?
"a symms" wrote:

Although I am logged on as an administrator I cannot get full control of drive c:

Hello
no dont think its the uac thing. When i go to alter the permissions on the security tab its all greyed out and i cant alter any of the permissions.
I tried adding another user with admin rights but that made no difference. Also couldnt add another user while in safe mode as suggested
Regards

Andrew
"Ben Griffiths" wrote:

Are you refering to the warning thats says:
"You don't currently have permission to access this folder.
Click continue to get access to this folder."
On click:
"You have been denied permision to access this folder.
To gain access to this folder you will need to use the security tab."
And then, while in security tab you can't actually apply any chnages?
Or, are you refering to UAC, which can be turned off?
"a symms" wrote:
Although I am logged on as an administrator I cannot get full control of drive c:

How do you turn off "UAC"? Is it in the local security policy?
"a symms" wrote:

Hello
no dont think its the uac thing. When i go to alter the permissions on the security tab its all greyed out and i cant alter any of the permissions.
I tried adding another user with admin rights but that made no difference. Also couldnt add another user while in safe mode as suggested
Regards

Andrew
"Ben Griffiths" wrote:
Are you refering to the warning thats says:
"You don't currently have permission to access this folder.
Click continue to get access to this folder."
On click:
"You have been denied permision to access this folder.
To gain access to this folder you will need to use the security tab."
And then, while in security tab you can't actually apply any chnages?
Or, are you refering to UAC, which can be turned off?
"a symms" wrote:
Although I am logged on as an administrator I cannot get full control of drive c:

not sure how to turn off uac looked in local security policy didnt seem to be an option . the problem i have is that if i try and rename a file in anything but the users folder. I get prompted to supply administrator credentials, which i do and it initially seems to accept them. Then i get "There is security controlling access to the file you do not have sufficient credentials " and so on
"M Anders Consulting" wrote:

How do you turn off "UAC"? Is it in the local security policy?
"a symms" wrote:
Hello
no dont think its the uac thing. When i go to alter the permissions on the security tab its all greyed out and i cant alter any of the permissions.
I tried adding another user with admin rights but that made no difference. Also couldnt add another user while in safe mode as suggested
Regards

Andrew
"Ben Griffiths" wrote:
Are you refering to the warning thats says:
"You don't currently have permission to access this folder.
Click continue to get access to this folder."
On click:
"You have been denied permision to access this folder.
To gain access to this folder you will need to use the security tab."
And then, while in security tab you can't actually apply any chnages?
Or, are you refering to UAC, which can be turned off?
"a symms" wrote:
Although I am logged on as an administrator I cannot get full control of drive c:

Control Panel | User Accounts (in classic menu) | Change Security to turn off UAC
But I have it turned off and am having similar issues in that i am an admin, but am having security permissions issues. BUT i just got vista and am working on it :-)
"M Anders Consulting" wrote:

How do you turn off "UAC"? Is it in the local security policy?
"a symms" wrote:
Hello
no dont think its the uac thing. When i go to alter the permissions on the security tab its all greyed out and i cant alter any of the permissions.
I tried adding another user with admin rights but that made no difference. Also couldnt add another user while in safe mode as suggested
Regards

Andrew
"Ben Griffiths" wrote:
Are you refering to the warning thats says:
"You don't currently have permission to access this folder.
Click continue to get access to this folder."
On click:
"You have been denied permision to access this folder.
To gain access to this folder you will need to use the security tab."
And then, while in security tab you can't actually apply any chnages?
Or, are you refering to UAC, which can be turned off?
"a symms" wrote:
Although I am logged on as an administrator I cannot get full control of drive c:

Yes, there are a couple settings in Local Security Policy to turn off UAC. Check the 2nd and 3rd items in the list under "User Account Control" and change them to "No Prompt".
Doug

"a symms" wrote in message

not sure how to turn off uac looked in local security policy didnt seem to be an option . the problem i have is that if i try and rename a file in anything but the users folder. I get prompted to supply administrator credentials, which i do and it initially seems to accept them. Then i get "There is security controlling access to the file you do not have sufficient credentials " and so on
"M Anders Consulting" wrote:
How do you turn off "UAC"? Is it in the local security policy?
"a symms" wrote:
Hello
no dont think its the uac thing. When i go to alter the permissions on the security tab its all greyed out and i cant alter any of the permissions.
I tried adding another user with admin rights but that made no difference. Also couldnt add another user while in safe mode as suggested
Regards

Andrew
"Ben Griffiths" wrote:
Are you refering to the warning thats says:
"You don't currently have permission to access this folder.
Click continue to get access to this folder."
On click:
"You have been denied permision to access this folder.
To gain access to this folder you will need to use the security tab."
And then, while in security tab you can't actually apply any chnages?
Or, are you refering to UAC, which can be turned off?
"a symms" wrote:
Although I am logged on as an administrator I cannot get full control of drive c:

When i go to alter the permissions on the security tab its all greyed out and i cant alter any of the permissions.

Check the rights of user "everybody". In some folders this user has not the right to list the content. Enable that "everybody" can list the folder content - then also "administrator" can see the content.

Hello
I dont seem to have a user "everybody"
However I think i eventually managed to solve the problem by creating a new user and giving them administrator privilidges. That user now seems to be able to access everything I thought the original administrator who set the machine up from scratch should have had !
"Rita Bever" wrote:

When i go to alter the permissions on the security tab its all greyed out and i cant alter any of the permissions.
Check the rights of user "everybody". In some folders this user has not the right to list the content. Enable that "everybody" can list the folder content - then also "administrator" can see the content.

Crud. I still seem to be having that problem.
I installed last night and some of the folders on my drive give me the denied access message. Specifically the "Documents and Settings" folder and a few of the other ones around the hard drive. I'm logged in as Domain Administrator for my domain that the computer is a member of and it still gives me no access.
I've tried Domain Admin, Local Admin, and creating a new account with administrator access.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
"a symms" wrote:

Hello
I dont seem to have a user "everybody"
However I think i eventually managed to solve the problem by creating a new user and giving them administrator privilidges. That user now seems to be able to access everything I thought the original administrator who set the machine up from scratch should have had !
"Rita Bever" wrote:
When i go to alter the permissions on the security tab its all greyed out and i cant alter any of the permissions.
Check the rights of user "everybody". In some folders this user has not the right to list the content. Enable that "everybody" can list the folder content - then also "administrator" can see the content.

When you fire up Explorer 'right-click' it and elect 'Run as Administrator' - seems to be the workround for most of these issues in this area...

Is it fixed for you ?? If not i had the same problem as you I had a music file on desktop and wanted to put it in my user-music folder but didnt had admin powers so i went in start-all programs-accesories-run and typed secpol.msc press ok. Went in Local policies-security options and at the bottom of the page at user account control:Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users and put it to no prompt. Moved my folder without Vista asking me to prove i had to Creds. Enjoy
"a symms" wrote:

Although I am logged on as an administrator I cannot get full control of drive c:

Hello
I managed to fix it by creating a new user with administrator privelidges and that seemed to solve the problem. It seems very bazzar that when you set the system up as an administrator you dont actually get admin rights unless you force it to do so.
regards
Andrew
"upset person" wrote:

Is it fixed for you ?? If not i had the same problem as you I had a music file on desktop and wanted to put it in my user-music folder but didnt had admin powers so i went in start-all programs-accesories-run and typed secpol.msc press ok. Went in Local policies-security options and at the bottom of the page at user account control:Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users and put it to no prompt. Moved my folder without Vista asking me to prove i had to Creds. Enjoy
"a symms" wrote:
Although I am logged on as an administrator I cannot get full control of drive c: