The plot grows thicker. I can create the installation folder, check the
permissions and ownership (owned by admin, admin has full permissions)
but I can not install as user or as admin. Furthermore, I can not find
any difference in ownership or permissions for this folder from any
other folder containing other apps I have successfully installed as a
non-admin by using an admin password.
Two things I did note that I thought odd: If I try to install FastStone
as a normal user I would expect a prompt for an admin password. That
doesn't happen, it just fails trying to write. Also, the CREATOR/OWNER
class has absolutely no priveleges. If I try to add full permissions
for that group it will appear to set the permissions but wipe them out
as soon as I choose "apply".
ps: I have successfully installed FastStone on my other Win7 computer.
I believe it to be the same version but can't check it now. I have
also downloaded the install file from 3 different locations and all have
the same result. When I get home I intend to copy the install file from
my other computer and try that.
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/30/2014 2:09 PM, Mike Lazzari wrote:
>> I tried to install FastStone on it today but it would not install for
>> some reason. I suspect an odd permissions problem since install
>> couldn't write any file but need to check into that.
>> Nope, not a permissions problem. I'm temporarily mystified. Win7...
>
> I suspect that it is indeed a permissions problem since you mentioned Win7.
> Is your hard drive pulled from an XP box? With Win 7 Nanny Microsoft decided
> it knew what's best for you. I found this out the painful way. Luckily I had
> a full retail version of Win 7 so spent some quality learning time on the
> phone with tech support.
>
> Too much to address in a post. I suggest some reading. Start here.
>
> <http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/what-are-permissions#1TC=windows-7>
>
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