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Now that I did my perfect fresh install of Windows 8 to a new SSD, on two machines, and got everything activated and working , I am "this" close to throwing in the towel, buying two more licenes , and upgrade to windows 7. In general I can load apps, and I have restored all my documents (to their own drive) - all good EXCEPT:
I cannot for the life of me fix these two problems, which are show-stoppers. Would be grateful for any help. I know its dead simple, but I cannot not solve it on my own.
1) ISSUE ONE - I cannot save a PDF file off the web and save it to my hard drive. When I try to save it to my own area on my data drive, it give me the error below , suggesting I cannot do that, and suggested another folder.
-I have already set Enable Protected mode OFF.
-I am signed in as Administrator,
-I turned UAC off ( or at least on the lowest setting).
-I turned Avast anti-virus off
-I turned Windows Defender off
-I turned Windows Firewall off
-I even changed the Permissions to give every possible user type full control.
-I have a licenced activated version of window's 8.
..but why cant I save a file in directory of my choosing, on my own data drive!! ? It should not have to be this hard, but I have no idea what else I can possibly do !! I have 4 other Windows 7 machines - none have this issue.
2) ISSUE TWO - I cannot save a text file in a Program Files subdirectory. I need to edit a script file.
-I can create file in that subdirectory
-I can rename files in that subdirectory,
-I can open files in that subdirectory.
..but I get Access denied when I try to save it. Why am I getting Access denied?
Same settings as in (1). Again it should not have to be this much work to save a text file!
I cannot for the life of me fix these two problems, which are show-stoppers. Would be grateful for any help. I know its dead simple, but I cannot not solve it on my own.
1) ISSUE ONE - I cannot save a PDF file off the web and save it to my hard drive. When I try to save it to my own area on my data drive, it give me the error below , suggesting I cannot do that, and suggested another folder.
-I have already set Enable Protected mode OFF.
-I am signed in as Administrator,
-I turned UAC off ( or at least on the lowest setting).
-I turned Avast anti-virus off
-I turned Windows Defender off
-I turned Windows Firewall off
-I even changed the Permissions to give every possible user type full control.
-I have a licenced activated version of window's 8.
..but why cant I save a file in directory of my choosing, on my own data drive!! ? It should not have to be this hard, but I have no idea what else I can possibly do !! I have 4 other Windows 7 machines - none have this issue.
2) ISSUE TWO - I cannot save a text file in a Program Files subdirectory. I need to edit a script file.
-I can create file in that subdirectory
-I can rename files in that subdirectory,
-I can open files in that subdirectory.
..but I get Access denied when I try to save it. Why am I getting Access denied?
Same settings as in (1). Again it should not have to be this much work to save a text file!
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- OS
- Windows 8