Steam and Windows 7 or Windows XP

Technology and Gaming
#61

Had the same issues when I first switched to Windows7, asking permissions and denying me permission. I’m not sure what I did to resolve it, but I just started playing with the options under the advanced section of the gain permissions thing. It kept me entirely out of my music section for a while though. I was not pleased to say the least. They eventually go away, but until they do its annoying.

#62

I have no issues with Windows 7 and Steam. My hardware is from the early days of XP and they all work perfectly.

#63

I just checked: In the start menu, type “UAC” and hit enter. It will bring you right to the “User Account Control” menu, put the slider down to never notify and that should get rid of at least half your problems.

#64

Personally I’d go with Windows 3.1 :smiley:

#65

It would seem there is a two teir problem. On one hand I have to tell the file that I am an administrative user that is allowed to see the security permissions for the file. To do this I have to take ownership of the file. Once done, I then I can see the security permissions and notice that my group or username is not listed in the permissions area. Yeah, I can add myself as a user that has permission but we are talking about a 12 click process to put “everyone” in as someone with permissions to the file.

And I have thousands of files on my old hard drive of which any number may decide I do not have access or permissions.

FUCK

That doesnt give me access and permission to edit/move/update/change or whatnot to all files in My Documents.

#66

Like I said, make sure UAC is off (read above post), and it should shut about half of those messages up.

Er, sorry, Black Mesa stopped responding, didn’t see your edit. I’m trying to think what the problem is. Uh… did you try right clicking “My Documents” and making sure it wasn’t read-only?

#67

First:
Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Change User Account Control settings: put the slider down to Never Notify

Second:
Go to Security Tab of the Properties of your HD.
First take ownership:
Advanced -> Owner -> Edit -> Choose your username (add if needed) -> Click OK in every window, including Properties.

Then take permissions:
Security tab in Properties again:
Edit -> Choose your username (add if needed) -> tick Allow for Full control -> Click OK.

This should take ownership of the entire HD, if I’m not mistaken.

#68

^What he said. Just right click on the Hard Drive in question and click properties.

#69

Are these just a bunch of files/folders on your old HDD? Or did you simply connect your old HDD with your previous Windows installation to your new Windows 7? Windows Vista/7 will NOT access another Windows’ My Documents/WINDOWS folders. Windows XP however can access them.

If you really can’t access your files, I suggest hooking your old HDD up with a Windows XP installation, and then copy all the files you want to keep to your new drive.

#70

Or she could just do what I said above :wink:

#71

Yeah if that works.

#72

I am currently in the middle of taking ownership of the whole hard drive (now that I understand this piece) and then I will work to make sure I can take permissions. So we shall see if this helps.

I purchased a small hard drive for booting and holding the windows 7, and then my old hard drive is now my E drive which has My Documents, My Programs, My home videos, etc. and all that. Again, the problem seems to be sporatic. Some files or directories I have permissions and access to, others I do not. This is wonky I tell you.

#73

Can you access your old WINDOWS/My Documents folders?

#74

I can open up my documents, but I couldnt copy/edit or open some of the files in it.

I think I got it guys. I think I was able to change the access and permissions. checking. brb

#75

It probably has to do something with the fact that the old harddrive still has its OS on it, so some things are being protected by its settings, which may or may not be interpreted incorrectly by the new OS.

That’s really flimsy techspeak for… for… something I can’t quite put my finger on.

#76

Microsoft changed the way permissions are assigned to drives/files/folders somewhere between XP and 7. Thus, like Lord Grievous said, XP can access certain files that Vista and 7 say, “No!” to.

This is especially evident in personalized or system folders, such as Documents, Users, Application Data, and so forth.

The steps listed by Burbinator should have solved your access problems, as it should extend your permission rights to every file on the drive. If, however, you still encounter access denials on a regular basis, copying the files to a new directory (i.e. moving the files from within My Documents to a new folder called Old Files) from within another operating system (such as Linux or XP) should alleviate the remaining issues.

I think.

#77

Any luck?

#78

wut

also get linux loool

#79

I am rather sure I solved the permission/access problem by doing what burb said. But I believe I messed a couple other things up and figured now was a good time to “start over” if ever there was a time. So I put in the windows 7 installation to start over.

I am still getting the rest of the updates for 7, but now when I open “my computer” it is not seeing my alternate cd drive or my old hard drive.

:frowning: :whimper:

I will get this figured out. I will dern it, I WILL!

(meanwhile, I am totally loving the overall interface with its glassy textures. =-D )

#80

Yeah linux can easily access locked folders in NTFS volumes, that’s pretty much the only reason I have a linux live SD card, that and for aircrack-ng. :smiley:

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