Error 5: Access Denied while using Admin account

bulletng said:

Kaktussoft said:

You mean startup repair failed to fix problems? Or found problme but can't fix it?
Run it again and click "view diagnostics details". Tell us what test has not status 0x0

Isn't that the same thing? SFC found some corrupted file which I posted a few posts up. Thought a Startup Repair would fix it, but it said that it cannot fix some files (with an error that I thought wouldn't help). I will grab that error tonight.

I did enable the built-in Administrator account and still had the same issue. I will try to create another account tonight as well. Should I make it an admin or just a Standard user?

Even built-in administrator account has same problems? It has elevated privileges always active. No reason anymore to create a new account.

What you did already.... run cmd.exe elevated... that works. So elevation to extra permissions works. You told me setup.exe is running under your username .... that's fine as well.

Even if setup.exe isn't running elevated it can write in temp folder. You can create folder using windows explorer yourself.

What the heck is going on??!!!

running cmd.exe elevated... and running setup.exe from there... works perfectly.

hmmmm.... very strange

When did these problems start?

Did you try running the Repair Install yet?

Repair Install

The only thing that I've seen work is to move the executables into the Temp folder itself. That allowed me to install any application/executable I've been trying to do from any other location (E:\Downloads).

Are you're sure that works? So double click on %temp%\somefolder\setup.exe works?
I thought it only worked when running it from elevated command prompt!?

Have a look at the link, the page will give you all the information on what it will/will not reset

Do a Repair installation if:

• A System Restore did not help fix your Windows 7.
• There is no other easier option left that can fix your Windows 7.
• You DO NOT want to do a Clean reinstall of Windows 7.
• You DO want to preserve your user accounts, data, programs, and system drivers.

Kaktussoft said:

The only thing that I've seen work is to move the executables into the Temp folder itself. That allowed me to install any application/executable I've been trying to do from any other location (E:\Downloads).

Are you're sure that works? So double click on %temp%\somefolder\setup.exe works?
I thought it only worked when running it from elevated command prompt!?

I thought it worked that way as well...I remember moving several applications that I've been waiting to install in their. I will check that as well when I get home.

EDIT:

It also works just by double-clicking the executable within the Temp\testfolder\

EDIT:

Doing a the Repair process now...

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Repair is finished and I'm still having the same issue...

Weird I got some SAM (security account manager) during the repair process but I couldn't read it all before it restarted.. Any idea what that is?

EDIT:

Well my brother recommended me to use ComboFix. I was trying to stay away from that but I don't think I have much of a choice anymore! Format/reinstall is my last option!

EDIT:

ComboFix didn't work. Attempted a CHKDSK as well but that didn't do anything. System Restore has been reset due to the System Repair. Don't know what else to do. Might as well do a format/reinstall at this point. Don't think I have any other option...

Sorry to hear nothing worked. At this point, a clean install is probably your best option.

Clean Install Windows 7

Once you get everything running well again, it might be a good idea to make a system image so if something like this happens down the road, you can restore to the state your PC was in when you made the system image.

Backup Complete Computer - Create an Image Backup

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It also works just by double-clicking the executable within the Temp\testfolder\
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So you say that same doule click action doesn't fail if in Temp\testfolder\.
Problem gets more crazy! What the heck is happening