How do I disable Admin permission notice for a Windows 7 account

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  1. Posts : 7
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       #1

    How do I disable Admin permission notice for a Windows 7 account


    Hi all,
    Just got my new computer and like my old one it has been set up with Windows 7 on, yet with this one whenever I try to move a file or delete something it says admin permission needed and I have to click on continue and it lets me do it. But I have to do this every time.
    How do I turn this off? As far as I knew I was an admin as I have the only account and I can seem to do things that need admin permission but I may have not.

    Thanks for your time.
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  2. Posts : 10,796
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       #2

    You have NO admin right by default, but you can get it temporay. That's why the prompt appears.

    But in what folder do you delete a file and it gives the admin popup?
    "my documents", "my pictures" .... all your personal folders work fine?
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  3. Posts : 7
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    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for the quick reply,
    My pictures and my documents work fine, that is there is no admin prompt there. Just appears to be custom folders.

    Update
    Interestingly I can not save files to custom folders.
    Last edited by hoofit; 31 Oct 2013 at 10:14. Reason: Clarity and update
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  4. Posts : 10,796
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    Give me some examples of folder names for example C:\sdfgdf\dsfbdfb\test
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  5. Posts : 7
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    Thread Starter
       #5

    C:\ programfiles\ football. Hmm penny dropping, it might be because its in program files, though I didn't have this problem with my old windows 7 PC.

    Update

    Yes that appears to be it, no need for admin permission when its just in the C: irritating as I didn't have the problem with my old PC but I guess I can just move the folders to C:
    Last edited by hoofit; 31 Oct 2013 at 10:55. Reason: Update
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  6. Posts : 10,796
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       #6

    Normal users cannot write/delete in C:\windows and C:\program files and c:\program files(x86)
    Only allowed if they become admin
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  7. Posts : 7
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    Thread Starter
       #7

    Right I guess as you say I am a normal user, sorry about that!
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  8. Posts : 10,796
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    hoofit said:
    C:\ programfiles\ football. Hmm penny dropping, it might be because its in program files, though I didn't have this problem with my old windows 7 PC.

    Update
    Yes that appears to be it, no need for admin permission when its just in the C: irritating as I didn't have the problem with my old PC but I guess I can just move the folders to C:
    Why are you trying to write in C:\program files\football ? It's a folder specific for the program itself! Only dll, exe and maybe an install logfile. Maybe some add-ons. The stuff is read/execute only

    What the hack are you trying to copy or delete?
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  9. Posts : 7
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    Thread Starter
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    No, sorry possibly not explaining myself :) I'm not trying to write in there I just stored word documents and pictures in C:/programfiles/football.
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  10. Posts : 10,796
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       #10

    hoofit said:
    No, sorry possibly not explaining myself :) I'm not trying to write in there I just stored word documents and pictures in C:/programfiles/football.
    Why? It's not a usual folder for that kind of stuff. Why not move the C:/programfiles/football folder to "my documents"? Then you have no problems at all
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