appropriate permission to access


  1. Posts : 56
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #1

    appropriate permission to access


    In the attempt to run the setup of a program I get this:

    “Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permission to access the item.”


    I am the administrator. Usually, by right clicking the mouse, and selecting run as administrator, this does the job. Did not work this time. How do I solve this?


    Suggestions on how to get around this?



    Win7 Pro SP1 64bit
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  2. Posts : 6,285
    Windows 10 Pro X64
       #2

    What program are you trying to install? Does it tell you what device/path/file is causing the problem?
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  3. Posts : 56
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for the reply but I found the problem.

    I set up a second account to log in as the Admin. There was only one line in the "environment variables".

    Under User Accounts, Change my environment variables, my listing had two Temp Variables.

    I have no idea what the section is all about but I took a chance and removed the second one.

    After that, no problems, and I was able to install the program that gave me that message in the first place.
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  4. Posts : 56
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Well, here I am again................so call solution did not work. Did fix what I had removed since it did seem to work. Did read where I should leave those TMP and TMP as they were.

    Again I am trying to run a program that I downloaded from the web and up came that same message as before.
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  5. Posts : 6,285
    Windows 10 Pro X64
       #5

    Okay, can you please answer my question then?

    Also, open a Elevated Command Prompt, then type set > EnvironmentVariables.txt and press Enter.
    Type notepad EnvironmentVariables.txt and press Enter.
    A Notepad window will open.Copy and paste the data there into your reply. That will be the complete set of Environment variables.
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  6. Posts : 56
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Is this the correct txt that you were looking to see?

    C:\Windows\System32>set> EnvironmentVariables.txt
    ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData
    AMDAPPSDKROOT=C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\
    APPDATA=C:\Users\kjhfksdjlhflskdjfhsl\AppData\Roaming
    CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
    CommonProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
    CommonProgramW6432=C:\Program Files\Common Files
    COMPUTERNAME=DESKTOPMAIN1
    ComSpec=C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
    HOMEDRIVE=C:
    HOMEPATH=\Users\kjhfksdjlhflskdjfhsl
    LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\kjhfksdjlhflskdjfhsl\AppData\Local
    LOGONSERVER=\\DESKTOPMAIN1
    NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=8
    OS=Windows_NT
    Path=C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\bin\x86_64;C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\bin\x86;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Connectivity Solution\;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerSh ell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Acronis\SnapAPI\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intuit\QBPOSSDKRuntime;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Windows\system32\wbem;C:\5UTL_Hardware\BlueTooth_Bluesoleil\Mobile;C:\2DB\Calibre\
    PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
    PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
    PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432=AMD64
    PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=Intel64 Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 5, GenuineIntel
    PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
    PROCESSOR_REVISION=1a05
    ProgramData=C:\ProgramData
    ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files (x86)
    ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)
    ProgramW6432=C:\Program Files
    PROMPT=$P$G
    PSModulePath=C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\
    PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public
    SESSIONNAME=Console
    SystemDrive=C:
    SystemRoot=C:\Windows
    TEMP=C:\Users\KJHFKS~1\AppData\Local\Temp
    TMP=C:\Users\KJHFKS~1\AppData\Local\Temp
    USERDOMAIN=DESKTOPMAIN1
    USERNAME=Alan
    USERPROFILE=C:\Users\kjhfksdjlhflskdjfhsl
    windir=C:\Windows
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  7. Posts : 6,285
    Windows 10 Pro X64
       #7

    APPDATA=C:\Users\kjhfksdjlhflskdjfhsl\AppData\Roaming
    HOMEPATH=\Users\kjhfksdjlhflskdjfhsl
    LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\kjhfksdjlhflskdjfhsl\AppData\Local
    TEMP=C:\Users\KJHFKS~1\AppData\Local\Temp
    TMP=C:\Users\KJHFKS~1\AppData\Local\Temp
    USERPROFILE=C:\Users\kjhfksdjlhflskdjfhsl

    Looks to me like you may have some kind of malware, or is your user account name actually kjhfksdjlhflskdjfhsl????

    What anti-virus software do you have? Run a full scan.
    Also download and run Malware Bytes Anti Malware Free and do a Full scan.
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  8. Posts : 56
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Well, that is a strange story. For what ever the reason, when the machine was setup prior to sending it to me, the owner had that strange name. I did find a way to make a change but it was a partial solution. So I have to users with names including that one. I just can not find a way to get rid of it.............it is a pane.

    I thought before that my solution was it, but it was not. Strangely, after it happened a second time, again later in the day, I tried to run that new program again and it work again.

    Why would it give that strange message in the am while in the pm it does not happen?
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  9. Posts : 6,285
    Windows 10 Pro X64
       #9

    I don't know why it seems to have morning sickness (sort of like my wife had when she was pregnant ).

    As for the weird account name. The only way to get rid of it is to create a new account using Control Panel / User Accounts. This is one easy (sort of) way to do it.

    You can use the Windows Easy Transfer to transfer your profiles and settings to a new account:
    1. Go to Start type Easy Transfer Click Windows Easy Transfer in the search results.
    2. You will get a welcome message to Windows Easy Transfer. Click Next.
    3. Choose a different partition or internal hard drive, external hard disk or USB flash drive. Can't be the same drive you are transferring from (the "old computer").
    4. Select This is my old computer.
    5. Check the box before your current user account, and click Next.
    6. You can input a password if you want.
    7. Click Save to save the transfer file. The transfer file will be a single file with the extension .MIG. Please remember the location.
    8. Create a new account via Control Panel - User Accounts.
    9. Log off the current account and log on the new account.
    10. Open Windows Easy transfer again and click This is my New Computer.
    11. Choose "Yes, open the file" to navigate to the .MIG file.
    12. Check the box before your old account, then click the Advanced Options above the Transfer button, then you choose which user account you want to transfer.
    13. Click Save and Transfer. Now, you can see what are the files that were transferred.

    Test if everything works correctly in the new account now. If yes you can delete the old account via User Accounts.

    If not, please delete the new account via User Accounts. Go back to step 8, and repeat the step 9 and 10, then check the box before your old account, and click on the Customize button next to this old account, and uncheck the box before Windows Settings, then click the Transfer button.
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  10. Posts : 56
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #10

    I use Kapersky Pure 2.0 and I am a subscriber to Malwarebytes Anti-Malware which also begins a boot up.

    I think I will just live with the strange name since it really does not present a problem for me.
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