I've got Vista...I know, lucky me. It won't let me compile anything in the program files directory. This sucks!!! As far as I know, I'm the administrator, and I don't know how to change this, anyone know!!??!!
Permission Denied!!!!!
Miscellaneous Forums/General Discussion/Permission Denied!!!!! right click on your blitz compiler and select run as > administrator
huh, where is that?
Turn off User Account Control.
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/0d75f774-8514-4c9e-ac08-4c21f5c6c2d91033.mspx?mfr=true
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/0d75f774-8514-4c9e-ac08-4c21f5c6c2d91033.mspx?mfr=true
noob :P
Of course, as much as a pain as Vista is, it is smart in a number of ways too. You disable UAC, and you're gonna open yourself to a whole bunch of crap you may not want or know you're getting.
The easy solution is of course, don't compile in the program files directory.
The easy solution is of course, don't compile in the program files directory.
Of course, as much as a pain as Vista is, it is smart in a number of ways too.
Name one. its smart enough to have gotten itself installed on some poor bastard the world over's system ;)
"The easy solution is of course, don't compile in the program files directory. "
Or in other words don't install any projects in the "Program Files" ( or its sub directories e.g. Blitz3D) directory that needs to write data into its home folder, install them somewhere else like C:\User\AKA-user\Programs for example.
Or change the file permissions. Right click the folder in question -> Properties -> Security Tab -> Edit button and then
1) In the Group or user names list box click the Edit button -> Select Users (comp-name\Users) from the list then in the Permissions for Users click the Modify/Full Control check box in the Allow column, then click Apply.
Or
2) Click the Add button, in the Enter the object names to select (examples): box type the users name -> click Check Names. If all goes well then click the OK button, then select the new user and do the above.
Or run them as Administrator, right click the Application icon click run as Administrator.
Alternative, right click Application icon -> click Properties -> Compatibility tab and check the Run this program as an administrator.
Or in other words don't install any projects in the "Program Files" ( or its sub directories e.g. Blitz3D) directory that needs to write data into its home folder, install them somewhere else like C:\User\AKA-user\Programs for example.
Or change the file permissions. Right click the folder in question -> Properties -> Security Tab -> Edit button and then
1) In the Group or user names list box click the Edit button -> Select Users (comp-name\Users) from the list then in the Permissions for Users click the Modify/Full Control check box in the Allow column, then click Apply.
Or
2) Click the Add button, in the Enter the object names to select (examples): box type the users name -> click Check Names. If all goes well then click the OK button, then select the new user and do the above.
Or run them as Administrator, right click the Application icon click run as Administrator.
Alternative, right click Application icon -> click Properties -> Compatibility tab and check the Run this program as an administrator.
Lol, i knew this would be a vista post before i even clicked on it :)
The new 'security' wouldnt be so bad if they used generic logical names for stuff instead of making so called 'simplified' ones and didnt have windows inside options, inside windows all over the place.
As said above, dont try and do anything in program files (it should stop you and rightly so, by dissalowing this, windows is actually doing something right for a change)
The new 'security' wouldnt be so bad if they used generic logical names for stuff instead of making so called 'simplified' ones and didnt have windows inside options, inside windows all over the place.
As said above, dont try and do anything in program files (it should stop you and rightly so, by dissalowing this, windows is actually doing something right for a change)
To me Vista is Windows ME for the new millenium its got all the annoyances and everything and has got loads of people uninstalling it in favour of its predecessors Windows XP. Even me missus whos laptop came with it went and got XP to install over Vista, everything she wanted to do on it was having trouble with Vista.
Except Vista doesn't blue screen when you try to install... anything.
Nah you just get a box asking you is it safe
Only 10 times for each action you try to perform.
Oh, dont worry, Vista bluescreens just fine. Trust me :/
Ive had more bluescreens/hard resets in the 3-4 months using vista than in the last 2 years of using XP.
Ive had more bluescreens/hard resets in the 3-4 months using vista than in the last 2 years of using XP.
The only Time I saw a BSOD in Vista is when dodgy memory is used or XP drivers.
Ive seen about three of them so far on my PC. My guess is drivers too (although i am using vista ones), rather than hardware faults as XP & Ubuntu are running sweet on the same machine. I know I had one when i installed vista with the wireless switch enabled. The other two were random and unexplained though.
Ive also had a few unexplainable total 'freezeups' as well.
Ive also had a few unexplainable total 'freezeups' as well.
The easy solution is of course, don't compile in the program files directory.
Well, unless you're writing a module! "Well, unless you're writing a module!"
Then there are two choices run BlitzMax with raised privileges (i.e Administrator mode) or install BlitzMax in another directory.
Then there are two choices run BlitzMax with raised privileges (i.e Administrator mode) or install BlitzMax in another directory.