It isn't only users who have permissions problems - on my own laptop

(Win7 Home Prem) I run as Admin (OK mea culpa) but I *intermittently*

get denied access to C:\Users\Me\My Documents | My Pictures | etc.

On 01/05/2014 13:41, Al wrote:

> Hi foxgang

> Ok I understand, not really, that Microsoft controls program files because

> of a few million very stupid people. It annoys me that an owner cannot have

> control of his/her own machine but that's the way it is.

> So.... I put my data in what would appear to be the data place. ProgramData.

> And guess what, some people do not have enough rights to that either for VFP

> data. Unless they make themselves admin. So thinking on what a few have said

> here, I thought of using c:/company_name/program_name. But it seems that

> even that may not have correct rights either. Ok not really a question, more

> a sound off. It's like windows has become impossible to use thanks to the

> stupid. Maybe on windows install they should ask "are you a stupid git that

> downloads movies and goes to porn site" or "can we let you have control of

> your own pc". Moan moan....

> Got that off my chest.

> Al

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