back up confusion

[glenmac]

When I try to bu my lap top to a hd connected to my desktop puter it fails if I try to store it on the root but will work if I store it in a folder on the same drive. The puters are in the same homegroup and connected through a router wirelessly. I have set full control permissions for the user I use to do the back up on the secondary drive but it fails because of restricted access to the root but not a folder off the root. I can do anything want to files on the secondary drive while using my LT. Any Ideas why?

Glen

http://lantzvillecomputers.com

 

[glenmac]

oops one more thing I am running Win7 home on the desktop and Win 7 pro on the LT.

Glen

http://lantzvillecomputers.com

 

[linney]

Have you tried right-clicking on the shortcut to the Backup program, or the .exe, and selecting the "Run As Administrator" option? (Try it even if your user is an Administrator).


It might be by design, for a test, right-click (blank area) in the root of the drive on their computer and see what options are offered to you if you click on "New"? Now try the same thing a couple of folders down.

Not too much relevance in this either but it leads on to the link afterward.

Problem with Windows XP Remaning new folders on users Home Drive
thread779-1541904

Maybe some other process is interfering with your backup?

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929135

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP (or Vista)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421/en-us

Error Message: "Access Is Denied" When You Try to Open NTFS File System Folders

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q823306#appliesto

Use the Vista instructions in this to reset to default the security settings.

How do I restore security settings to the default settings?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313222/#appliesto

 

[kjv1611]

My initial guess is on folder permissions. I'd suggest that it's quite possible that there are some restrictions (either in the program itself) or in the Windows file structure that are more stringent on a specific drive than they are on subfolders of that drive.

You say you're backing up one computer to the other, both running Windows 7. So in the computer you're backing up to, is there more than one hard drive installed, or more than one active partition, or is there just one drive, one used partition? If just one, then that could very well be your problem. Windows tries to at least somewhat protect access to the local system disk itself - moreso, even, than the folders contained on that disk (other than some special folders, anyway).

 

[glenmac]

KJV I am trying to BU to a HD connected to my desktop puter via an USB cable. There are 2 Drives.

My initial guess is on folder permissions.

I've checked all permissions and even created a new user with full control and admin rights and added him to the list of users with full control for said drive.

I'd suggest that it's quite possible that there are some restrictions (either in the program itself) or in the Windows file structure that are more stringent on a specific drive than they are on subfolders of that drive.

I think this may be the issue as well, although I can't find any literature about it.

Glen

http://lantzvillecomputers.com

 

[linney]

On the Advanced Button at the bottom of the Security Tab page, have you checked out the user's "Effective Permissions"?

 

[glenmac]

linney, Yup full contol.

Glen

http://lantzvillecomputers.com

 

[linney]

This example might or might not work for you with your backup? Incidentally are you launching backup via a scheduled task or manually?


"It seems that the "Run as administrator" command only gives you some administrative privileges, and they're not enough to install Java (and OpenOffice, by association). In order to get around this, you need to actually log into an administrator. Open a command prompt with admin rights by clicking start, typing cmd into the search/run box, and hitting CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER. At the prompt, type:

net user administrator /active:yes

Then log out of your regular account and back in as the administrator, where you should be able to install the program. When you're done, log back into your regular account and, for security purposes, disable the administrator account using:

net user administrator /active:no "

http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=11706#p55879

Windows 7: Cannot save files to C: even after making sure I'm administrator and I've checked 'allow' on all permissions.

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7security/thread/938f2b50-b063-475b-8c5e-905d136df2e3

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=c...&ie=&oe=&redir_esc=&ei=CX71S_SRFdGLkAW6noXmCA