Access denied making new folder

[TWINKIT]

Hi, I'm having a problem making a new folder inside my c:\program files\accessories folder as the OS tells me access is denied. I am the Administrator and am logged on as such. I can make a new folder if in Safe Mode, Whats the Problem here?, as an Administrator I should be able to do this and I can with any other folder I've tried on other than c:\program files\accessories?. I've tried looking at the properties for this folder and I admit I'm some what confused by it but I haven't change anything there

 

[davehc]

Who created the program files\accessories? As far as I am aware, it is not a Vista default folder??
Or do you mean the accessories folder in the Start menu?
To add another folder to that, right click it and "explore"

 

[TWINKIT]

I'm sure I did but if I'm wrong it could only have been Orbit Downloader as I was told there is an update for this program and when I tried to download it that is when I descovered that new folders could not be added to the c:\program files\accessories folder because the update tried to create c:\program files\accessories \"Cache" but said folder could not be created. To sum up I'm sure I created it though as my computers Adminstrator

 

[TWINKIT]

Sorry forgot to mention it definatly is not the Accessories folder in the start menu. also I can create folders in the c:\program files folder it is only the c:\program files\accessories that denies me access. the message I get when trying to is "You need permision to preform this action"

 

[TWINKIT]

Just discovered I can't even turn User account on or change Perental Controls

 

[TWINKIT]

I thought I might try turning UAC on while in Safe mode this worked. I now have a strong belief that AVAST is the problem as this is in the c:\program files\accessories folder and possably AVAST created this folder. I tryed turning AVAST of through the stop on access provider option of AVAST but that didn't help.

 

[TWINKIT]

Turns out I was right about AVAST, I disabled it but I'm not going to say how as this was an extreame measure that I don't recommend to anyone and I only found out by mistake how to do it (would never have thought that it was done how it was done), after disabling it I was able to add folders to c:\program files\accessories and so my Orbit Downloader was able to install successfully. Sorry if I wasted your time but this solution took a lot of looking outside the box thinking on my behalf to solve. Now I must hurry up and reactavate AVAST.

 

[davehc]

No time wasted. I am too happy you sorted it.
FWIW I am a satisfied Avast user. I suggest you have another look at your setup when you reenable it as I have never had the problem you describe.
By the way. It is not a hard thing to disable Avast.
No way did Avast create that folder.

 

[TWINKIT]

I am also happy with Avast and as odd as it sounds it was only possible for me to create a new folder once Avast was disabled. Oh and in regards to disabling Avast I no I can go to the Task Bar and Right click it then select stop on access protection but thats not enough it still has a componet left in memory that stops me from creating a new folder. I have no idea why but my Avast files are within this folder c:\program files\accessories\alwil software so perhaps Avast protects its perent folder so it can't be modified by malware .

 

[TWINKIT]

Oh, Dah I must have overiden the default folder for Avast installation to make it go into the c:\program files\accessories folder, It was so long ago I forgot, I must have been sleepy not to figure that out.

 

[davehc]

OK. Keep at it. Vista is an OK OS once you work your way around the new navigation.