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From: TimF	9/5/2007 2:36:01 PM
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Jerry, Microsoft has made many good and interesting improvements in Windows Vista. However, one area that has not changed is "content free error messages" and lack of consistency. A primary example of this is the following: In a Windows Vista Home Premium system with two drives C: and E: with the OS on C: and Windows XP Professional on E: try the following: While logged on as an Administrator and with User Account Control turned off create a new folder within a My Documents folder under an account in the Documents and Settings folder on the E: Drive. The folder is created successfully. Now try to write to that folder. The following dialog box appears: You do not have sufficient permissions to write to this folder contact your systems administrator. Well, I am the System Administrator and am logged on as such. Besides I was just allowed to create this folder. Now, if I take the trouble to go to the E: drive and create the necessary permissions I can then write to the folder that I just created. In an attempt to protect the users from themselves, Microsoft has gone to rather ridiculous and productivity destroying lengths that end up driving users crazy. First, if a folder is "protected" then I shouldn't even be allowed to create a folder within it. Second, the error message should contain some useful information since it was created when a logged on user with administrator privileges attempted the action that generated the error message. Third, is it even appropriate for this to happen with User Account Control turned off? One of my clients had a rather troubling experience with her new HP system with Windows Vista Home Premium. The HP update that come preloaded on the system kept trying to download and install an updated driver. Each time an installation attempt was made the "you do not have sufficient permissions contact your System Administrator message appeared. User Account Control was turned off on this system. A call to HP technical support resulted in the following suggestion: "Use the System Restore partition to restore the system to exactly the way it came from the factory and then we can help you if you still have the problem." A rather ridiculous request that brought back memories of OS/2 versions prior to OS/2 Warp where the stock support response to problems was "format your hard drive and reinstall." Bob Holmes chaosmanorreviews.com

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