Re: How to Disable "Access Denied"

[Guest Brad]

Re: How to Disable "Access Denied"

 

Hi Shenan,

 

Sorry for the late response.

 

You might have a point regarding the flash drive, but I was able

to go there and see content.

 

As a mater of security, it is possible his system will not allow me to

copy anything from his HDD to that drive.

 

Since that time, I managed to download AVG on my dial-up computer.

 

Brad

 

 

On Fri, 23 May 2008 11:59:59 -0500, in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general you

wrote:

>Brad wrote:

>> Since I have a dial-up connection, a friend of mine, who has

>> DSL, downloaded the free AVG version 8 (45.5MB) onto his Windows XP

>> computer's HDD.

>>

>> I went to his house, but I wasn't able to copy the file to my USB

>> flash ("thumb") drive due to "Access Denied". Also, I couldn't

>> copy ("Access Denied") a photo.jpg, he wanted me to have, from his

>> HDD to the flash drive. Note: He uses AVG anti-virus in his

>> computer.

>>

>> I realize this is protection, but he nor I knew how to disable

>> this "protection" on his computer in order to allow access.

>>

>> How do you disable this "protection" to allow access?

>

>Brad wrote:

>> Additional information due to one response I received.

>>

>> Note: My friend never used a USB flash drive!

>>

>> "Access Denied" does not apply to "E:" drive where

>> the flash ("thumb") drive was plugged in, and it has nothing

>> to do with the flash drive's "format".

>

>Seriously - you have made things more confusing with your supposed

>additional information. "Access Denied" was the message you originally got

>when you - your words...

>

>" wasn't able to copy the file to my USB flash ("thumb") drive due to

>"Access Denied". Also, I couldn't copy ("Access Denied") a photo.jpg, he

>wanted me to have, from his HDD to the flash drive. "

>

>So - which is it?

>

>> I can see where this kind of security is VERY USEFUL at the

>> work place so employees can't copy anything from the company's HDD

>> to their flash drive.

>

>Are you saying this *is* a work computer system?

>

>> AVG UPDATE:

>> Another friend informed me that AVG will discontinue updates

>> for the FREE version of AVG in about a year. Afterwards, you

>> have to pay for the updates.

>

>That's news to me and you would think that Grisoft would make that

>announcement themselves and that the best place to ask would be their

>support people/FAQs/forums/whatever - not here.

>

>Last year people thought they had stopped their free version because of the

>change to 8.0 - it required an uninstall/upgrade to it... But the message

>was cryptic and people thought they had discontinued the free product. They

>had not.

>

>http://free.grisoft.com/ww.news

>

>--

>Shenan Stanley

> MS-MVP

[Guest ju.c]

Re: How to Disable "Access Denied"

 

Re: How to Disable "Access Denied"

 

Does this setting exist?

 

Change: "WriteProtect"=dword:00000001

To: "WriteProtect"=dword:00000000

(Or just delete the "WriteProtect" entry)

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies]

"WriteProtect"=dword:00000001

 

 

ju.c

 

 

"Brad" <bpetria@verizon.net> wrote in message news:483e9638.655085@news.verizon.net...

> Hi Shenan,

>

> Sorry for the late response.

>

> You might have a point regarding the flash drive, but I was able

> to go there and see content.

>

> As a mater of security, it is possible his system will not allow me to

> copy anything from his HDD to that drive.

>

> Since that time, I managed to download AVG on my dial-up computer.

>

> Brad

>

>

> On Fri, 23 May 2008 11:59:59 -0500, in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general you

> wrote:

>

>>Brad wrote:

>>> Since I have a dial-up connection, a friend of mine, who has

>>> DSL, downloaded the free AVG version 8 (45.5MB) onto his Windows XP

>>> computer's HDD.

>>>

>>> I went to his house, but I wasn't able to copy the file to my USB

>>> flash ("thumb") drive due to "Access Denied". Also, I couldn't

>>> copy ("Access Denied") a photo.jpg, he wanted me to have, from his

>>> HDD to the flash drive. Note: He uses AVG anti-virus in his

>>> computer.

>>>

>>> I realize this is protection, but he nor I knew how to disable

>>> this "protection" on his computer in order to allow access.

>>>

>>> How do you disable this "protection" to allow access?

>>

>>Brad wrote:

>>> Additional information due to one response I received.

>>>

>>> Note: My friend never used a USB flash drive!

>>>

>>> "Access Denied" does not apply to "E:" drive where

>>> the flash ("thumb") drive was plugged in, and it has nothing

>>> to do with the flash drive's "format".

>>

>>Seriously - you have made things more confusing with your supposed

>>additional information. "Access Denied" was the message you originally got

>>when you - your words...

>>

>>" wasn't able to copy the file to my USB flash ("thumb") drive due to

>>"Access Denied". Also, I couldn't copy ("Access Denied") a photo.jpg, he

>>wanted me to have, from his HDD to the flash drive. "

>>

>>So - which is it?

>>

>>> I can see where this kind of security is VERY USEFUL at the

>>> work place so employees can't copy anything from the company's HDD

>>> to their flash drive.

>>

>>Are you saying this *is* a work computer system?

>>

>>> AVG UPDATE:

>>> Another friend informed me that AVG will discontinue updates

>>> for the FREE version of AVG in about a year. Afterwards, you

>>> have to pay for the updates.

>>

>>That's news to me and you would think that Grisoft would make that

>>announcement themselves and that the best place to ask would be their

>>support people/FAQs/forums/whatever - not here.

>>

>>Last year people thought they had stopped their free version because of the

>>change to 8.0 - it required an uninstall/upgrade to it... But the message

>>was cryptic and people thought they had discontinued the free product. They

>>had not.

>>

>>http://free.grisoft.com/ww.news

>>

>>--

>>Shenan Stanley

>> MS-MVP

>

[Guest ju.c]

Re: How to Disable "Access Denied"

 

Re: How to Disable "Access Denied"

 

(Redone)

 

Does this setting exist?

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies]

"WriteProtect"=dword:00000001

 

If so:

 

Change: "WriteProtect"=dword:00000001

To: "WriteProtect"=dword:00000000

(Or just delete the "WriteProtect" entry)

 

 

ju.c

 

 

> "Brad" <bpetria@verizon.net> wrote in message news:483e9638.655085@news.verizon.net...

>> Hi Shenan,

>>

>> Sorry for the late response.

>>

>> You might have a point regarding the flash drive, but I was able

>> to go there and see content.

>>

>> As a mater of security, it is possible his system will not allow me to

>> copy anything from his HDD to that drive.

>>

>> Since that time, I managed to download AVG on my dial-up computer.

>>

>> Brad

>>

>>

>> On Fri, 23 May 2008 11:59:59 -0500, in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general you

>> wrote:

>>

>>>Brad wrote:

>>>> Since I have a dial-up connection, a friend of mine, who has

>>>> DSL, downloaded the free AVG version 8 (45.5MB) onto his Windows XP

>>>> computer's HDD.

>>>>

>>>> I went to his house, but I wasn't able to copy the file to my USB

>>>> flash ("thumb") drive due to "Access Denied". Also, I couldn't

>>>> copy ("Access Denied") a photo.jpg, he wanted me to have, from his

>>>> HDD to the flash drive. Note: He uses AVG anti-virus in his

>>>> computer.

>>>>

>>>> I realize this is protection, but he nor I knew how to disable

>>>> this "protection" on his computer in order to allow access.

>>>>

>>>> How do you disable this "protection" to allow access?

>>>

>>>Brad wrote:

>>>> Additional information due to one response I received.

>>>>

>>>> Note: My friend never used a USB flash drive!

>>>>

>>>> "Access Denied" does not apply to "E:" drive where

>>>> the flash ("thumb") drive was plugged in, and it has nothing

>>>> to do with the flash drive's "format".

>>>

>>>Seriously - you have made things more confusing with your supposed

>>>additional information. "Access Denied" was the message you originally got

>>>when you - your words...

>>>

>>>" wasn't able to copy the file to my USB flash ("thumb") drive due to

>>>"Access Denied". Also, I couldn't copy ("Access Denied") a photo.jpg, he

>>>wanted me to have, from his HDD to the flash drive. "

>>>

>>>So - which is it?

>>>

>>>> I can see where this kind of security is VERY USEFUL at the

>>>> work place so employees can't copy anything from the company's HDD

>>>> to their flash drive.

>>>

>>>Are you saying this *is* a work computer system?

>>>

>>>> AVG UPDATE:

>>>> Another friend informed me that AVG will discontinue updates

>>>> for the FREE version of AVG in about a year. Afterwards, you

>>>> have to pay for the updates.

>>>

>>>That's news to me and you would think that Grisoft would make that

>>>announcement themselves and that the best place to ask would be their

>>>support people/FAQs/forums/whatever - not here.

>>>

>>>Last year people thought they had stopped their free version because of the

>>>change to 8.0 - it required an uninstall/upgrade to it... But the message

>>>was cryptic and people thought they had discontinued the free product. They

>>>had not.

>>>

>>>http://free.grisoft.com/ww.news

>>>

>>>--

>>>Shenan Stanley

>>> MS-MVP

>>