Torchizard Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Firstly, I'd like to say that I haven't been taking ownership of system folders or tampering with permissions. Recently, I've had many problems with permissions in Windows; WiFi profiles don't save so I have to input my password everytime I connect, programs have failed to install because they don't have permission to access the start menu , and Chrome has changed its downloads folder from Downloads to My Documents. So could someone tell me WTF is going on here and how can I fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I have not encountered the Start Menu problem. Is the Start Menu folder that is blocked the one in your profile or the one for Public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchizard Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) I have not encountered the Start Menu problem. Is the Start Menu folder that is blocked the one in your profile or the one for Public?It's the one in C:\Program Data\Microsoft\Windows\I also checked the personal one (Appdata\Roaming) and the one difference is that in the public menu all the icons have a padlock on their bottom left while the Properties window seems to show some differences in permissions (see attachment). I am listed as the owner for both. The one thing I see as mysterious is the permissions for S-* any idea what they are?SC.zip Edited February 27, 2014 by Torchizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 They are user account SIDs. You can find them in HKEY_USERS.http://www.sekchek.com/downloads/white-papers/windows-about-sids.pdfhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/243330Regarding the programs looking for the Start Menu, I am wondering if these programs were written for this OS or for x64. Also for Chrome download location issue, I've known others who have had this problem but I haven't had it happen to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchizard Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) This happens with many programs that have succesfully installed before such as Winamp, ZoneAlarm etc. and my OS is x64. EDIT: Fixed the WiFi problem by deleting the Wlansvc \ Wwansvc folders in C:\Program Data\Microsoft\ so that Windows would regenerate the folders with 'clean' permissions. Edited March 8, 2014 by Torchizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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