Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file."
I am getting the above error when I try to run ANY .exe file on a
Windows 2003 server but only when I create a NEW user. This problem
does not occur unless its a brand new user. I have "stared and
compared" at user settings between old and new and it all looks the
same. I even assign the new user to the admin group and get the same
thing. I remap the drives with no luck. I am not sure what else to
try.
Re: Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file."
How are you accessing these executables on the Windows server? On the
console? Via RDP? Over a network CIFS share?
Also, you say that it occurs for brand new users, does the problem
clear up after the user account has been active for a while? If so,
then this implies a problem at the domain controller level.
Re: Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file."
Alright. Let us pick an executable, say calc.exe (under
C:\Windows\system32). Find that exe file, right click, properties,
Security Tab. Verify that the local COMPUTER\Administrators group has
full control permission. Create a user, make a member of
Administrators, login over RDP and try to launch Calc. What happens?
Please try this out and let us know.
Re: Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file."
Alright. Netware's security model is separate from Netware. Hence, the
question becomes whether this is a Novell or a Microsoft permissions
issue.
If you logon to Windows as Administrator and Netware as a user, can you
launch an exe? Alternatively, if you logon to Windows as a user and
Netware as admin.tree, can you launch?
The former, if the answer is no, indicates that your new users do not
have appropriate Netware rights. The latter suggests that this is a
Windows issue.
Re: Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file."
Hey guys, maybe this info is important for you.
I got the same problem; accesing files thru the network were not possible
due to permissions and so...
The problem comes from IE 7. I uninstalled and restore the IE6sp1 and
everything worked as usual.
Another way, if you don't want to uninstall IE 7 is to grant access in
internet options / security / Internet all those stuff about accesing and
so... (a lot of work overthere)
Windows cannot access the specified device path or file.
I started getting this message yesterday, for nearly every application I try
to open. The 1st time, I rebooted and things started working again, but the
problem is back and rebooting is not helping. The only application I can
open directly now is Spy Sweeper; I tried running a sweep to see if it would
find anything amiss, and noticed that it is not scanning any folders (it
should scan everything on C). I was only able to start Internet Explorer
indirectly, by clicking the "check for program updates" option on Spy
Sweeper.
I am running Windows XP, with automatic updates, so everything should be
current. I subscribe to Windows Live OneCare; it is one of the applications
that I cannot open -- when I click the icon in the tray at the bottom of my
screen, I get the "Windows cannot access..." message, and another box
"Windows Live OneCare has encountered a problem and cannot open. To correct
this problem, try restarting your computer. If the problem continues,
contact Help Center." with a "Go to Help Center" link. Restarting doesn't
work, as I already mentioned, and the link doesn't go anywhere.
Suggestions? Remember, I can't open applications....
"Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file...
When I try to run executables, dos prompt, regedit, control panel,
anything... I get the following message.
"Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have
the appropriate permission to access the item"
I am running XP Home, (SP2). I am an administrator user and I have tried
system restore to a previous date with no success.
I have run system restore in safe mode, it completes but does not solve the
problem.
I am using PCcillin from TrendMicro and it reports that I have no threats
found. I believe that I may have had a virus that changed something, and
though PCCillin has cleaned the virus, the problem has been left behind.
Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file........
All, how come, when logged onto a server as the domain admin, I can not
execute any exe or batch files off a different machine? When I do, I get the
error: "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may
not have the appropriate permissions to access the item."
If its not an executable or batch file, the app opens fine. Any help would
be appreciated.
Re: Windows cannot access the specified device path or file.
Please help!
I downloaded SuperAntiSpyware on my home computer last night. After it ran its test, it asked that I restart my computer to get rid of the viruses. Once my computer restarted, I was unable to get into any files, programs, or Internet Explorer! I kept receiving the error message "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file..."
I did my research on the internet on another computer to find out how to get rid of this message and everyone says that I need to uninstall Internet Explorer enhanced Security Configuration but the problem is, I CANNOT click on Add/remove programs in the control pannel because I receive the same error message nor can I get into my security center!! I also can't get into Internet Explorer and go through the tools>internet options>security to fix this problem.
I really do not know much about computers so please someone help!
Thanks!
Re: Windows cannot access the specified device path or file.
the delinquent is your antivirus program which is blocking all your exes.
Re: Windows cannot access the specified device path or file.
Recently I was also facing similar kind of problem and what happened is that when passing an executable over the network from one computer to another, I for the heck of myself do not for sure why, but I blocked the executable. Thus you can click on the file Properties, and in the bottom look to see if you can see the file that has been blocked for security, if so, then clicking on Unblock will let you run it.