Can't Save To Root Directory

[BoydM]

Windows Vista Ultimate single user system.
Trying to edit and save a simple text file on the C drive root directory. I
get message saying I "don't have permission to save in this location". All
permissions look right.

Help

[Gordon]

AFAIK Vista just won't let you save to the root. Why do you want to?

[Michael Walraven]

The root directory is a protected area under Vista. Don't save there. Save
to Documents for instance
It IS possible to turn off protections for the root directory but it is not
simple and will leave your system with less protection.

[BoydM]

Thanks for the info. Guess I'll have to change a 27 yr. old MSDOS habit of
using the C drive root for an easy and quick storage for temporary text
files.

[maldinilbx]

you can try to copy the text file to D drive and edit,then copy it to c
drive root directory.

[NetLink_Blue]

It's Vista's brain-dead UAC ( user account control ) that is "protecting"
you. What a pathetic joke.

This, and not being able to create text files ( notes/info ) in my OWN
PROGRAM FOLDERS is what made me kick UAC off my system. What a relief!

net-L

[Gordon]

Umm WHY would you WANT to create text files in PROGRAM folders?

[NetLink_Blue]

Program Authors do it ... ReadMe.txt ; I sometimes leave text files with
the same goal in mind. To have notes/info that I consider important in a
convenient place for that particular program.

Net blue

[Sisyphus]

If you REALLY need to create files in the root (or other protected folders),
there's a very simple workaround that doesn't involve turning off UAC and
running without its protection: just run the application (Notepad, Cmd, etc)
as Admin -> right-click, Run as administrator.