Administator permissions

[Swede11]

Question: Please be gentle I’m not to up on this kinda stuff. I have been having permission problems with my computer; it has mostly been with editing photos with Nikon software but now I see its alittle deeper than that. I tried upgrading to Windows 7 and I get the same message that I do not have administrator rights to perform this operation, or something in that effect. I am the only user of this computer and apparently I have hit the wrong button at the right time.
I have 2 questions 1) How do I restore the computer where I can do what ever I want (Become King again- which was probably the start of the problem), could I restore the computer to an earlier date? 2)Could some kind of virus of done this?
Thanks all in advance, I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to this stuff!
But would appreciate any help!
Swede

 

[ilikefree]

Try taking ownership of the photos first

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/112795-context-menu-take-ownership.html

 

[Swede11]

Thanks Mate,
Here's what happens- I can uplaod photos to the computer and do a few things to them in Nikon's software and then all of a sudden the next change and save I get I don't have permission to do this.
Again I don't know to much about computers but when I click on the administrator icon in the star up menu and click properties and check permission I have full permissions along with system.
Swede

 

[ilikefree]

Did taking ownership sort out the problems?

 

[Swede11]

I DID NOT do anything, I have always had ownership, on my computer that I'm the only user??
This is about as hard as getting an answer from Nikon
Thanks Pal
Swede

 

[Ex_Brit]

Being the owner and taking ownership are not the same thing. In Vista (& 7 and 8) even if you are logged in as a user with Administrative privileges, there is still a user higher than you and that is the built-in Administrator account. Those permissions are often needed for various transactions. That's what UAC prompts are all about.

Hence ilikefree's suggestions.

 

[townsbg]

I DID NOT do anything, I have always had ownership, on my computer that I'm the only user?? This is about as hard as getting an answer from Nikon Thanks Pal Swede

This is precisely the kind of reply that discourages helpers from helping...a curt reply before taking any action. Think of it from our perspective: we are spending our free time trying to help users of technical forums for free. When we get a user that replies like you did why would we help them again? That is a question we just might ask. Next time think about that before replying because such a response isn't productive.