I'm getting this message – You don't have permissions to save in this folder – even though I am the only user on this machine, and administrator.
How can I set permissions for myself to do everything, everywhere (including saving deleting etc)?
Edit: Sorry, forgot to say which folder it was. It is a folder in Program Files, where I save my PHP files for local testing.
Sorry if Im a bit daft with all this, but I've upgraded straight from XP to 7, and having never used vista, I'm used to being allowed to have full control.
Best Answer
This is due to UAC (User Access/Account Control) On Windows Vista / 7, and trying to write to a protected folder.
Typically Windows 7 has much lower UAC, but it is still there, especially with older programs that are trying to write to places.
You need to not double click on a file to open, but right click on the program that it opens up in, and click "Run as Administrator", for example to launch command prompt.
When you save, you should be able to write to almost anywhere.