I have a 474 MB .exe file. When it is copied to the desktop it runs. When I copy it into a folder I create on the desktop, the icon changes to a generic window and the following error appears: “Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.”
I am logged in as Administrator to the local machine. However, when I right-click and select Run As, I can supply the same credentials and it runs (I get the same error if I use Current user). The same happens if I copy it to another folder or to the root of C:.
I have another .exe file of 140 MB that does not exhibit this behavior.
The OS is Windows Server 2003 SP2. This happens on 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
Is there a size limit above which this sort of thing happens? I’ve searched Google and MS and can’t find anything.
Thanks for any help.
