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February 11, 2009 at 01:17 PM
sue_yurt

Windows Cannot access the specified device, You may not have permissions

by sue_yurt . Updated 15 years, 11 months ago

I am having a problem trying to open an .exe file, Windows gives the error:
“windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.”

However, I am logged in as administrator (running Windows Vista).

I have tried right-clicking and can access the properties, there is nothing that I can find that indicates it’s encrypted (unless I just don’t know where to look). I can easily change the properties, but still can’t run the file (same error).

Can anyone help?

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