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mkr10001
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      03-05-2010

Well basically, i found some software which can sort your videos an
rename them properly according to imdb blah blah blah not important, an
there's a feature that will sort the files into their own folders. i.
make a new folder named after the file and move the file in to it

but it stopped working, and i've got it into my head that it's to d
with permissions. i dont have modify rights of the folder that th
videos are stored in and when i try to change it to let me modify i
says access denied. but some of the folders inside that folder hav
modify allowed and others don't. this is on an external drive, but i ca
sort the files into folders when the files are on my laptop

can anyone help

oh and ive tried running the prpgram as admi

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Mr. Arnold
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      03-06-2010
mkr10001 wrote:
> Well basically, i found some software which can sort your videos and
> rename them properly according to imdb blah blah blah not important, and
> there's a feature that will sort the files into their own folders. i.e
> make a new folder named after the file and move the file in to it.
>
> but it stopped working, and i've got it into my head that it's to do
> with permissions. i dont have modify rights of the folder that the
> videos are stored in and when i try to change it to let me modify it
> says access denied. but some of the folders inside that folder have
> modify allowed and others don't. this is on an external drive, but i can
> sort the files into folders when the files are on my laptop.
>
> can anyone help?
>
> oh and ive tried running the prpgram as admin
>
>


The account has full admin rights.

<http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/>

The admin account that Vista gives you out of the box doesn't have full
admin rights in some cases.
 
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Primal
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      03-09-2010


mkr10001;1237812 Wrote:
> Well basically, i found some software which can sort your videos and
> rename them properly according to imdb blah blah blah not important, and
> there's a feature that will sort the files into their own folders. i.e
> make a new folder named after the file and move the file in to it.
>
> but it stopped working, and i've got it into my head that it's to do
> with permissions. i dont have modify rights of the folder that the
> videos are stored in and when i try to change it to let me modify it
> says access denied. but some of the folders inside that folder have
> modify allowed and others don't. this is on an external drive, but i can
> sort the files into folders when the files are on my laptop.
>
> can anyone help?
>
> oh and ive tried running the prpgram as adminThis may help.* I am not an expert so please make a back up first*

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...ship-file.html''
(http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...menu-in-vista/)

Regards

Primal


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Primal
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      03-09-2010


I am not sure if i posted the right link or if it was edited. I had a
link to a ***? Sorry if that was wrong

mkr10001 i tried to pm you but do not see the option


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mkr10001
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      03-11-2010


ill have a read through that cheers


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