Unable to delete files on network PC when UAC is on

I have a Dell 690 workstation running Vista Ultimate 64-bit

In the same LAN, same workgroup, I have several other PCs running XP
Pro

When I access the Vista computer from another PC in the network, I can
see the files on the Vista computer, but I cannot delete them if UAC is
on.

If UAC is off I can delete them without problem.

I do not receive any prompt in the Vista computer that might allow me
to grant permission.

Thanks,

Antonio


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"asalcedo" <> wrote in message
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> I have a Dell 690 workstation running Vista Ultimate 64-bit
>
> In the same LAN, same workgroup, I have several other PCs running XP
> Pro
>
> When I access the Vista computer from another PC in the network, I can
> see the files on the Vista computer, but I cannot delete them if UAC is
> on.
>
> If UAC is off I can delete them without problem.
>
> I do not receive any prompt in the Vista computer that might allow me
> to grant permission.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Antonio
>
>
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To tame UAC, try this program..

Tweak UAC.. http://www.tweak-uac.com/home/


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I thank you for your suggestion, but I'd rather try a solution that doe
not require installing new software

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Are you trying to share a drive instead of a folder? Try this registry
change.

http://www.jimmah.com/vista/content.aspx?id=6

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"asalcedo" <> wrote in message
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> I have a Dell 690 workstation running Vista Ultimate 64-bit
>
> In the same LAN, same workgroup, I have several other PCs running XP
> Pro
>
> When I access the Vista computer from another PC in the network, I can
> see the files on the Vista computer, but I cannot delete them if UAC is
> on.
>
> If UAC is off I can delete them without problem.
>
> I do not receive any prompt in the Vista computer that might allow me
> to grant permission.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Antonio
>
>
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Hello Kerry,

Most thankful. Your registry change works perfectly.

I am, however, a bit surprised that such a common need requires such
sophisticated solution.

Regards,


Antoni

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> I thank you for your suggestion, but I'd rather try a solution that does
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You can disable UAC without having to install new software. Look for how to
do this in Windows Help and Support..

The advantage of using Tweak UAC is that it makes life with UAC much
easier.. your call..

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It's a possible security issue to share a whole drive. It is not
recommended. You would be better to share folders. Remote administration is
also a possible security issue. Vista defaults to the best security
practices. If you want to lower the security you can but it is purposely
made a little bit hard to do.

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"asalcedo" <> wrote in message
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> Hello Kerry,
>
> Most thankful. Your registry change works perfectly.
>
> I am, however, a bit surprised that such a common need requires such a
> sophisticated solution.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Antonio
>
>
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Kerry Brown <*a*m> wrote:
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> It's a possible security issue to share a whole drive.

I've never been able to figure out how that would be a security risk. It's
it's not the root of C:, what is the problem with that?

Cheers

ss.

Synapse Syndrome <> wrote:
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>> It's a possible security issue to share a whole drive.
>
> I've never been able to figure out how that would be a security risk. It's
> it's not the root of C:, what is the problem with that?
>
> Cheers



Oh, and I am not asking about administrative shares. I mean, how is making
a regular share of the whole drive a security risk..

ss.

To share the root of a drive you have to set the folder permissions for the
whole drive. This makes it harder to then later limit access to particular
folders. You have to disable inheritance on the folder you want to limit
access to. Most people don't know there is such a thing as inheritance let
alone how to disable it for a given folder. I did say "possible" security
issue. For a small home network it's probably not that much of an issue. In
an office it could be. Lets say you have a computer with a shared D: drive.
A new employee is assigned to this computer and installs a new payroll
program with the data in a folder on drive D:. All the employees now have
access to the payroll data. If the previously shared data had been shared
from a folder instead of the whole drive it's far less likely the payroll
data would have been shared. It's also a possible way to gain access to
local computer accounts or spread malware by dropping an autorun file into
the root of the drive. When someone at the local computer accesses the drive
the file will autorun, possibly loading malware.

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"Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
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> Synapse Syndrome <> wrote:
>>>
>>> It's a possible security issue to share a whole drive.
>>
>> I've never been able to figure out how that would be a security risk.
>> It's it's not the root of C:, what is the problem with that?
>>
>> Cheers
>
>
>
> Oh, and I am not asking about administrative shares. I mean, how is
> making a regular share of the whole drive a security risk..
>
> ss.
>