Cookies folder vista access denied

Did you mean:. Last reply by dbramlet Unsolved. Gibbo 2 Bronze. Access was denied to cookies, now search won't find cookies. After a couple of days of owning my PC i tried accessing my cookies folder, however, when I did so a prompt told me access was denied.

I found this a bit odd but as I'm not exactly a whizz with computers I figured it was not important. Recently I have entered cookies into my search facility and it did not locate the folder at all.

If I go into the internet tools option then it does give me the option of deleting them but i'm not sure they have been deleted and with no access to the folder I have no way of checking. I am wondering if my PC has picked up a virus which prevents me from deleting cookies. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic.

Replies 5. Tell us where you are trying to access the cookies folder from? Have you gone to windows explorer and found the cookies folder and then view them? This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry.

However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it.

Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:. Click Start , type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press Enter. If you're prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

These values set the behavior of the entry as follows:. This is the default value. The administrator credentials are removed. These credentials are required for remote administration of the print drivers. For example, to retrieve files in the Documents folder, double-click Documents. Copy the files that you want from each folder and paste them to a folder in Windows 7. Issue 1: I receive an "Access Denied" error message when I try to access or work with files and folders. Cause An "Access Denied" error message can occur for one or more of the following reasons: The folder ownership has changed.

You do not have the appropriate permissions. The file is encrypted. Resolution Windows 8 You may not have ownership of a file or folder If you recently upgraded your computer to Windows 8 from an earlier version of Windows, some of your account information may have changed.

To take ownership of a file or folder, follow these steps: Press and hold the folder that you want to take ownership of, then tap Properties. Note The account name for the person that you are assigning ownership to is displayed. Click OK. To check permissions on a file or folder, follow these steps: Press and hold or right-click the file or folder, and then click Properties.

Tap or click the Security tab. To determine whether a file or folder is encrypted, follow these steps: Press and hold or right-click the file or folder, and then tap or click Properties. Windows 7 You may not have ownership of a file or folder If you recently upgraded your computer to Windows 7 from an earlier version of Windows, some of your account information may have changed. To take ownership of a file or a folder, follow these steps: Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, then click Properties.

Click the name of the person that you want to give ownership to. To determine the permissions of the file or folder, follow these steps: Right-click the file or folder, then click Properties. Click the Security tab. Right-click the file or folder, and then click Properties. To determine whether a file or folder is encrypted, follow these steps: Right-click the file or folder, and then click Properties. Issue 2: I cannot access, change, save, or delete files and folders.

Cause A problem that prevents you from accessing or working with files and folders can occur for one or more of the following reasons: The folder ownership has changed You do not have the appropriate permissions The file is encrypted The file is corrupted The user profile is corrupted Resolution Windows 8 You may not have ownership of a file or folder If you recently upgraded your computer to Windows 8 from an earlier version of Windows, some of your account information may have changed.

To check permissions on a file or a folder, follow these steps: Press and hold or right-click the file or folder, and then click Properties. To create a local user account, follow these steps: Swipe from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings , and then tap Change PC settings. If you are using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, click Settings , and then click Change PC settings In the navigation pane, tap or click Users.

Tap or click Local account. Enter your new account name. Tap or click Finish. To take ownership of a file or a folder, follow these steps: Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties. Under Group or user names, click your name to see the permissions you have.

To determine whether a file or folder is encrypted, follow these steps: Right-click the file, then click Properties. Click the General tab, and then click Advanced. Issue 3: I cannot open a file or folder after I upgrade to a new version of Windows. Cause Problems that prevent you from accessing files and folders after you upgrade to a new version of Windows can occur for one or more of the following reasons: The folder ownership has changed.

The files are being stored in a Windows. To take ownership of a file or a folder, follow these steps: Press and hold the folder that you want to take ownership of, then tap Properties. Fix it for me Notes This wizard may be in English only. Let me fix it myself To manually retrieve the files, follow these steps: Open the desktop, tap the folder icon, and then click Computer.

Double-tap or double-click the drive that Windows is installed on typically, drive C. It would say this for each of the folders mentioned above. I've tried to share this folder or give permission to myself but nothing I've tried has work I should have full access to any file or folder on this laptop because I am the owner. As for your original question, to add to what Judd said, some folders are stored in a different place than what was in XP.

The command prompt should open up to your profile folder by default, if not you will need to browse to it. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Hello moahdeeb, Thank you for using the Micrsoft Answers Forum A Junction Point is a physical location on a local hard disk that points to another location on that disk or another storage device. It is essentially a shortcut, thus the shortcut icon on Junction Point folders in Windows Vista.