illusionist 0 Posted December 30, 2002 I am trying to run a prog called Bootvis from MS . When I try to run a file, a window comes up that says, I need to have write permissions on my desktop folder in order for the analysis to perform it's task. I'm running XP home ( yeah I know it sucks but can't afford the update to pro right now ) . Any Ideas how to enable write permissions on my desktop? Thanx in advance Share this post Link to post
illusionist 0 Posted January 3, 2003 It appears no one knows the answer to this question so I will ask another. I am running into a long boot up time. Running from 4min56 sec - 5min 06sec everytime I boot up. Does anyone know of another boot analyser prog that will trace all related boot events so I can see if a driver is having problems or an app or a network component. This boot time is driving me nuts. Thanks Share this post Link to post
adamvjackson 0 Posted January 3, 2003 Are you connected to a network? There could be a problem resolving the DNS... Share this post Link to post
illusionist 0 Posted January 5, 2003 Yes I am on a network of 5 computers running through a Linksys befsr41 cable/DSL router and a linksys ezxs55w 5 port workgroup switch. The reason the switch is added is because the router only has 4 ports and I have two other portables that I use on this network at various times. All other systems start up fine. Even the system that is having a slow start at initial boot , jumps to life quickly after signing in during a hibernation period. It's just darn slow from a morning boot or a restart. Thanks Share this post Link to post
Mr.Guvernment 0 Posted January 7, 2003 are yuou logged in as an "admin" or a "guest" ? i would assume a guest, or limited account if you can not get access to your deskotp via an app, otherwise C:\Documents and Settings\Your user name here\Desktop (rioght click "start" go to "explore" right click on the desktop folder and set proper permissions, be sure to turn off "simple" file sharing so it shows the "security" tab that may work, but not sure. Share this post Link to post
illusionist 0 Posted January 7, 2003 I am logged on as admin and guest accounts are disabled. I'm starting to believe it has sometihng to do with the limited options in MS XP home. I followed your recommendations ( logged in as admin ) and there is no option to to setting the permissions for that folder nor for that matter any other folders I have tried. I'm stumped for now! Again I have the other systems running w2k pro and xp pro and they work fine ( including all boot times and sign ins ) but this Dell Xp home version seems to have serious limitations when your used to home built pro versions. Untill I can afford an upgrade to XP pro ( cause of the registration requirement for service packs and win update ) I think I'm pooched for now but any other suggestions would be welcome. Thanks again Share this post Link to post
