make sure you have the directory already created?
C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\Costume
might be
C:\Program Files (x86) \City of Heroes\Costume
We will start with the easy stuff
is there multiable accounts on the computer or just one (with admin rights - not power user)
Lead Squirrel at Dr. E Spider robotic site #643
Nothing saids its your spot like an ourob. Portal dropped on the ground.
ah the great UAC of Windows Vista hits once again....
As pvrt... said, make sure the folder costume exist and that you have full access to it ( read write execute) you should then be able to save your file correctly.. also make sure it's not read only 
It exists, and it isn't "read only".
I have also tried to "Open as Admin", too.
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Somebody suggested to me this morning that Vista won't let you save to program files, so that might be it.
I'll try a workaround by copying to desktop and transferring - and see if that helps.
So annoying.....
-Star
Have you tried saving to desktop and then using Windows Explorer to copy file to the Costumes sbudirectory?
I did it the way Sync recommended, and finally got it to work.
I just saved it to my desktop and transferred it manually - that way worked fastest/easiest.
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Thank you very much to all those who offered help and advice; it's appreciated.
-Star
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It exists, and it isn't "read only".
I have also tried to "Open as Admin", too. ------- Somebody suggested to me this morning that Vista won't let you save to program files, so that might be it. I'll try a workaround by copying to desktop and transferring - and see if that helps. So annoying..... -Star |
you might have some adware/anti-virus/malware program stopping the write or some weird UAC setting.
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Bingo. When copying stuff from folder to folder manually, you can tell it to go ahead, but if you're saving from inside a program, it /typically/ won't allow it (there are ways, but not worth it, trust me).|
Originally Posted by Star_Fire
Somebody suggested to me this morning that Vista won't let you save to program files, so that might be it.
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Originally Posted by ElectroHawk
ah the great UAC of Windows Vista hits once
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yeah I didn't realize he was in Program file so I assume it was the UAC message he was seeing...
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I just now read that and realized that it probably came across a bit quippy, sorry. I just hear too many people blame the UAC for everything. >.<|
Originally Posted by ElectroHawk
yeah I didn't realize he was in Program file so I assume it was the UAC message he was seeing...
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"My hard drive burnt out the other day. Damned UAC."
I have nothing against the UAC. I understand it's use and why people not as familliar with computer would like it and use it. I personally disable it first thing but I won't bash it simply because it's there. It's actually pretty useful when your not sure whats going on with your computer but I think it's just a bit too restrictive. Yet at the same time people can get "afraid" of the message thinking that whatever they tried to do will destroy their computer... I hope i'ts been improved in win 7
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It is, vastly. For what its worth, I don't turn it off in Windows 7 and I'm much like you in that its one of the first things I do on Vista.|
Originally Posted by ElectroHawk
I have nothing against the UAC. I understand it's use and why people not as familliar with computer would like it and use it. I personally disable it first thing but I won't bash it simply because it's there. It's actually pretty useful when your not sure whats going on with your computer but I think it's just a bit too restrictive. Yet at the same time people can get "afraid" of the message thinking that whatever they tried to do will destroy their computer... I hope i'ts been improved in win 7
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The UAC was a good idea, but the problem lies in that most people are trained to "just click next" without actually reading what they're doing.
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The problem is that UAC trains them to do that by being too sensitive and popping up redundant and irrelevant windows constantly. i was helping my boss set up a new system the other day, and for one application i was installing it spawned at least six UAC windows in a row when starting the setup for a single piece of software.|
Originally Posted by StrayKitten
It is, vastly. For what its worth, I don't turn it off in Windows 7 and I'm much like you in that its one of the first things I do on Vista.
The UAC was a good idea, but the problem lies in that most people are trained to "just click next" without actually reading what they're doing. |
It's the equivalent of calling the police and screaming into the phone every time you any noise at all outside. After a while the police are going to start ignoring the calls.
Dr. Todt's theme.
i make stuff...
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I would argue that people have been trained to do this long before the UAC ever made its way to the world.|
Originally Posted by Schismatrix
The problem is that UAC trains them to do that by being too sensitive and popping up redundant and irrelevant windows constantly. i was helping my boss set up a new system the other day, and for one application i was installing it spawned at least six UAC windows in a row when starting the setup for a single piece of software.
It's the equivalent of calling the police and screaming into the phone every time you any noise at all outside. After a while the police are going to start ignoring the calls. |
Prime example, how many people do you know have extra garbage on their computer that they don't know is there because they were just clicking "next" and installing everything that came with some freeware player or some such?
EDIT: Also, holy thread jack.
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Originally Posted by StrayKitten
I just now read that and realized that it probably came across a bit quippy, sorry. I just hear too many people blame the UAC for everything. >.<
"My hard drive burnt out the other day. Damned UAC." |
Damned Windows UAC!
I'll get you for this Bill Gates!
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See if you had the User Access Control active.. she couldn't have done that
Since there was nothing to stop the user from doing something stupid (or to confirm she wanted to) she just pressed the "ok" button....
I'm my mind, this:
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Originally Posted by BlackAmaranth
I'll get you for this Bill Gates!
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Played out like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wfto_Ow5jA
Every time I try to save a link to my costume files, it tells me I do not have permission to save there and asks if I want to save in a user file instead.
I am the only user account on the computer. I am on Vista 64.
I have checked "open as admin".
I have gone into properties and assigned myself as owner.
How do I get this to work?!?!?!
-Star