gpgamer Posted March 10, 2010 ID:212364 Share Posted March 10, 2010 So after having never changed any access setting on a download folder, I try to down load a small 22meg game from a site to get once it is almost done "destination folder access denied" error.I have no idea why this is happening as I have always designated a certain to download stuff to.Happens now everytime i try to download.I am running vista home premium sp2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted March 10, 2010 ID:212778 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Hi gpgamer, and welcome to Malwarebytes.org Are you getting any error numbers or is the message you wrote the complete error? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpgamer Posted March 11, 2010 Author ID:212828 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Hi gpgamer, and welcome to Malwarebytes.org Are you getting any error numbers or is the message you wrote the complete error? it's the complete error, I have no idea why this has suddenly poped up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted March 11, 2010 ID:212832 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Hi - I think mountaintree16 was more asking if there was a Number (eg. 703 / 732 {Malwarebytes error}) or similar eg. 12029 / 12007 {Microsoft error} - Even a Code 2 or Code 6 -Thank you - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpgamer Posted March 11, 2010 Author ID:212847 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Hi - I think mountaintree16 was more asking if there was a Number (eg. 703 / 732 {Malwarebytes error}) or similar eg. 12029 / 12007 {Microsoft error} - Even a Code 2 or Code 6 -Thank you - no numbers or letters , tried again and it says 'destination folder access denied' above and inside the box where I am downloading ' you need permission to perform this action' which strange as I have never needed to change anything before, just download and save to a folder Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted March 11, 2010 ID:212867 Share Posted March 11, 2010 hey there gpgamer Please use the "ADD REPLY" button at the bottom of the page when replying.Did you make any changes to folder settings (in general, I don't mean just to this folder) when this started happening?When did this start happening, and do you remember changing anything in between when this wasn't happening and when it began? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpgamer Posted March 11, 2010 Author ID:212874 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I have checked permissions since this has happened but it would be the first time I ever did.I have never fooled around with any folder settings.The problem started yesterday and I didn't change anything before or since Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpgamer Posted March 11, 2010 Author ID:212876 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I apologize , forgot to add , I did run malwarebyes, spybot, and a hijackthis, with the first 2 not picking anything up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted March 11, 2010 ID:212877 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Most likely this is not a Malware issue Might anyone else have changed any settings on the computer?Also, is this a 64 bit or a 32 bit system? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpgamer Posted March 11, 2010 Author ID:212878 Share Posted March 11, 2010 My wife has her own computer and knows enough that if she does use mine not to change anything. 32bit system Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted March 11, 2010 ID:212879 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Is your computer a fresh, new Vista or did you upgrade from XP? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpgamer Posted March 11, 2010 Author ID:212880 Share Posted March 11, 2010 the computer itself is not new but it is new vista not an upgrade, funny thing is it only started yesterday, until then I always downloaded to a certain folder never worrying about permissions , settings or the like, something has changed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted March 11, 2010 ID:212881 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Hmm.Have you changed any settings in Internet Explorer by any chance? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpgamer Posted March 11, 2010 Author ID:212882 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Directly nope, unless installing something lately changed things without me knowing.Tried again and got the same error, but oddly enough I was still able to download and save hijackthis from a site Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted March 11, 2010 ID:212885 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Hmm.Well HAVE you had a recent malware infection that you know of?I've been trying to do some research on your issue but I am not having much luck nailing down a cause for your specific situation. Did you save HJT into the downloads folder that you are trying to use or did you save it to the desktop? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpgamer Posted March 11, 2010 Author ID:212886 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I have not had any infection, as I virus scan and spybot scan my computer several times aweek.I saved it into another folder which also gave me the access denied error before.I was able to save hijack and run it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted March 11, 2010 ID:212887 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Hmm sounds like something got messed up on your folder settings...I don't necessarily think that this had anything to do with it, but, have you used any registry cleaners or something similar prior to this happening? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpgamer Posted March 11, 2010 Author ID:212888 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Haven't used a cleaner outside of ccleaner in a long time, and have downloaded alot since then.Is there any way to reset folder settings or make sure since I don't login under anything but an admin account that is stays having full access? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted March 11, 2010 ID:212889 Share Posted March 11, 2010 K.I think there is a way, but I honestly don't know how to do it. I don't know much but I am trying, and I thought I may have figured it out but it seems like your situation is different than the solutions I have found. I'll find someone that can help you and knows more than I do While researching for a solution, I found another post you made over at another forum, do you want to go forward with getting help there or here? It's not a good idea to be getting help in two forums simply because getting help in both can make your helpers job more difficult not to mention something could get messed up on your computer if you are working with two different people... Let me know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpgamer Posted March 11, 2010 Author ID:212890 Share Posted March 11, 2010 so far u seem to be the fastest responder, I apologize if looking for help in another forum is wrong or has broken this forums rules.If because of that u want me to close this one out I would understand, was just looking for help in multiple venues.If you can still help me I would greatly appreciate it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted March 11, 2010 ID:212892 Share Posted March 11, 2010 You haven't really broken any rules (at least as far as I am aware of), it just makes things more difficult for your helpers and for you. If you were trying to get malware removal help at two different forums though, that would be a big no-no, because that could potentially screw up your system getting help from two different people not to mention make your helpers work much, much more difficult.Well, see what they have to say over there, it seems like they might be getting somewhere... and I'll check back on this post tomorrow and your other post. And like I said, I don't know too much yet but I was trying to figure this out because I thought I might be able to. I'll see if someone else here can help you, as I am at a loss now. Everything I found seemed to be related to something else or a different problem.One more question though, are you having trouble copying and pasting files from folder to folder?Do a little test, make some test files in Word Pad or Word or something, and make a couple new folders, and move the files around and see if you get any error messages. And.or try to move an existing file from one folder to another, such as a picture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpgamer Posted March 11, 2010 Author ID:212902 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Tried again to download a small game to another folder and got the same destination message, very frustrating since I know I didn't change anything.Copy and paste from one folder to another seems to work fine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted March 11, 2010 ID:213134 Share Posted March 11, 2010 It's possible that the download is being blocked by your antivirus. Have you tried changing the directory to save the game to, such as your desktop and then simply moving the game's installer to the desired location? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpgamer Posted March 11, 2010 Author ID:213203 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Hmmm wierd, tried downloading a small game again and my antivirus popped up, but it never did before and I trust the site I am using, wouldn't let me save the file, shutoff protection and I could download, still got a warning but atleast the file was saved to a folder.This action has never happened before, I have never changed the settings on my antivirus and go to this one site atleast once a month.Could my antivirus gotten currupted somehow? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted March 12, 2010 ID:213358 Share Posted March 12, 2010 It's possible, what AV do you use? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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