February 23, 20188 yr I'm new to Windows 10 and just a got new rig with W10 Pro on it. I installed P3D V4.2 as administrator and PMDG as administrator, however when I try to edit the PMDG aircraft configuration file inside the P3D folder, it says I am not allowed and must contact the administrator. (I am the administrator). Now if I drag the file to the desktop I can edit it there, save it and put it back into the P3D folder. What am I doing wrong? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Edited February 23, 20188 yr by Midnight Music Lee H i9 13900KF 64GB Ram 24GB RTX 4090
February 23, 20188 yr Sounds like you don't have full Admin rights, right click on the cfg file, ->properties ->security. If you have permissions to edit this file there should be a tick next to modify, if not, then edit to get permissions. Edited February 23, 20188 yr by JustanotherPilot
February 23, 20188 yr If you installed to the default folder, or to any other folder named Program Files*, I'd suggest you stop now, uninstall, and reinstall P3D to a folder with a different name. The problems you are seeing are really just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how Windows exerts a special (and often disruptive) kind of control over files located in a "Program Files*" folder and its subfolders. Regards Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
February 23, 20188 yr Author I do have full administrative rights, but it seems to make no difference, specifically in P3D. Elsewhere, not a problem. The idea of installing P3D V4.2 in a separate folder is intriguing, but so many addons rely on the default LM installation to work properly. I'll keep experimenting. Lee H i9 13900KF 64GB Ram 24GB RTX 4090
March 22, 20188 yr So, I forget what they call it, but W10 has a higher Admin account than the one we all use. It's part of the security system. I think there was a thread here earlier about it. In the meantime. You can Google it. if you are the only one who uses your computer, you might consider turning off UAC. It doesn't really do what you think it does, and often gets in the way. Bob i5, 16 GB ram, GTX 960, FS on SSD, Windows 10 64 bit, home built works anyway.
March 22, 20188 yr Author I do have UAC off. I've devised a simple work around method. I drag the aircraft cfg to the desktop, edit it, save it and put it back in the original folder. Works fine that way. Lee H i9 13900KF 64GB Ram 24GB RTX 4090
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