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Re: 3 new proglems, probably in Win 11 only.

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micky wrote on 2/23/2025 9:27 AM:
> Three Windows problems, unrelated to Eudora, that happened along the way
> when trying to update Eudora,
> 
> The install program, Eudora_7.1.0.9, that I have used 5 or 10 times
> since 2010, would not work.  Message said "blocked by an administrator".
> I'm the only administrator. No way provided to override. 

Right click the installer .exe or.msi file, select properties, then 
uncheck the item that indicates 'Unblock'

> Downloaded
> another copy from a trusted source (apparently some have adware in them)
> and got same message.
See above, same process, same necessary steps.

    Tried a) setting it to run as administrator, b)
> increasing permissions from the file's Properties screen, and c) turning
> off UAC (including restarting Windows after doing that). Nothing worked.
  These steps were not necessary.

> Finally read a suggestion to start a CMD box with administrative powers
> and run the installer from there. That worked fine.

Sometimes an option that works, sometimes not. Easier to 'Unblock' in the 
installer file's properties.

> One person suggested I change the settings to allow non-MS programs to
> be run, but they were already set to from Anywhere, which appears to be
> the default since my other two computers are set that way, and I never
> changed them.
The other person apparently did not mention or was unaware that the 
file's installer properties needed to be 'Unblocked'

> 
> How was this file blocked?  Is it on a list of "bad programs" or is
> there something in the file that Windows looks for and decides it should
> be blocked?
  See above
  No list of 'bad' programs
  Nothing in the program being looked(for).
> 
> What other files are blocked?   And would this have happened in win10?
> Well I know it wouldn't because I ran this very program in two win10
> boxes, about a year ago.
  Win10 same? Yes.
> 
> 2) Can't create a subdirectory, no matter what name I choose, in
> C:\Programs.  This is not Program Files or Program Files (x86) and I
> thought the name would mean nothing special to Windows, but is
> C:\Programs now a protected directory?

Did you manually create(on Win11 now or prior before updating to Win11 
from an earlier os in the past or copy from somewher else(other device, 
other Windows) the C:\Programs folder???

C:\Programs is not a main system folder for programs in Win11.
  - The three folders in the root directory are Program Files, Program 
Files, Program Files (x86)
  - There is a subfolder in the logged on user's AppData\Local folder 
with the name 'Programs.
   => you should avoid making any changes to that folder


> 
> 3) Can't copy files, (updated files to make Eudora work slightly
> better), to C:\Programs\Eudora.  Is this the same problem as problem 2
> above?   Is it that only installation programs can move or copy files
> into a Programs sub-directory? 
See above answer to #2.


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3 new proglems, probably in Win 11 only.  micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-23 11:27 -0500
  Re: 3 new proglems, probably in Win 11 only. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-23 13:07 -0500
    Re: 3 new proglems, probably in Win 11 only. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-23 13:42 -0500
  Re: 3 new proglems, probably in Win 11 only. knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-23 13:39 -0500
    Re: 3 new proglems, probably in Win 11 only. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-25 18:15 -0500
  Re: 3 new proglems, probably in Win 11 only. ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-23 12:10 -0700
    Re: 3 new proglems, probably in Win 11 only. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-25 18:20 -0500
      Re: 3 new proglems, probably in Win 11 only. ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-27 13:57 -0700
        Re: 3 new proglems, probably in Win 11 only. John Hall <john_nospam@jhall.co.uk> - 2025-02-28 10:05 +0000
          Re: 3 new proglems, probably in Win 11 only. Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-03-01 19:58 +1100
        Re: 3 new proglems, probably in Win 11 only. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-03-10 10:27 -0400

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