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Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.

Anyone will get this message sooner or later so the normal steps I usually do are:

Check if I have read/execute permissions on the file

Check if it is blocked because it is an internet download and then unblock it

Check if I'm the owner

Well today I did this on a file that I downloaden on server A, copied to a storage server and then copying it to server B to run it again. I got this message and did the steps above without any success.

The almighty google helped me again but not in the first few hits on the error. It guided me to a forum where the solution was posted to the message Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file.  You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.

"Un-install IE Enhanced security from Windows Components. Viola problem gone"

I tried it and I can now execute those files although it should have worked as all security attributes on the file where set correctly. Very weird...

Comments

shanikwa said:

hi

i have the same problem i cannot enter nothing without it popping up

where is the unlock button

# November 6, 2008 8:31 PM

Ramon Smits said:

The unblock button is located in the properties dialog of a file/folder. But this is only visible when you have downloaded a file with internet explorer (AFAIK not with other browsers).

# November 11, 2008 9:20 AM

111 said:

I had the same problem. I use KasperSky Security, and I changed the blocked program to "low restriction"  and that worked for me.

# October 31, 2009 1:07 AM

eskonr said:

this problem is occuring in Server 2008 which doesnt have option to disable enhanced security.Any idea on how to fix ?

# August 23, 2010 5:17 PM
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