In case anyone else has the same problem:
The missing files problem is now sorted and, as I feared, was a Windows
problem not Finale and was something to do with permissions.
I tried to copy a non-Finale file to the folder I use for Finale files and
received an error message to say that I did
Isn't Windows fun?Crap like this drives me
crazy - it is *my* computer, how can I not have
permissions to do *anything* I want??? Have
micro$oft forgotten the idea of the 'personal computer'?
Phil.
At 06:12 AM 4/30/2014, you wrote:
In case anyone else has the same problem:
The missing
I don't know if it's the same as on a Mac, but on this platform you can have
users of different levels, so your kids don't accidentally delete system files,
etc., when they are doing their school work. Sometimes certain files need to be
protected, too, or even hidden so you don't mess them up
Phil:
Christopher's explanation looks pretty good, but I'd just add a couple
points: if you're still running Windows XP, as I recall, you don't need
to worry about permissions, because users are set to have administrator
privileges by default. You can create users (say for children or
Unfortunately, even as the only user on the
system, and with a administrator-level id, I am
not allowed to do certain things. I have had
files and folders that I am not allowed to delete
- even though I created them and have every permission known to modern man!
Microsoft is targetting
I am the only user of my computer yet I was told by the computer to seek
advice from the administrator for permission to use my machine as I
wished. On my laptop, using Windows 7, I had to resort to subterfuge to
change the time because I didn't have permission! It's ridiculous.
I have also
