Correcting Permissions on ProgramData Folder

From GEAR Software Knowledgebase

It is possible that after the GEARAspi driver set has been installed on Windows 7 via the driver installer on our website, that the Users group has been removed from the permissions list for the C:\ProgramData folder, resulting in the folder being inaccessible.

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

1. Get the properties of the C:\ProgramData folder, and go to the 'Security' tab. Press the Continue button on the tab.
   
   
   
   
2. On the resulting 'Permissions for ProgramData' dialog press the Add button.
   
   
   
   
3. On the resulting 'Select User or Group' dialog, type in Users in 'Enter the object name to select' and press the OK button.
   
   
   
   
4. Press the Apply and OK buttons on the 'Permissions for ProgramData' dialog.
   
   
   
   
5. On the 'Security' tab of the ‘Properties’ dialog, press the Advanced button.
   
   
   
   
6. On the 'Advanced Security Settings for ProgramData' dialog, select the 'Permissions' tab and press the Change Permissions button.
   
   
   
   
7. On the 'Advanced Security Settings for ProgramData' dialog, Press the 'Add...' button
   
   
   
   
8. On the resulting 'Select User or Group' dialog, enter Users in 'Enter the object name to select' and press the OK button
   
   
   
   
9. On the 'Permission Entry for ProgramData' dialog set 'Apply to:' This folder and subfolders.
   
   Set the following permissions to Allow:
   
   • Create files / write data
   • Create folders / append data
   • Write attributes
   • Write extended attributes

   
   And press the OK button.
   
   
   
   

   
   
   
10. On the 'Permissions' tab of the 'Advanced Security Settings for ProgramData' dialog you should now see two entries for Users .One entry with 'Read & execute' set in the Permissions column and one with 'Special' set in the Permissions column. Hit press the Apply and OK buttons.
    
    
    
    
11. Finished.