Windows 7 Won't let me do some things

[backwardspy]

I'm trying to replace the default explorer.exe with my own, modified one.
I can't rename/move/delete the original because it says I need permission. I am an administrator, as well as the only user of this PC. How do I grant myself full access to my stuff?
I'm on Windows 7 Professional 64 bit, if that makes any difference.

[sbradford26]

You have to end the explorer process and replace it with the command prompt.

[backwardspy]

I finally managed to replace the thing, by using some weird ass thing to take ownership of the file. Surely I should just have ownership anyway?

[LooperNor]

[QUOTE=Chris220;20878310]I finally managed to replace the thing, by using some weird ass thing to take ownership of the file. Surely I should just have ownership anyway?[/QUOTE]

No you shouldn't just have ownership anyways, because then any application with administrator access can modify the file.

[backwardspy]

I see... It just seems a lot more restrictive than XP, and I never had problems with that O-o
Oh well.

[LooperNor]

[QUOTE=Chris220;20878448]I see... It just seems a lot more restrictive than XP, and I never had problems with that O-o
Oh well.[/QUOTE]

Because XP security is shit.

[backwardspy]

Doesn't mean I ever had any problems :/
Whatever, thread can be closed now.

[pl0xinat0r]

What modified explorer?

[toxicpiano]

[QUOTE=LarparNar;20878581]Because XP is shit.[/QUOTE]
fixed

[backwardspy]

[QUOTE=pl0xinat0r;20878870]What modified explorer?[/QUOTE]
Just changed the start orb to a different one is all.

[LooperNor]

[QUOTE=Chris220;20878851]Doesn't mean I ever had any problems :/
Whatever, thread can be closed now.[/QUOTE]

You're not the only person in the world.

[editline]08:27PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=toxicpiano;20878871]fixed[/QUOTE]

True.

[backwardspy]

Thanks, Facepunch's programming community, thanks for trying to turn my thread into a petty argument about XP and Win7.

This thread is hereby unsubscribed and ignored by me.