Question : Help with Windows 7

I’m looking for a way to bypass some of the arrogant and arbitrary Windows 7 security features installed in that operating system.  My biggest gripe is probably being unable to access files and folders that are clearly mine and not system files. Being told “access denied”when I  attempt to get into my own files (like documents and settings) is infuriating, to say the very least.

The engineer who developed the idea of junction points, make-believe file locations intended to fool malware, also succeeded in fooling the end-user so we are unable to change or update the overpriced software we’ve purchased and installed.  Why does Microsoft protect and deny me access to the “cookies folder” where various tracking cookies are stored thus preventing me from deleting them? I’m told the threat level for these cookies is very low.  Well maybe I want to delete them anyway because I just don’t like tracking cookies. Why does Microsoft take their side against mine?

Microsoft insists such features as junction points, hiding file names, hiding file extensions and hiding file locations protect ignorant end-users, like myself, from the horrible things that malware can do to their computers.  The company ignores completely the horrible things their security features do to end-users in terms of time, money, and aggravation.

Thank you very much Microsoft but no thanks. Kindly stop protecting me from myself. I’ll protect myself or pay the consequences myself. Butt out!

Can anyone provide me with the name of a good utility that can get around this program’s nefarious, misguided, aggravating, ineffective security?

Are there any ways to tweaking the program that will prevent big Brother Microsoft from controlling what I can and cannot do?

Any help will be appreciated.



Dick Barrettmarugg

Answer : Help with Windows 7

The remote mail server's Trend Micro spam filter is blocking you.  I mentioned this possibility in the first response that I posted, above.  

If you follow the link that is returned in the 550 response:  http://www.mail-abuse.com/cgi-bin/lookup?ip_address=220.225.96.217

You'll see that this IP address is on the MAPS DUL blackhole list.

Is this the address that your mail server reports?  If so, that's the cause of your problem.

You'll need to work with your client to either get your mail server white-listed in their anti-spam software (if it provides that feature), or you'll have to work with MAPS to get your server's IP address removed from the DUL list:

http://www.mail-abuse.com/cgi-bin/nph-dul-remove?220.225.96.217

Another alternative is to use your ISP's mail server to relay mail for you, rather than sending mail directly from your in-house mail server.  This is what many companies do when faced with similar issues.

- Gary Patterson