Resolve ‘Access Denied’ When Attempting to Run Temp Files - Overcome Error 5

While you upgradeDriver Easy to the newer version, if you meet error “ Unable to execute file in the temporary directory. Setup aborted. Error 5: Access is denied”, please understand the problem is not caused by Driver Easy software issues. It is caused by system issues or protection software issues. You may also encounter this issue when you install some other new software. Here you will find the solutions how to fix this issue.

You can try the solutions below and find the one that works for you.

**Solution 1:**Run the file as Administrator:

1. Right-click on the installer file.
2. ChooseRun as Administrator. Then the software may be installed successfully.

**Solution 2:**The problem may be caused due to security right issues. Try the following steps:

1. Navigate toC:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local.
2. Right click on theTempfolder. ChooseProperties.

3. Click theSecuritytab and clickAdvanced.

4. On thePermissionstab you should see permissions that are there. 3 permissions below you will see: ‘SYSTEM ‘ with Full control which applies to ‘This folder, subfolders and files’‘Administrators‘ with Full control which applies to ‘This folder, subfolders and files’ ‘Your Username‘ with Full control which applies to ‘This folder, subfolders and files’ These all 3 permissions should be inherited from theC:\Users\[Username]\folder. If you don’t have the ‘Include inheritable permissions from this object’s parent’ option ticked, click onChange Permissions….

5.Tick the box next to ‘Include inheritable permissions from this object’s parent’. Then clickApplyandOK buttons. ClickContinueif there are any problems, then remove the permissions that aren’t inherited.

After you follow steps above, you should have the permissions to write to the directory and you won’t get those error messages any more.

Solution 3: It may be HIPS (Host-based Intrusion Prevention System HIPS) causing this false positive. Try fully disabling your anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall applications.