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My final post for now on this until I talk to this company. This is getting odd. I re-reinstalled this installer mutiple times and tried to write to a known 'good' folder that I can write files to no problem with other software or manually myself. Each time it begins the install of this larger rar file, then at some point halts wiht this message. Odd is that while its doing so, I'm going into windows explorer and watching the file being written into the folder and increasing in size. I need to talk to these folks about this. Thanks again for the discussion on this. Perplexing as hell.

Well, I exited the program and the problem persisted. In Win 10 there is something called 'controlled folder access' that multiple searches had directed me to . . . an ON/OFF setting, but regardless of whether KTS on or exited, a window pops up indicated "IT admin prevents access . . . " and I'm absolutely lost. In checking KTS logs, the install program was a 'low restriction' and I moved to Trusted. Still no difference. At this point, waiting on a response from the supplier of this software.

The issue comes up during the writing of the rar file.

Hi there and thankj for the timely response . . . . I've paused the program and it persists. I'll try closing the program and see. The software is from VI Labs . . . . a very legit company . . . particular software is their ModernU piano samples. Very complex install from these folks. Download an installer exe, then jumping between that and iLok protection, and finally back into that exe to install basically a rar file that will be expended with a hefty collection of samples. I'm wondering more and more if an issue with their software.

No idea if related to KTS, but in trying to write a file today to a folder on my system during a legitimate software install (a sampled piano library), I get the message that I've chosen a folder that cannot be written to. Thinking maybe a burp of some sort (though starting to get worried) I revert back to the default folder that the software installer would use and . . . same issue. I choose any folder on my system and same thing. All my folders are unwritable by this. I can copy or move files into these folders from other places in my directory structure. Any idea what is going on?? I am for once completely lost as to what the hell is going on. Thanks

Well, some additional info my way in the form of messaging and more to this at the moment than I had thought I'd be taking into consideration. So with KTS sub good to end of October, put this decision off while considering other aspects of 'Kaspersky' overall. Thanks

Thanks. Kind of what I understood but thought I'd bounce my anger out into this forum on this. I find it incredible that the Co itself doesn't offer 'anything' beyond some crude, minimalist discount, but I can go to a number of 3rd party outlets and get this same software 'cheap'. Which, unless I change my mind completely re: Kaspersky and seek out something else, the latter is what I will end up doing as I do think the product is top of the class in all aspects.

Why the hell is the renewal price for folks so damn high? I thought I was misunderstanding something with the price being offered and the price I sought out for renewal. I've had this software for many, many years and every subscription I'm reminded of the various challenges of getting a decent price. From letting it lapse the repurchasing 'new', to going though 3rd parties . . . . . Am I missing something in this?