You Cannot Run a Program File with Only Execute Access

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This article was previously published under Q319777

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SYMPTOMS

If only the "Traverse Folder/Execute File" permission is assigned to a program file, you receive an "Access denied" error message when you try to start the program.

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CAUSE

This problem occurs because Windows requires Read permissions to open the program file.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name
   ------------------------------------------------------
   05-Apr-2002  00:33  5.1.2600.41  898,560  Kernel32.dll

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows XP Service Pack 1.

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