Access denied when copying to Program Files (x86)

Question

Hi, I'm trying to get a third party application to run properly in our environment.  It's on a server2102R2 machine in a domain running at the 2008 functional level.  In an effort to provide support, the vendor of the application wants to copy
a few dll files into the application folder in Program Files (x86).   Whenever we try to do so, we get an access denied error.  In an attempt to get these files to go, I have set the following local group policies:  In an effort to allow
access to the Program Files (x86)\Siriusware folder for copying files (and potentially updating this application), the following settings have been changed in local group policy:
1. User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators – *Elevate without prompting*
2. Detect application installations and prompt for elevation –*Disabled*
3. Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode – *Disabled*
I have also tried adjusting permissions at the folder level, but neither of these actions have had any effect; I still cannot copy files into this subdirectory of Program Files (x86).
I understand that the built in administrator account may have access to this directory, but I'm not sure this will work in the long-term, because I'm not sure how this will affect the future updating of the app.
If someone knows of a way to work around this, please let me share.  Also, if someone could point me to documentation on permissions and the UAC as it pertains to moving files around in modern server operating systems, please share.
Thank you,
Kevin

Answer 1

You might forward this link to the vendor.
The Application Certification Program for Windows Server 2012
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Regards, Dave Patrick ....
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