Web service client cannot be created on Windows 8

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Why is Windows blocking me from calling a web service installed locally? Can I work my way around it?

I am using Win 8.

Setting environment for using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 x86 tools.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC>svcutil.exe http://localh
ost:51314/WCFService1/Service.svc?wsdl
Microsoft (R) Service Model Metadata Tool
[Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Communication Foundation, Version 4.0.30319.1]
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Attempting to download metadata from 'http://localhost:51314/WCFService1/Service
.svc?wsdl' using WS-Metadata Exchange or DISCO.
Generating files...
Error: Cannot create output file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio
10.0\VC\Service.cs

Access to the path 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\S
ervice.cs' is denied.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC>

http://localhost:51314/WCFService1/Service.svc[^]

Posted 31-May-14 1:45am

jon-80

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[no name] 31-May-14 7:48am

"Access denied" is fairly self explanatory is it not? The "work around" is not to try and save files in the "Program Files" directory.

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