"Ian Betts" <ian.betts@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Eric" <none@none.nnn> wrote in message
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>> SOB...
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>> Googling led to how to get it working.
>> (Vista talking to a WinXP hosted printer share.)
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>> While I am happy that it is working, the reason why it was failing really
>> raises my blood pressure.
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>> Vista is so advanced and cares so much about you that you can't install
>> networked printer share drivers over the network if you have that UAC
>> nonsense disabled! Re-enabling UAC and rebooting allowed the drivers to
>> be installed. Will it continue to work after UAC is disabled again? Who
>> knows. All I know is that UAC is far too annoying to be used.
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>> Makes me wonder what else has been hosed because UAC was disabled...
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>> http://trevinchow.com/blog/2007/01/2...or-is-unknown/
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> I agree UAC is something to struggle with but it was set up to protect
> like most of Vista. Once you have a a knowledge of how to use it it seems
> less intimidating.
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Hi,
I'm not intimidated by it. I am annoyed by it. I don't need it.