In message <3369E879-8997-4615-A3D5-E926A7BEF59B@microsoft.com> Parrot
<Parrot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I know that I was able to transfer some programs from one XP system to
>another XP system before without having to do an install. Is Vista different
>in that respect? What kind of logic allows an install program to update the
>Program Files directory but not a file transfer? I think there is overkill
>on the security issue with Vista. It is getting too damn complicated to do
>anything on computers any more. Why not make things easier?
The problem is that ease of use and security are directly opposite
goals. That being said, all you have to do is start your file transfer
as an administrator, simply right click on your file transfer app and
choose "Run as administrator"
This doesn't work for Explorer, but it works for everything else. For
Explorer, copy the files to your desktop first, then copy them to the
Program Files directory afterward, Explorer will automatically prompt to
elevate.
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