Parrot

Thanks for the advice on how to transfer the files to the Program Directory.
I realize that security and ease of use are inversely related but if all one
has to do is right click to Run as Administrator that doesn't seem like much
of a security but it still requires that extra click. I assume then that
only the Administrator has this option. When I installed the Vista system I
thought that I was the Administrator yet it treats me like a regular user
even though I am registered as the Administrator. If I am the administrator
I should be able to dictate the level of security and complexity I want for
myself and for other users.
Dave

"DevilsPGD" wrote:

> 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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