Vista - UAC Issues

Is there any way to setup the UAC so that it will allow designate programs without getting the very irritating pop up window, or program crash that occurs in some cases where the window doesn't pop up. I have tried just turning it off, but it appears Defender turns it right back on again.
I suppose the next step is to turn off Defender.

I understand why this security feature exists, but it gets to be extremely irritating. The most irritating part of it, is that some times I don't get the pop up window and the program I am trying to run simply crashes, or doesn't run correctly The crash is normally a hint to go and run the program specifically as the administrator. Sometimes the error is more deeply imbeded in program or system files and takes for ever to try and find out what the problem is.
I use Acronis backup software which always ran with no problems until one of the more recent Vista x64 updates, then it simply said that it ran but errors were encountered. After pouring over the log files in Acronis, I found that it couldn't run the backup because it didn't have the rights to access the backup drive.
So now things can't be scheduled and I have to run it manually.

There are times when the security features become a real burden. I hope this issue is fixed with Windows 7.

Hello PWebber, and welcome to Vista Forum.

You might give the free program Norton UAC Tool a try. It will allow you to add program exceptions for UAC.

You might also see if using Compatibility Mode on the Acronis program shortcut with "Run this program as administrator" selected can allow it to run with sufficient rights.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Thank you for the reply. I will follow your suggestions, sounds exactly like what I need.

You're welcome PWebber. Please let us know how it worked out for you.

This solved my problem. I appreciate the help.

You're welcome. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted.