Vista - stopping all those permission requests

One more issue and I will be done for the day.

As I'm the admin
and I'm the only user

How do I stop all those windows that ask if I do indeed want to start this
program or that one

please and thank you.

On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:29:33 -0500, "FireBrick" <w9ol@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Short answer: Turn of UAC and be happy again.

If you want to invest the time, take over control by making yourself
owner of your hard drives and changing permissions to allow full
access. I've explained it countless times already in greater detail.

This explains it as well as any other web site:

http://elegantcode.com/2008/04/07/ch...-and-longhorn/

On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:29:33 -0500, "FireBrick" <w9ol@xxxxxx> wrote:
Sheesh, they really want to shut you down.

They gave you half an answer. UAC is there for your protection.
But it is primarily just an annoyance.
Turn it off if you want to remove the nags.

Other things that can and do protect.
You have the windows defender. [1]
DEP [2]
windows explorer security [1]
Firefox [3]

[1] my opinion- questionable value. I don't use either.
[2] always on and configurable.. May or may not work. I have seen it sendout a
popup when something goes bad. Have no idea what it did.
[3] not a virus target yet. So security is fair. I still clean a trojan out of
it's cache weekly. Also browses the web faster.


Add a GOOD 24/7 AIO virus scanner / firewall and forget about your machines
security and annoying popup's.

I use trend micro..
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Go here and download this script, it will turn off the prompt, but will keep
UAC on.
http://www.paulsxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=109

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"FireBrick" <w9ol@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> How do I stop all those windows that ask if I do indeed want to start thisUpgrade those applications to Vista-compatible ones.

If any program generates UAC prompts in normal use, it doesn't comply with
the XP programming guidelines (yep, XP, not Vista). Bearing in mind those
guidelines were published several years ago at the beginning of XP's life,
there is really no excuse for any program from the XP era (or later) failing
to comply.

The exception is programs which perform some specific administrative task,
which will always generate confirmation requests.

Remember: UAC prompts are little different from the elevation prompts in
Linux and Mac OS. If Vista detects that something is trying to mess around
with its guts, it says "are you sure?".

This is a good thing, and NOT something you should disable lightly.

SteveT

> Go here and download this script, it will turn off the prompt, but willNo, don't. UAC without the prompt is almost (not completely) worthless.
All this script does - in effect - is automatically answer 'Yes' to every
UAC prompt. What is the point of that?

SteveT

UAC is fine for a certain limit. It is nagging whenever u start an old
application which are earlier permitted through UAC still need
permission. A "remember my answer" option to check/uncheck will avoid so
many pop ups of UAC


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I wrote that script because a lot of users wanted a way to turn off the
prompt, but keep UAC on.
When you run the script it will tell you all it is doing is turning off the
prompt, not UAC.
It is their choice.

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"Steve Thackery" <nobody@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:22:18 +0100, "Steve Thackery"
<nobody@xxxxxx> wrote:

The same point of clicking 'yes proceed' which is what everyone does
99.999% of the time every time UAC nags about something.

No point at all.

Actually surprising that many that should know better fall for this
Microsoft snake oil.

User Account Control has got to go down with other Microsoft flops
like BOB and Windows ME.

"Ringmaster" <bigtop@xxxxxx> wrote in message
newschp84hahc0bfgk5pslk35fo8jlo5u3p3l@xxxxxx(snip)

If it is nagging about something we are knowingly doing ourselves, then
that's how we should respond - and if we have proper protection installed,
then yes, we'll be clicking 'yes' 99% of the time. It's the other 1% that we
need to worry about, and rightly so.
LesleyO