user account control

I thought the access denied would have been a thing of the past in
vista
and for the better part it is but...
not a hundred percent

when I try to open a blank mmc console and add snap ins I get...

you do not have permissions to perform this operation
details:
Access is denied

and just a close button, not any chance of providing another way to do
this

I tried to open GPO for the local computer

anyone else came across this error?

grtz

It is not an error - review UAC via Help and Support or via Vista site. A
main reason for UAC is that many users sun computers in admin mode - Malware
can only install itself in admin mode - using "user" mode prevents malware
form installing (although it can execute only during that session)>

"chriske911" <chriske911nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:mn.bcd47d6974c86aa1.52299@yahoo.com...
>I thought the access denied would have been a thing of the past in vista
> and for the better part it is but...
> not a hundred percent
>
> when I try to open a blank mmc console and add snap ins I get...
>
> you do not have permissions to perform this operation
> details:
> Access is denied
>
> and just a close button, not any chance of providing another way to do
> this
>
> I tried to open GPO for the local computer
>
> anyone else came across this error?
>
> grtz
>
>

AJR brought next idea :
> It is not an error - review UAC via Help and Support or via Vista site. A
> main reason for UAC is that many users sun computers in admin mode - Malware
> can only install itself in admin mode - using "user" mode prevents malware
> form installing (although it can execute only during that session)>

> "chriske911" <chriske911nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:mn.bcd47d6974c86aa1.52299@yahoo.com...
>>I thought the access denied would have been a thing of the past in vista
>> and for the better part it is but...
>> not a hundred percent
>>
>> when I try to open a blank mmc console and add snap ins I get...
>>
>> you do not have permissions to perform this operation
>> details:
>> Access is denied
>>
>> and just a close button, not any chance of providing another way to do this
>>
>> I tried to open GPO for the local computer
>>
>> anyone else came across this error?
>>
>> grtz
>>
>>

indeed, but it seems that I have to resort back to an administrator
account to do my daily job
cause I cannot use mmc consoles to the fullest under a normal user
account
that was and is the issue I posted here

I was under the impression that UAC would hook all tasks or system
calls that need administrative rights and would present me the
opportunity to elevate that process with the security context I
provided
and not a simple ACCESS DENIED

grtz

Hello,

Certain programs, such as MMC, will request admin permission when you are
logged in as an administrator, but not when you are logged in as a standard
user. Windows doesn't hook admin calls; applications are required to tell
Windows when they want to request permission. In this case, MMC was designed
to act this way.

The solution is to right-click mmc.exe or a shortcut to it and click Run As
Administrator.


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- JB

Windows Vista Support Faq
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/