Vista - UAC warning

I've disabled UAC, but after every restart I get a message in the system
tray reminding me it's switched off. Any way to get rid of this message for
good?

Control Panel - Security Center - Change the way that Security Center alerts
me..


"Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:25CBC5A9-5F8C-4C19-A180-AAA6F221EFEE@microsoft.com...
> I've disabled UAC, but after every restart I get a message in the system
> tray reminding me it's switched off. Any way to get rid of this message
> for good?

--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

Thanks Mike, but as I am in the UK "center" doesn't feel right - why don't I
have "centre"?

"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OcAVsz4oHHA.1776@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Control Panel - Security Center - Change the way that Security Center
> alerts me..
>
>
> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:25CBC5A9-5F8C-4C19-A180-AAA6F221EFEE@microsoft.com...
>> I've disabled UAC, but after every restart I get a message in the system
>> tray reminding me it's switched off. Any way to get rid of this message
>> for good?
>
> --
>
>
> Mike Hall
> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
>
>
>

BTW I should have added - yes that works... even if Vista has screwy US
English on a UK install.

"Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:717B4142-E3AD-477D-8947-11351FB5F502@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Mike, but as I am in the UK "center" doesn't feel right - why don't
> I have "centre"?
>
> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OcAVsz4oHHA.1776@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Control Panel - Security Center - Change the way that Security Center
>> alerts me..
>>
>>
>> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:25CBC5A9-5F8C-4C19-A180-AAA6F221EFEE@microsoft.com...
>>> I've disabled UAC, but after every restart I get a message in the system
>>> tray reminding me it's switched off. Any way to get rid of this message
>>> for good?
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Mike Hall
>> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
>>
>>
>>

/Mac/ said:

> I've disabled UAC, but after every restart I get a message in the system
> tray reminding me it's switched off. Any way to get rid of this message for
> good?

Dependent upon your circumstance, you may want to reconsider disabling UAC.
This can have repercussions beyond simply banishing a prompt...

http://www.dcr.net/~w-clayton/Vista/...nformation.htm
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Security/

I'm a power user - so no worries.

"dev" <dev@null.invalid> wrote in message
news:uQZr5C5oHHA.1852@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> /Mac/ said:
>
>> I've disabled UAC, but after every restart I get a message in the system
>> tray reminding me it's switched off. Any way to get rid of this message
>> for
>> good?
>
> Dependent upon your circumstance, you may want to reconsider disabling
> UAC.
> This can have repercussions beyond simply banishing a prompt...
>
> http://www.dcr.net/~w-clayton/Vista/...nformation.htm
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Security/

Uh, okay. Maybe you ought to read those links and reconsider anyway. It can't
hurt just to reconsider, can it?

"Mac" wrote:

> I'm a power user - so no worries.
>
> "dev" <dev@null.invalid> wrote in message
> news:uQZr5C5oHHA.1852@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > /Mac/ said:
> >
> >> I've disabled UAC, but after every restart I get a message in the system
> >> tray reminding me it's switched off. Any way to get rid of this message
> >> for
> >> good?
> >
> > Dependent upon your circumstance, you may want to reconsider disabling
> > UAC.
> > This can have repercussions beyond simply banishing a prompt...
> >
> > http://www.dcr.net/~w-clayton/Vista/...nformation.htm
> > http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Security/
>

I don't need to read them - I've used 'puters since the ZX80 and I'm the
only user on this machine

"jimmuh" <jimmuh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0366F4F5-37E4-47BD-BDA3-9EF853230526@microsoft.com...
> Uh, okay. Maybe you ought to read those links and reconsider anyway. It
> can't
> hurt just to reconsider, can it?
>
> "Mac" wrote:
>
>> I'm a power user - so no worries.
>>
>> "dev" <dev@null.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:uQZr5C5oHHA.1852@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> > /Mac/ said:
>> >
>> >> I've disabled UAC, but after every restart I get a message in the
>> >> system
>> >> tray reminding me it's switched off. Any way to get rid of this
>> >> message
>> >> for
>> >> good?
>> >
>> > Dependent upon your circumstance, you may want to reconsider disabling
>> > UAC.
>> > This can have repercussions beyond simply banishing a prompt...
>> >
>> > http://www.dcr.net/~w-clayton/Vista/...nformation.htm
>> > http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Security/
>>

Did you ever hear the saying "Pride goeth before a fall?"

The usefulness of UAC has nothing to do with how many users are on the
machine. You really ought to read up on UAC. This OS is pretty different from
its predecessors, and you are throwing away some features that are very
useful, as well as leaving yourself open to some malfunctions that don't
really have a lot to do with security. Operating systems are changing
constantly. It doesn't matter how long you've been using them. You have to
learn some new stuff with each new OS.



"Mac" wrote:

> I don't need to read them - I've used 'puters since the ZX80 and I'm the
> only user on this machine
>
> "jimmuh" <jimmuh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0366F4F5-37E4-47BD-BDA3-9EF853230526@microsoft.com...
> > Uh, okay. Maybe you ought to read those links and reconsider anyway. It
> > can't
> > hurt just to reconsider, can it?
> >
> > "Mac" wrote:
> >
> >> I'm a power user - so no worries.
> >>
> >> "dev" <dev@null.invalid> wrote in message
> >> news:uQZr5C5oHHA.1852@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >> > /Mac/ said:
> >> >
> >> >> I've disabled UAC, but after every restart I get a message in the
> >> >> system
> >> >> tray reminding me it's switched off. Any way to get rid of this
> >> >> message
> >> >> for
> >> >> good?
> >> >
> >> > Dependent upon your circumstance, you may want to reconsider disabling
> >> > UAC.
> >> > This can have repercussions beyond simply banishing a prompt...
> >> >
> >> > http://www.dcr.net/~w-clayton/Vista/...nformation.htm
> >> > http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Security/
> >>
>

UAC works with more than those annoying notices. It also ties in with
protected mode in IE7 etc...
As a power user, I would recommend turning it on, but go into local security
policies and set them so that the notifications do not appear when you are
working as an administrator. It stops the annoying pop ups and still keeps
web pages from writing to system files.

"jimmuh" wrote:

> Did you ever hear the saying "Pride goeth before a fall?"
>
> The usefulness of UAC has nothing to do with how many users are on the
> machine. You really ought to read up on UAC. This OS is pretty different from
> its predecessors, and you are throwing away some features that are very
> useful, as well as leaving yourself open to some malfunctions that don't
> really have a lot to do with security. Operating systems are changing
> constantly. It doesn't matter how long you've been using them. You have to
> learn some new stuff with each new OS.
>
>
>
> "Mac" wrote:
>
> > I don't need to read them - I've used 'puters since the ZX80 and I'm the
> > only user on this machine
> >
> > "jimmuh" <jimmuh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:0366F4F5-37E4-47BD-BDA3-9EF853230526@microsoft.com...
> > > Uh, okay. Maybe you ought to read those links and reconsider anyway. It
> > > can't
> > > hurt just to reconsider, can it?
> > >
> > > "Mac" wrote:
> > >
> > >> I'm a power user - so no worries.
> > >>
> > >> "dev" <dev@null.invalid> wrote in message
> > >> news:uQZr5C5oHHA.1852@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > >> > /Mac/ said:
> > >> >
> > >> >> I've disabled UAC, but after every restart I get a message in the
> > >> >> system
> > >> >> tray reminding me it's switched off. Any way to get rid of this
> > >> >> message
> > >> >> for
> > >> >> good?
> > >> >
> > >> > Dependent upon your circumstance, you may want to reconsider disabling
> > >> > UAC.
> > >> > This can have repercussions beyond simply banishing a prompt...
> > >> >
> > >> > http://www.dcr.net/~w-clayton/Vista/...nformation.htm
> > >> > http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Security/
> > >>
> >