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Old 07-13-2008   #1 (permalink)
Jim Selinsky


 
 

Possible UAC Improvement

If I use a virus scanner Ex: McAfee, Firewalls ( windows or otherwise) and
malware detectors, These types of programs "remember" they have permission to
run certain apps. In order to take advantage of what UAC was intended for
without it being a "nag" it should actaully be capable of the same thing. Is
It?
or do we need to disable it like most posts suggest?

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Old 07-14-2008   #2 (permalink)
Steve Thackery


 
 

Re: Possible UAC Improvement

> In order to take advantage of what UAC was intended for
Quote:

> without it being a "nag" it should actaully be capable of the same thing.
Apparently Microsoft said it would undermine the purpose of UAC - it would
be too easy for malware to put itself onto the "don't prompt" list.
Quote:

> or do we need to disable it like most posts suggest?
Absolutely not. Nobody "needs" to disable it. If you're using programs
that generate UAC prompts they are BADLY WRITTEN and fail to comply with the
XP programming guidelines (yes, I said XP, not Vista). The only exception
is software which is designed to perform system administrative tasks, in
which case you really should log on as an administrator anyway (and then you
just get the confirmation prompt - a single mouse-click or left-arrow,
Enter).

If you are using day-to-day applications which generate UAC prompts it's
probably time to update them.

SteveT

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Old 07-15-2008   #3 (permalink)
Steve Thackery


 
 

Re: Possible UAC Improvement


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