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06-18-2009
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| | Enable UAC on administrator account ? Hello, UAC on administrator account is disabled by default (it allways uses full token) How do I enable UAC on administrator, to make it like other members in administrators group ? thanks Vilius |
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06-18-2009
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| | Re: Enable UAC on administrator account ? "Vilius Mockûnas" <v_mockunas@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ePmD5LB8JHA.1432@xxxxxx Quote: > Hello, > > UAC on administrator account is disabled by default (it allways uses > full token) Are you talking about the built-in "Administrator" (capital 'A') account? Quote: > How do I enable UAC on administrator, to make it like other members in > administrators group ? When you create a new admin account, it should automatically be a "Protected Administrator" (split or filtered token) account even if the UAC prompts are disabled. |
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06-18-2009
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| | Re: Enable UAC on administrator account ? To enable UAC for the built in administrator account Start | in the search box type secpol.msc and press enter | Expand Local Policies | Security Options Scroll down the list of policies until you come too User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator Set this to enable and press ok Then from a command prompt type gpupdate "FromTheRafters" <erratic @nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message news:O8JVd8B8JHA.6084@xxxxxx Quote: > > "Vilius Mockûnas" <v_mockunas@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:ePmD5LB8JHA.1432@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hello, >> >> UAC on administrator account is disabled by default (it allways uses full >> token) > ??? > > Are you talking about the built-in "Administrator" (capital 'A') account? > Quote: >> How do I enable UAC on administrator, to make it like other members in >> administrators group ? > You can't, only the "Protected Administrator" accounts have that option. > When you create a new admin account, it should automatically be a > "Protected Administrator" (split or filtered token) account even if the > UAC prompts are disabled. > |
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06-18-2009
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| | Re: Enable UAC on administrator account ? "Hubert Cumberdale" <wibble@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:e1bLfJC8JHA.5476@xxxxxx Quote: > To enable UAC for the built in administrator account > > Start | in the search box type secpol.msc Premium.... |
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06-18-2009
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| | Re: Enable UAC on administrator account ? So what is the purpose of this option ? User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account Vilius "FromTheRafters" <erratic @nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message news:O8JVd8B8JHA.6084@xxxxxx Quote: > > "Vilius Mockûnas" <v_mockunas@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:ePmD5LB8JHA.1432@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hello, >> >> UAC on administrator account is disabled by default (it allways uses full >> token) > ??? > > Are you talking about the built-in "Administrator" (capital 'A') account? > Quote: >> How do I enable UAC on administrator, to make it like other members in >> administrators group ? > You can't, only the "Protected Administrator" accounts have that option. > When you create a new admin account, it should automatically be a > "Protected Administrator" (split or filtered token) account even if the > UAC prompts are disabled. > |
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06-18-2009
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| | Re: Enable UAC on administrator account ? thanks for reminding me ;-) "Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:O1IYwNC8JHA.1380@xxxxxx Quote: > > "Hubert Cumberdale" <wibble@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:e1bLfJC8JHA.5476@xxxxxx Quote: >> To enable UAC for the built in administrator account >> >> Start | in the search box type secpol.msc > Which only exists in Vista Business and Ultimate.....not in Basic or Home > Premium.... |
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06-18-2009
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| | Re: Enable UAC on administrator account ? Ok my last post was a bit to late. Things are clear now. V "Vilius Mockûnas" <v_mockunas@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23DfYzRC8JHA.3700@xxxxxx Quote: > > So what is the purpose of this option ? > User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator > account > > Vilius > > "FromTheRafters" <erratic @nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message > news:O8JVd8B8JHA.6084@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> "Vilius Mockûnas" <v_mockunas@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:ePmD5LB8JHA.1432@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> UAC on administrator account is disabled by default (it allways uses >>> full token) >> ??? >> >> Are you talking about the built-in "Administrator" (capital 'A') account? >> Quote: >>> How do I enable UAC on administrator, to make it like other members in >>> administrators group ? >> You can't, only the "Protected Administrator" accounts have that option. >> When you create a new admin account, it should automatically be a >> "Protected Administrator" (split or filtered token) account even if the >> UAC prompts are disabled. >> > |
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06-18-2009
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| | Re: Enable UAC on administrator account ? I stand corrected. Maybe this will help you do so. http://www.maxi-pedia.com/what+is+th...and+secpol.msc "Vilius Mockûnas" <v_mockunas@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23DfYzRC8JHA.3700@xxxxxx Quote: > > So what is the purpose of this option ? > User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in > Administrator account > > Vilius > > "FromTheRafters" <erratic @nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message > news:O8JVd8B8JHA.6084@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> "Vilius Mockûnas" <v_mockunas@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:ePmD5LB8JHA.1432@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> UAC on administrator account is disabled by default (it allways uses >>> full token) >> ??? >> >> Are you talking about the built-in "Administrator" (capital 'A') >> account? >> Quote: >>> How do I enable UAC on administrator, to make it like other members >>> in administrators group ? >> You can't, only the "Protected Administrator" accounts have that >> option. When you create a new admin account, it should automatically >> be a "Protected Administrator" (split or filtered token) account even >> if the UAC prompts are disabled. >> > |
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07-25-2009
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| Vista | Re: Enable UAC on administrator account ? As the standard administator, I disable UAC and attemting to enable to no avail. Please help. |
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