Is it just me or does this break the point of a standard user acct? I
disabled UAC and as a standard user I can install and do all the stuff
you're not supposed to. So I guess if disabled then you are always running
as an admin?

I know - confuses me as well!

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"Peter M" <murkyness@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
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> Is it just me or does this break the point of a standard user acct? I
> disabled UAC and as a standard user I can install and do all the stuff
> you're not supposed to. So I guess if disabled then you are always running
> as an admin?

If you are confused - don't answer. Let someone answer who is not confused
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"Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>I know - confuses me as well!
>
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> Zack Whittaker
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> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
> --: Original message follows :--
> "Peter M" <murkyness@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
> news:67A28B65-92F6-468F-85E2-78647CB9310D@microsoft.com...
>> Is it just me or does this break the point of a standard user acct? I
>> disabled UAC and as a standard user I can install and do all the stuff
>> you're not supposed to. So I guess if disabled then you are always
>> running as an admin?
>
>