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06-10-2006
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| Guest | Disabling UAC and Standard User Acct? 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? |
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06-11-2006
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| Guest | Re: Disabling UAC and Standard User Acct? I know - confuses me as well! -- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no 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? |
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06-13-2006
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| Guest | Re: Disabling UAC and Standard User Acct? If you are confused - don't answer. Let someone answer who is not confused .... "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:e1ChQ9YjGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >I know - confuses me as well! > > -- > Zack Whittaker > » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk > » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org > » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk > » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no > 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? > > |
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