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- How do I turn off UAC in Windows Vista
- secpol.msc - Where are You?Has anyone found this gem in their copy of Vista Home Premium, if so let us all know where it lives?RE: How do I turn off UAC in Windows Vistasecpol.msc NOT found on Win Vista Home premium!Let me look into this for you.....I let you know...So...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), neighborvl@..., UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-10-01
- Can anyone help please? Windows Vista
- Im using Windows Vista Ultimate and im an administrator.If UAC (User account Control) is enabled I can't use my PC;-Access Denied errors within event logs from antivirus, firewall, internet explorer and so forth.I can't use sidebar doesn't load.No quick launch. Can't access any files on my hard disk - says...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), steveo7@..., UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-09-25
- Tame Vista's User Account Control with BeyondTrust Privilege Manager
- You can use TweakUAC to disable the Vista User Account Control (UAC) prompts while leaving its protection intact. TweakUAC is a boon to users of standalone and peer-to-peer networked Windows Vista systems, but it isn't a feasible solution in a domain environment. In this edition of the...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., TweakUAC, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2007-09-13
- Disable Vista's User Account Control prompts while protecting your system
- How careful are you?Most of us make our mistakes at 3 in the morning. What I'm trying to say is that there are times and circumstances when even experts need to be protected from themselves. I'm not sure this solution is really a solution.RE: Disable Vista's User Account Control prompts...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), conceptual, UAC, User Account Control prompt, Disable Vista, User Account Control, TweakUAC, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-08-31
- UAC is a necessary evil
- User Account Control (UAC) is a great feature of Windows Vista. With UAC, you will finally be able to run your machine as a standard user as opposed to a computer administrator. If you are running Windows XP, you are most likely running as a computer administrator.From a security standpoint,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Computer, UAC, User Account Control, Steven Warren
- Blog posts 2007-08-21
- WIN VISTA ADMINISTRATIVE privilege
- what a day for me...now im using Windows VistaHome Premiumi have 2 usersme ... and gueststrange iswhen i use MEthen trying to install softwareit appeared YOU DONT HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE PRIVILEGEso i cant install anymore...why it become like this?mean whilebefore this happened, i already TURN OFF the UAC ...coz firstly,my laptop...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), jaya28inside@..., UAC
- Discussion threads 2007-08-17
- ADMINISTRATIVE PRIVILEGE VISTA after ACTIVATED
- now this is strange...my laptop cant log incoz i have not enter any activation number yetso it stuck on the frontthen i use explorer trick to see my files inside(have not entered yet)then i turned off the UACusing msconfigafter that, restarting...then go log in again... still appeared need to be...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, jaya28inside@..., Microsoft Windows Vista, activation number, TweakUAC, UAC
- Discussion threads 2007-08-17
- Batch file login scripts in vista
- In testing vista we have found that our old .bat files are not longer mapping drives. I changed a few of them .cmd files but still no luck. the only drive that will get mapped at login is the home drive, anyone know of a work around or...
- Tags: troykshafer@..., UAC
- Discussion threads 2007-08-08
- why?
- hi! gud day my question is why the vista is very slowly?, how can i configure that to make it faster the procesing of the windows, what programs can install in the windows vista? can u give the solution for that matter? thanks have a nice day pal!!!vista is slow...because...
- Tags: Performance management, sniper_creator@..., vista, UAC
- Discussion threads 2007-07-25
- Will the real Windows Vista Administrator account please stand up?
- The Windows Vista User Account Control (UAC) system, the heart of Vista's security system, is designed to protect your OS from inadvertent or malicious incidents that could compromise stability or security while you are logged on as the Administrator with full access to the system. You can perform administrative operations...
- Tags: Windows Vista, operating systems
- Blog posts 2007-07-05
- UAC/logon scripts/con2prt with Windows Vista
- We aquired our first Vista machine (for compatibility testing) recently and it's failing miserably in many areas!We are using Windows Vista Business...The first problem was with mapping network drives. Nothing would map correctly except the Home Folder option. I found that turning off UAC allows our drive mapping (NET...
- Tags: Printers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), CyberGar, Microsoft Windows, UAC, printer, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-06-05
- Vista is here; Should SMBs care?
- There's been a lot of hype about Windows Vista--from both advocates and detractors of the new OS--and many of those who make IT decisions for small and midsize companies are wondering whether they should be planning an upgrade to Vista soon, later or never. Windows Vista, Microsoft's newest desktop/network...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Deb Shinder, Web browsers, small and medium business, Aero Glass, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, UAC, SMB Strategies Newsletter, Glass, Network, Internet Explorer 7 Protected Mode IE 7, Gaskin, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Technical articles 2007-02-05
- 10 things you'll miss when you upgrade to Vista (and how to get some of them back)
- Windows Vista has lots of cool new features, eye candy, and security enhancements we didn't have with Windows XP. But as with any software upgrade, there are also some missing pieces--features or capabilities you may find yourself wishing for after the upgrade. Luckily, in many cases you can get back...
- Tags: Program, Card, Monitor, Microsoft Windows XP, Toolbar, Microsoft Windows Vista, News, Raxco, UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Debra Littlejohn Shinder
- Blog posts 2007-02-01
- Vista can't do it alone
- Microsoft as an organization has been loudly touting the security improvements in Windows Vista when compared to XP. However, there seems to be some dissention within the software giant’s ranks.According to Mark Russinovich, a technical fellow in Microsoft’s Platform and Services Division, hackers will simply adapt their attacks to...
- Tags: Vista, Windows, UAC, Security, It Management, Hacking
- Blog posts 2007-04-24
- The Register gets it wrong on UAC
- A lot of hay has been made over the new UAC feature in Vista. Apple has gotten a lot of mileage by poking fun at it. Users have all said how annoying the feature is by constantly forcing them to click OK to run programs. Some of the comments seem...
- Tags: Windows Vista, Vista, Uac, Security, FUD
- Blog posts 2007-04-24
- Turning off UAC for administrators in Windows Vista
- This gallery provides you with a summary of screen shots necessary to shut off UAC for administrators only.
- Tags: administrator, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, UAC
- Image galleries 2007-02-27
- Vista UAC: A security manager's perspective
- The other side of the coinWell, theres another side to the story. Oftentimes users are tricked by malicious code purporting itself to be something else. When a user is presented with a prompt "Click ok to visit the webpage" its a little different than uac prompting "the file trojaninstaller.exe is...
- Tags: mib.2945@..., UAC, security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista UAC
- Discussion threads 2007-02-27
- Turning off UAC for administrators in Windows Vista
- As an Administrator of Windows Vista, are you completely irritated by the constant pop-ups asking for your authorization? Here is a quick tip on how to shut off UAC for administrators but keep it activated for standard users. Click the Start Orb and type secpol.msc. Expand Local Policies |...
- Tags: administrator, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, steven s. warren, Uac, Uncategorized, Windows Vista
- Blog posts 2007-02-27
- What the UAC 'hole' is really about
- Remember users?So a company with 100 users, getting one to two UAC messages a day, each user calling helpdesk every time, multiplied by one minute per call equals 200 to 400 minutes a day (two employees per call). Assuming that the helpdesk calls will reduce over time, this still...
- Tags: electronics_md@..., UAC, software, malware
- Discussion threads 2007-02-14
- What the UAC 'hole' is really about
- Fellow blogger Ryan Naraine had a blog "Hacker, Microsoft duke it out over Vista design flaw" where he reported on a disagreement between elite researcher Joanna Rutkowska (Singapore-based Coseinc) and elite programmer Mark Russinovich (formerly Sysinternals and acquired by Microsoft). Ive spoken with both of these people and...
- Tags: Desktop, Joanna Rutkowska, Microsoft Windows Vista, Security, UAC, Vista, Vista UAC
- Blog posts 2007-02-14
