Confused with UAC (User Account Control)... best article I've seen on it yet.

The much hated UAC is a pain in the butt to untold millions. How it
works and it's clumsy implementation is explained in detail with lots
of graphics here:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tec...C/default.aspx

Useful info, but if it really is a pain, and you're sure you will be safe
without it, just disable it....

Control Panel//User Accounts//"Turn User Account Control on or off". Uncheck
'User Account Control Box'. You will need to restart.

Ed

"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message
news:mupk83hh6nn1h1ht9l0nqncou5l6ga8f21@4ax.com...
> The much hated UAC is a pain in the butt to untold millions. How it
> works and it's clumsy implementation is explained in detail with lots
> of graphics here:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tec...C/default.aspx
>

Great Adam, write up, a bit long winded, but well worth the reading, most
probably the best explanation on the function of UAC written.
--
Regards
Bob J


"Adam Albright" wrote:

> The much hated UAC is a pain in the butt to untold millions. How it
> works and it's clumsy implementation is explained in detail with lots
> of graphics here:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tec...C/default.aspx
>
>

More good info here :

http://www.tweak-uac.com/
UAC explained and a little utility to help control it.

The rest are good information sources.

http://www.petri.co.il/disable_uac_in_windows_vista.htm

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../aa906022.aspx

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/win...9f44e1033.mspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../aa905108.aspx

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true


"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message
news:mupk83hh6nn1h1ht9l0nqncou5l6ga8f21@4ax.com...
> The much hated UAC is a pain in the butt to untold millions. How it
> works and it's clumsy implementation is explained in detail with lots
> of graphics here:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tec...C/default.aspx
>

Hi Adam,
If you do not like it, then why don't you just disable it ?
Doing so you wouldn't have to waste our time with your nagging about it :-)

"Adam Albright" wrote:

> The much hated UAC is a pain in the butt to untold millions. How it
> works and it's clumsy implementation is explained in detail with lots
> of graphics here:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tec...C/default.aspx
>
>

On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 16:31:07 +0100, "Ed O'Brien"
<edward.j.obrien@deletebtinternet.com> wrote:

>Useful info, but if it really is a pain, and you're sure you will be safe
>without it, just disable it....
>
>Control Panel//User Accounts//"Turn User Account Control on or off". Uncheck
>'User Account Control Box'. You will need to restart.

I think there's some little back office somewhere in Microsoft's
Redmond campus where software engineers go out of their way to try to
annoy users with "features" nobody asked for or wants. <wink>

On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 08:58:03 -0700, MS-Adict
<MSAdict@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hi Adam,
>If you do not like it, then why don't you just disable it ?
>Doing so you wouldn't have to waste our time with your nagging about it :-)

You are wasting your own time since I have no control over which posts
you or anybody else click on. In other words; grow up. Please.
>
>"Adam Albright" wrote:
>
>> The much hated UAC is a pain in the butt to untold millions. How it
>> works and it's clumsy implementation is explained in detail with lots
>> of graphics here:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tec...C/default.aspx
>>
>>

Grow up yourself grumpy !


"Adam Albright" wrote:

> On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 08:58:03 -0700, MS-Adict
> <MSAdict@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi Adam,
> >If you do not like it, then why don't you just disable it ?
> >Doing so you wouldn't have to waste our time with your nagging about it :-)
>
> You are wasting your own time since I have no control over which posts
> you or anybody else click on. In other words; grow up. Please.
> >
> >"Adam Albright" wrote:
> >
> >> The much hated UAC is a pain in the butt to untold millions. How it
> >> works and it's clumsy implementation is explained in detail with lots
> >> of graphics here:
> >>
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tec...C/default.aspx
> >>
> >>
>
>

Adam Albright <AA@ABC.net> wrote:
>I think there's some little back office somewhere in Microsoft's
>Redmond campus where software engineers go out of their way to try to
>annoy users with "features" nobody asked for or wants. <wink>

Yeah, I'm surprised they didn't bring back Clippy...


--

When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.

....Marquis de la Grange

Soooo, you seem to think UAC is clumsy. How would you implement it hmm? Lets
hear it. I see everyone complaining about how its a good idea, but how MS
implemented it wrong. They gave the option to turn it off. Yet you still
harp on about it like its the worst thing in the world. But most haven't had
a problem with it because.... they disabled it!

So Mr Adam "I'm smarter than everyone" Albright, lets hear it... How should
it be implemented?


"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message
news:antk83ti11b02qhq1m3os5qe2l85iibmfc@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 16:31:07 +0100, "Ed O'Brien"
> <edward.j.obrien@deletebtinternet.com> wrote:
>
>>Useful info, but if it really is a pain, and you're sure you will be safe
>>without it, just disable it....
>>
>>Control Panel//User Accounts//"Turn User Account Control on or off".
>>Uncheck
>>'User Account Control Box'. You will need to restart.
>
> I think there's some little back office somewhere in Microsoft's
> Redmond campus where software engineers go out of their way to try to
> annoy users with "features" nobody asked for or wants. <wink>
>