Backup script and UAC conflict
I'm trying to use a backup batch file in Vista that I used for years with XP. I don't really want to get into Vista's b...
PA Bear sent me. Printer won't work when UAC enabled.
O/S Vista Home Basic 32 bit. Dell v305w AIO printer. I was having some IE script errors which also caused my printer not...
UAC Prompt Very slow to display
Hi,I have been having this problem for a number of weeks, and it started about the second day after installing Vista. My...
UAC on - no recent files anymore
If I switch uac on, the recent file list that I used to access in any "save as.." window (top left corner ico...
Unable to delete files on network PC when UAC is on
I have a Dell 690 workstation running Vista Ultimate 64-bitIn the same LAN, same workgroup, I have several other PCs run...
Does disabling UAC with Admin access means every account's U
If no, how do remove uac from the standard user's account?Thanks!...
UAC in second user account?
I have two accounts in my pc, one admin (this is me), and one standard user with limited rights. I don't know how to en...
Documenting the command line that UAC attempts to launch
Is there a way to set uac to capture or log the entire command line of a program including all switches that is request...
How do I set up UAC such that I only have to click 'Continue
I recently set up Vista Business on a notebook in an AD domain. Then I added the domain admin account into the *local* a...
UAC prevents Norton installation
I have Vista Home Premium, and I'm trying to install Norton Internet Security 2009, which I downloaded from the website...
Create Custom Event Source by turning UAC ON in Windows VIST
Hi,We have a WPF Windows Application and this application would be used by all our client having VISTA OS. For any error...
UAC & file permissions flaw?
I'm going to be taking my Vista Home Premium laptop abroad with & I decided to test denying access to a partition o...
Norton UAC Tool for Vista
I normally don't do this, and I have *never* recommended "anything" from Norton/Symantec - but - I have insta...
Well here is another UAC tool from Vista.
http://www.betanews.com/article/New_Norton_Vista_tool_trades_uac_for_online_feedback/1223668881There was another one pre...
UAC not allowing a startup program
I have Trillian (from Cerillian Studios) in my Startup folder so that it begins as soon as I logon.But the uac is block...
standard users can see administrators desktop files when uac
Hi Standard users can see and access my desktop files but I am the administrator. Should this be the case. If not, does...
about UAC>> We've heard loud and clear that you are fr ustra
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1627In the latest post on Microsoft's "Engineering Windows 7? blog, Microsoft ...
UAC causes Access Errors
As I was working on my laptop, Suddenly I was unable to save Office files. I closed Word and when I tried to open OneNo...
Sinofsky acknowledges Vista UAC is a problem, Windows 7 adds
Lol as I predicted.. they are starting to confess how crap vista was... wait until windows7 will be launched and THEN t...
proposed changes to UAC mechanism, RunAs, and documentation
Hello - Someone please forward the comments below to people working on Vista Service Pack 2: The "Run as Admi...
UAC GRRRRRRRRRRRRR help!
DAMN uac..... DTA = Firefox 3 addon Downthem all IV = Irfanview TP = ThumbsplusDTA IS working. Explorer ISN'T working. I...
UAC sucks. Ask us once, then don't ask again
Microsoft continues to wonder why Vista does not sell as well as they hoped.One of the reasons is the uac. It supposedly...
Turned off UAC and Cookies vanished
Vista Ultimate SP2Last night, I turned off uac (because that was a suggested remedy I found online for an IE8 problem I...
Cannot read registry keys under HKLM with UAC enabled on Vis
Hi,I have a program that worked successfully for quite some time and just recently it stopped working. I tracked it dow...
UAC bizzare behaviour
I turned off the User Account Control by running msconfig, opening the Tools tab, launching "Disable uac," and...
ActiveX Installer Service - UAC disabled
In order to allow standard users in Vista to install ActiveX AxIS feature must be installed and correspondig GP set. Th...
UAC help anyone?
Hi Sorry if this is in the wrong section but can't decide where to post this thread. I run my Vista Ultimate x64 without...
Bypass UAC for certain progs
One of my programs (Quickbooks Accountant 2006) asks for an Admin password every time it runs because it's from an Unkn...
Vista UAC pops up a new Command window and my environment va
Vista uac pops up a new Command window and my environment variable is lost. The following is my test log: ---------- tes...
Request UAC elevation at runtime
Hello all,I have an application that may, depending on user actions, require elevation.Is it possible, at runtime, from...
Win 'Installer' appears, even w/UAC disabled ?
Appearing, for NO reason, Installer-attempts to install 'solid edge 2d'??? on boot.Lengthy number of 'clks' to make van...
UAC prompts started today for no reason (after windows updat
I've had uac disabled on my Vista SP1 machine for years without problem.Today, 2/26/2010, after 4 automatic windows upda...
domain user account UAC without domain admin id/password??
I've set up Vista Business on a notebook used within an Active Directory domain.with a domain user account as the main ...
UAC Nag - Nags
I turned off the uac and now I get a nag to turn it back on every time I boot. I also get nags for defender and calendar...
UAC interfering with domain client time sync
I wanted to time sync my pdc 2003 server but now that I have all my Vista domain clients can't sync without turning out...
No choice in whether to have UAC on or off
I'm not computer smart enough to know if uac works. I had gotten used to clicking on the pop ups and it didn't bother m...
File Transfer Manager and UAC... what am I missing?
I've been trying to get the File Transfer Manager program to work with Vista SP1. The only way I can get it to work is...
User access control (UAC) annoyance
Hi,I have Vista Ultimate on my laptop. All the tools and software packages are have been installed on my system for a w...
Dear Microsoft: Please get UAC right this time
uac is stupid the way it is, nuff said read article: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=461uac could certainly have been han...
UAC won't let me create standard account
I got my new computer a couple of days ago, and created an administrator account immediately (i'm logged into it now). ...
UAC popup
I have Windows Vista Home Premium as my OS. I have a program that I use daily. To get it to work correctly I had to chec...
Is MS being pressured to retract the UAC feature from the ne
Please take a look at this: http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2008/07/11/3541592.htmNumerous articles like this have appeare...
Smart UAC Replacement 1.0
I just discovered a program called "Smart uac Replacement 1.0". It's supposed to, well, replace regular dumb...
Call of Duty 4 MW & UAC issue
they state that folders created may not be able to be deleted.... what do i do to keep this from happening, not run prog...
Administrator; UAC; Black Screen
When I turn on the uac and reboot I cannot access the Administrator Desktop after login.When I use my User Account (no ...
How can I optimise UAC on Vista 64?
Vista 64 SP1, fully patched.When uac kicks in, it's a real pain. Not that it kicks in but the way it kicks in. The scr...
UAC Off, Still Getting Permission Denied
All,I have just completed a completely fresh Vista Home Premium Install and have installed SP1 and SP2. Have also instal...
Vista UAC on a Domain pc
Has anyone figured out a way to disable uac in Vista Business without giving users the ability to add/remove software, ...
UAC security hole?
The following article:http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/itdojo/?cat=3....shows a way of running uac-restricted programs ...
UAC prompt for some app only
Hi all,Trying to get my vb6 app to run on vista.The program has an option to get an update. When the user clicks the u...
UAC - what does it mean in simple terms?
O/S Vista Home Basic 32 bit. I had some IE problems which were also interferring with my printer causing it not to prin...
UAC invoked when moving files on external drive
I have an external drive that will not let me save downloads, delete files or move them without getting uac. I have 2 o...
Why UAC pop up for certain file operation?
When deleting a file, sometimes uac pops up requesting confirmation, sometimes it doesn't.When running a .exe file, som...
Problem saving html pages when UAC is activated
I have a problem with Internet Explorer in Vista x86 on my Presario 6508. When I activate uac and try to save a html pa...
Use of credentials with UAC in vista
I had uac turned off. I tried to run a command (eventcreate) under a user's account, from a command prompt with 'run a...
Very strange UAC problem
If I run Vista Home Premium with uac turned on, my drop down menus on IE7 (favorites, tools etc) don't work.If I turn UA...
UAC Icons
I have disabled the uac on my computer because I have to many programs that do "Automatic" updates and scans....
Slow UAC
Hi all,When I run a program as an administrator or when windows needs my permission to run a program "User Access ...
Possible to turn off first UAC "You'll need to provide permi
I am OK with Vista's uac but why do I have to click through a dialog telling me that it is going to ask me permissions b...
Accidently blocked a program w/ UAC
I accidently blocked a program i wanted to use, and i cant figure out how to unblock it.The program is Aion, which uses ...
Win 7 UAC Group Policy equivalents
Is there a document that maps GPO settings for uac to the uac slider settings in Windows 7?My immediate objective is to...
More svchost.exe trouble. UAC specific.
OK, so process explorer shows me which instances of svchost.exe are giving me trouble. Generally, it is two/three of t...
'Installer'influence, even w/UAC disabled ??
Appearing, for NO reason; 'Installer' runs 'solid works 2d' ??Lengthy number of 'clks' to get rid of.How do I banish it...
Incredible slowdown with Vista UAC
We have a .NET/C# application that is required to start automatically as soon as an user logs on to their PC. It is wel...
File permissions and UAC
After switching to vista I plugged in my external harddrive where I stored all of my documents etc when I was using XP. ...
Vista (and 7), NETLOGON and UAC prompts
Hello,Is there any way to sign the NETLOGON script or something to make it stop triggering uac prompts on Windows Vista ...
Question on UAC
I had uac disabled. I turned it back on and got the window that I had to restart so I did. After restart I still had th...
I turned off UAC
For various reasons I turned off uac. Is there a way I can prevent that bubble in the lower right from warning me const...
Re: UAC stops new Favorites
Did you checked the permissions on those favorites subfolders? Did you take the ownership of those folders by using the...
How to use UAC without domain admin account??
I've set up Vista Business on a notebook used within an Active Directory domain.with a domain user account as the main l...
How to remove "Insert smart card" from UAC
Hi,I installed Aladdin eToken (USB smart card) and now I get on every uac elevation dialog option to insert smart card....
VBA FileCopy hangs with UAC
Hi all,situation: LAN, with a shared folder on an XP machine. The Vista (Home Premium) user has full privileges to this ...
Vista, Windows Firewall, Windows Defender, UAC, Avast - is t
Vista Home Premium SP1 Windows Firewall Windows Defender uac is on, using Standard user account Internet Explorer 7 (I'm...
UAC - wont allow user who is administrator to access "docume
Hi,I havent used Vista for very long,and i was just trying to get into the "documents and settings" folder bu...
W7 UAC and install comment
Hi All, Finally got around to installing the new W7 beta as a virtual machine. While installing my virtual machine's g...
Possible UAC Improvement
If I use a virus scanner Ex: McAfee, Firewalls ( windows or otherwise) and malware detectors, These types of programs &...
XP-VISTA Ultimate upgrade UAC Problem
I have upgraded a XP machine (domain member) to Vista Ultimate (domain member) and am having problems running system ut...
UAC takes 10 seconds to show
Hi,I installed Vista and created admin user and some normal users. It worked perfectly (uac showed immidiatelly). I ins...
Unable to switch UAC off/on
I need to switch uac off to run some software which requires this (according to the release notes). So I go into the U...
UAC prompts
I'm attempting to install a simple add-in for Adobe Connect, this has to be installed as a regular user to function. I...
How can I run Office Enterprise 2007 with UAC enabled as a u
The problem I have is that every time I try to run an Office app it kicks off Windows Installer and tries to re-install...
Turning Off UAC & Little Red Shield
Okay, The information on how to turn off the uac was of great help. Could anyone Please tell me how to get rid of the R...
Any way to get UAC to remember programs I've authorized?
Every time I want to use a certain program that I use all the time (book-writing software; I'm a writer), I get the mes...
disable parts of uac
Is it plausible to disable parts of uac? this because I hate the parts -blocked startupprograms (in dutch geblokkeerde o...
Windows Vista UAC Problem
Hi,I have an Desktop in my organisation running with Windows vista Enterprise edition.Once the installtion complted i t...
Re: Errors- HTTP, Terminal Services, TBS, DPS, UAC, Code Int
Maybe we could chat, I have had these problems for a year and a half. Maybe we oculd help each other to find out what is...
UAC User Account
I have two programs that need to run on boot up. In both cases I get prompted to allow. Can I turn this prompt off for ...
Terminal Services Client-Citrix access without disabling UAC
Is it possible to access terminal Server without disabling uac? Thanks...
Vista: "Run as..." while UAC disabled
I made recently following experience with my vista business 32bits.uac disabled. When logged on as an user from adminstr...
Cannot turn on UAC??
When I try to turn uac on nothing happens! What to do?It only flashes slightly and then nothing. In front of the command...
Opening word document from Internet Explorer 8 - UAC
If I click a button on a website that downloads and opens a word document, the word document flashes and does not open....
UAC not a "security boundary."
Does anyone know, why MS does not consider uac to be a security boundary? And what are the trade-offs involved with mak...
How to force a program to start without UAC
I have Mailwasher Pro installed on my Vista Home Premium 32 computer. It came pre-installed from Dell. I cannot open t...
Boot menu option - Start without UAC ?
I want to add a Boot Menu option to start Vista without uac. How do I do this? Thanks....
UAC Off
Hi,I need to run Vista with uac switched off when listening to a programme.If the site is relaible, say the BBC, is it s...
UAC locked me out of my own computer
Hello,I have a problem: I have a Windows 7 computer that is part of a Domain. By using System Restore, Windows has manag...
UAC killing a game
I have uac on, but I can only run [error free] in the admin account.I installed the game in the admin account with uac o...
How to add to Internet Favorites with UAC on?
Hope this is the right place for a uac questionI have a Vista64 Ultimate system. A few weeks after the initial build, I...
Disable the secutiry center alert for the UAC only?
HI.I am new here an have checked out the tutorials section for the last weeks. I have disabled the uac or actually i hav...
I Accept The Principle of UAC, But...
I am probably one of the few who hasn't disabled uac, because I do believe that it has some effect with respect to secu...
UAC FAR file copy problem
Hello everyone.It seems it is a kind of a bug but I'm not sure. A lot of folders also contain desctop.ini file but as fa...
IE7 - Vista - UAC - Java Snot
OK Now Folks... this is the most peculiar situation I've encountered to date with Visa/IE... Here's what I've done and ...
reenable uac for zip
i opened a zip file and the command prompt asked me if i grant administrator rights. i agreed and i checked the box &quo...
gpo to selectively turn off uac for specific program
We're migrating to Vista. One of our program only runs properly when uac is disabled. I see the GPO to turn of uac. ...
I'm not an administrator when UAC enabled
Hello,I don't know if this is the right place to post this question but if not may someone could advise me where would ...
UAC Questions
Is there some way of telling uac "this is a good program" - so that it doeds not ask every time - the HIPS li...
UAC && Java applet
not sure how one can get really granular in allowing certain java apps to run without having to fully turn off uac.afte...
UAC disabled same as "Run as administrator"?
I'm just wondering why people need to use the hidden Administrator account (there is a tutorial somewhere on this websit...
UAC User Account Control
About ten days ago I first noticed a change in my computers performance. When I started to play Zuma.exe I had to click...
Flash Player not working with UAC turned on
I have installed the latest update for Flash Player and it works ok with uac turned off, but once I turn uac back on it...
Disable UAC prompt for specific applications
My kids use a game called Flyff on my Windows Vista Ultimate system. My kids run under User account privelages. Unfor...
Disable User Account Control (UAC)
Hello, I'm using Vista Home Premium. Since I am the only user of my laptop, I disabled the User Account Control (uac)....
UAC and USB ports - Standard User
Std user is running Vista Business with 4 GB RAM installed in an HP xw4400 workstation. ================== I recently u...