One year into Vista . . .

.. . . and I still cannot receive streaming internet media without frequent
hiccoughs for rebuffering.
. . . Vista forced me to call to reactivate after installing a new video
card.
.. . . .Vista remains much slower than XP for all disk access operations
.. . . There is no way to get rid of all reminders about the idiot and
useless UAC, The UAC is the equivalent of your car asking you if you want to
make a left turn before allowing you to make a left turn.

"There is no way to get rid"
Yes there is, disable UAC:
Start/Run
Type "msconfig" ENTER
Click Tools tab.
Scroll down near the bottom.
Click "Disable UAC"
Click Launch.
Click OK and reboot.

However if you are seeing a lot of UAC there is something else going
on.
Either:
1. You are not a typical user.
2. You are using older/poorly written software.

After the initial software and hardware installations and computer
configurations, I rarely see UAC prompts.

--
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http://www.dts-l.org


"iacy" <fac@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>. . . and I still cannot receive streaming internet media without
>frequent hiccoughs for rebuffering.
> . . . Vista forced me to call to reactivate after installing a new
> video card.
> . . . .Vista remains much slower than XP for all disk access
> operations
> . . . There is no way to get rid of all reminders about the idiot
> and useless UAC, The UAC is the equivalent of your car asking you if
> you want to make a left turn before allowing you to make a left
> turn.

Well, could you give us an idea of your system specs? I really can't
diagnose the Internet streaming issue, but as for UAC:

Right click the applications executable > click Properties > Security (tab)
> check the box that says 'Run with Administrator priviledges'. Its not
recommended you disable UAC, you can but temporarily for things like
installing applications.

Read up on it:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/te...AC/default.aspx

http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jes...-really-is.aspx

http://www.jimmah.com/vista/security/uac.aspx

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...3.mspx?mfr=true

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"iacy" <fac@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:C922FF1C-D429-4E4B-9909-E77AC4883344@microsoft.com...
>. . . and I still cannot receive streaming internet media without frequent
>hiccoughs for rebuffering.
> . . . Vista forced me to call to reactivate after installing a new video
> card.
> . . . .Vista remains much slower than XP for all disk access operations
> . . . There is no way to get rid of all reminders about the idiot and
> useless UAC, The UAC is the equivalent of your car asking you if you want
> to make a left turn before allowing you to make a left turn.

iacy wrote:
> . . . and I still cannot receive streaming internet media without
> frequent hiccoughs for rebuffering.
> . . . Vista forced me to call to reactivate after installing a new video
> card.
> . . . .Vista remains much slower than XP for all disk access operations
> . . . There is no way to get rid of all reminders about the idiot and
> useless UAC, The UAC is the equivalent of your car asking you if you
> want to make a left turn before allowing you to make a left turn.

Yes, I agree lots of things with vista sucks, but I may be able to help
you with UAC.

Go Start/search(run)
type in msconfig and press enter
click on the tools tab (I think it's the tools tab)
scroll down the list until you see disable UAC, then double-click on it.
Close the cmd window when it is done and reboot.
You now have UAC turned off.

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rights in the digital age are not frivolous."
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I may be mistaken, but if you don't not click the Launch button, no
change is made.

--
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http://www.dts-l.org


"The poster formely known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina
DiBoy'" > Yes, I agree lots of things with vista sucks, but I may be
able to help
> you with UAC.
>
> Go Start/search(run)
> type in msconfig and press enter
> click on the tools tab (I think it's the tools tab)
> scroll down the list until you see disable UAC, then double-click on
> it.
> Close the cmd window when it is done and reboot.
> You now have UAC turned off.
>
> --
> Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group -
> Submit your nomination at the link below:
> http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html
>
> "Fair use is not merely a nice concept--it is a federal law based on
> free speech rights under the First Amendment and is a cornerstone of
> the creativity and innovation that is a hallmark of this country.
> Consumer rights in the digital age are not frivolous."
> - Maura Corbett

Jupiter Jones [MVP] wrote:
> I may be mistaken, but if you don't not click the Launch button, no
> change is made.
>

Could be JJ. I'm not entirely sure either. I don't have vista handy at
the moment to check it, so I was going off of memory. I'm still
learning vista right now.

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free speech rights under the First Amendment and is a cornerstone of the
creativity and innovation that is a hallmark of this country. Consumer
rights in the digital age are not frivolous."
- Maura Corbett

I found the security nags in XP SP2 so infuriating that I uninstalled it and
ran SP1 until my PC's HD died two weeks ago.

All these even more annoying Vista security nags highlight to me... as they
did with SP2... is how insecure Windows still must be to need them. I
disabled UAC within hours of first running my new PC.

I used to run ZoneAlarm Pro which had a decent two way firewall and an OS
firewall. At least it REMEMBERED settings. But... of course, it won't run on
Vista.


"Ralph05" wrote:

> The UAC is a wise safety feature . However , it does get in the way at
> times . Check this out : 'Disable Annoying Vista UAC popups with
> TweakUAC (free!)' (http://www.tweak-uac.com/) I have had Vista only 6
> weeks and it is fantastic . I watch video's , listen to streaming music
> , play games and never a hiccup !
>
>
> --
> Ralph05
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>
>

ulTRAX wrote:
>
>
> ...I used to run ZoneAlarm Pro which had a decent two way firewall and an OS
> firewall. At least it REMEMBERED settings. But... of course, it won't run on
> Vista.
>


Whose fault is that?
Frank

Frank wrote:

> ulTRAX wrote:
>>
>>
>> ...I used to run ZoneAlarm Pro which had a decent two way firewall and an
>> OS firewall. At least it REMEMBERED settings. But... of course, it won't
>> run on Vista.
>>
>
>
> Whose fault is that?
> Frank

Anyone dumb enough to run an os like Windoze that lacks inherent security.
So, that would include YOU, numbnuts.

Cheers.

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No, I am not a typical user.
I test all kinds of new software from many different companies.
The aggravation of UAC has even convinced me to test other operating
systems.
When I turn UAC off, other things cease to function properly.
I actually found a couple distros I like enough to deploy them instead of
Windows on older (W98/ME/NT) machines.
If Vista isn't 'fixed', the current XP machines will be migrated to the
other OS as well.
It's only a couple hundred machines, MS won't even miss me, but others in
the IT community are talking about alternatives due to Vista's poor design
and the extreme hardware specs needed to make it work properly. Eventually
it will catch up to them.
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"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message
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> "There is no way to get rid"
> Yes there is, disable UAC:
> Start/Run
> Type "msconfig" ENTER
> Click Tools tab.
> Scroll down near the bottom.
> Click "Disable UAC"
> Click Launch.
> Click OK and reboot.
> However if you are seeing a lot of UAC there is something else going on.
> Either:
> 1. You are not a typical user.
> 2. You are using older/poorly written software.
> After the initial software and hardware installations and computer
> configurations, I rarely see UAC prompts.
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> http://www.dts-l.org
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