Administrator?????

[Phil]

Hi,

I have a notebook with only one user, ME. I have administrator rights, but
in trying to do certain things (as simple as running program) I'm told that
I have to have Administrator privileges. What am I missing??????
I'm running Vista Home Premium.

Thanks,
Phil

 

[Jay]

Hi,

I have a notebook with only one user, ME. I have administrator rights,
but in trying to do certain things (as simple as running program) I'm told
that I have to have Administrator privileges. What am I missing??????
I'm running Vista Home Premium.

Thanks,
Phil

"When a user whose account is a member of the local Administrator account
logs on to a Windows Vista computer, they are logged on as a standard user
by default. When the user wants to perform a task that requires
administrative privileges, such as installing an application, Windows Vista
explicitly prompts the user for permission or for credentials, depending on
the security policy that is chosen. "

Continued....
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905073.aspx

Jay

 

[Rock]

Hi,

I have a notebook with only one user, ME. I have administrator rights,
but in trying to do certain things (as simple as running program) I'm told
that I have to have Administrator privileges. What am I missing??????
I'm running Vista Home Premium.

Here are some links about User Access Control (UAC) in Vista. Even when
running in an account with admin privileges, it runs as a Standard user.
When a program needs admin access then you are prompted for elevation.

Why is Windows Vista always asking for my permission: An explanation of UAC
(User Account Control) by
MVP Jimmy Brush
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/security/uac.aspx

Inside Windows Vista User Account Control (Mark Russinovich)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/06/UAC/default.aspx

Jesper Johansson's Blog
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jes...-about-vista-features-what-uac-really-is.aspx


Windows Vista User Account Control Step by Step Guide (TechNet)
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...8514-4c9e-ac08-4c21f5c6c2d91033.mspx?mfr=true