do i need "Run as administrator" if ... ?

[jakub]

hello everybody
do i need "run as administrator" mode if UAC is not active ??? i dont think
that i need this mode anymore if UAC is not active but i have installed
visual studio 2005 and service packs but it said " install service packs
with run as administrator" after installation (UAC is not active ) .I tried
to install again with run as administrator but this time i got same message
"install it with run as administrator" . what should i think about run as
administrator ? so i asked this question
please quick answers and sharing experiences

 

[Dale White]

Generally, with the UAC off, I don't know of many cases, where you still
need the Run As Administrator and I don't know that it actually does any
good even if you did. Obviously the real test would be to turn the UAC back
on and see how the install goes. I'm still playing around with the different
installs to see what does and doesn't make a difference. The only program
I've found so far, that has the most trouble (but has an easy fix) is Adobe
reader 8.0 I'm sure other programs might be having issues with the UAC being
off, this one just seems to be the most obvious.

My personal opinion, is that this is where the UAC seems to have been a
rushed feature or it's a feature they are doing their best to mandate,
regardless of what the user wants. If I turn the UAC off and I have to
reboot, then it should be a complete off. None of this, something things
work, some things don't. I know the argument will be, that it was written
from the ground up and it's not that easy. But I, as a user, don't care how
hard it is to implement such a model.

Maybe in a update or maybe a service pack, they will change the behavior to
be more absolute on or off. Of course, as more apps come out with Vista in
mind, maybe it will become less of an issue.