Turning off UAC

[Guest]

When I go to User Accounts I don't have the "Change Security Settings"
option. I have all Admin. rights, so is there a setting I need to sctivate in
order to see this option as listed below.
Mark Jappert

To turn UAC off:

Click Start
Click Control Panel
Click User Accounts and Family Safety
Click User Accounts
Click Change Security Settings
Uncheck the checkbox
Click OK

 

[Jimmy Brush]

Hello,

I believe the Change Security Settings option has been changed to "Turn User
Account Control on or off" in Release Candidate builds. It is a blue link at
the very bottom of the screen.

 

[Guest]

Found it and thank you very much. FYI-the reason I turned it off is because
all my documents created while running WinXP Pro are now read only when I try
to save any changes, but when I look at them they aren't read only. So until
I get this corrected I'll leave UAC off.

Again, thanks,
Mark

 

[Marty Felker]

The UAC can definitely be turned off but you will then have to deal with the
continual security warning.

Marty

 

[Jimmy Brush]

FYI-the reason I turned it off is because

all my documents created while running WinXP Pro are now read only when I
try
to save any changes

Yes, this is a problem that many people will experience, unfortunately.

Here's a solution that will allow you to use your files from Vista without
disabling UAC (tho it is a bit involved). You should only do this on a
folder that YOU created from Windows XP (or Vista), not a system folder.
Although, it should be OK to do it on your My Documents, My Music, etc.
folder.

1) Open an "administrator/root" explorer
- Click start
- Type explorer
- right-click windows explorer
- click run-as administrator

2) From the admin explorer, allow access from Vista
- Browse to the folder you need access to
- Right-click it
- Click Properties
- Click security tab
- Click Edit
- Click Add
* If only your account needs acces, type your username
* If every account on vista needs access, type: Users
- Press enter
- Click the checkbox under Allow next to Full control
- Click OK
- Click OK

Repeat step 2 for all folders you need access to.

 

[Jimmy Brush]

.... And I wasn't clear about this ... You should follow those steps inside
Windows Vista, not XP.

 

[Rick Hallman]

Yes you have a continuous Red Shield threatening you BUT now you can go
to websites and download and install the software you want and need. The
ActiveX plugins will install properly.
With UAC running I could not go to the MSN Money website and download
and install the "MSN Money Investment Toolbox". With UAC turned off it
installed and works just like it does under XP. If you turn it back on then
it fails to work again and reports that it is unable to write to the
registry.
If UAC is my salvation from the evil and dangerous Internet then give me
some instructions on how to let my applications run as they did under XP.
Put a check box in the UAC permission box that allows me to give an
application permanent permission so I am not asked the same question every
single time I perform the same task.