UAC and Programs

[Guest]

I hate the UAC!!!!

I have downloaded my email program - earthlink mailbox and am tired of
"allowing" a program that I use frequently..... Is there a list of approved
sw programs that the UAC can pole to see if the message truelly needds to be
activated?? Other solutions, fixes?

Thanks,
JDillon

 

[Guest]

I highly doubt you are seeing a UAC dialog at all, unless Earthlink are
deliberately trying to annoy you. If the program is downloaded it is far more
likely that it was branded with the Mark of the Web, which is an Internet
Explorer feature to warn you that you are about to run a program that you
downloaded. You can check a checkbox in the warning dialog to get rid of that
prompt forever. Alternatively, find the executable that is being launched,
right-click it, select Properties, and click the "Unblock" button.

Not everything that is annoying about Windows is necessarily UAC-related.

 

[Malke]

I highly doubt you are seeing a UAC dialog at all, unless Earthlink are
deliberately trying to annoy you. If the program is downloaded it is far more
likely that it was branded with the Mark of the Web, which is an Internet
Explorer feature to warn you that you are about to run a program that you
downloaded. You can check a checkbox in the warning dialog to get rid of that
prompt forever. Alternatively, find the executable that is being launched,
right-click it, select Properties, and click the "Unblock" button.

Not everything that is annoying about Windows is necessarily UAC-related.

As Jesper said, this isn't coming from UAC. I just had a client's
machine in here yesterday with the Earthlink Total Access software
(dialup connection). The "program blocked" message is coming from
Windows Defender. I noodled around with it and could not find a way to
set WD to always allow this program even though it is showing as
"Permitted". Theoretically when you get the message there should be a
way to set "Always allow" but I wasn't able to do it. I didn't pursue
the issue but you might want to post your question in the WD newsgroup,
which is:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/newsgroups/default.mspx


Malke

 

[Guest]

I'd be more inclined to complain to Earthlink.

 

[Malke]

I'd be more inclined to complain to Earthlink.

Honestly, Total Access is total cr*p and always has been. It has caused
problems under every MS operating system since Win98. Yes, the OP should
complain to Earthlink but I wouldn't hold out much hope.

Cheers,


Malke