UAC Off

[species8350]

Hi,

I need to run Vista with UAC switched off when listening to a
programme.

If the site is relaible, say the BBC, is it safe to do this provided I
do not link to other sites at the same time.

I use a 56k modem.

Thanks

ps. UAC switched on under normal circumstances

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Hi,

I need to run Vista with UAC switched off when listening to a
programme.

If the site is relaible, say the BBC, is it safe to do this provided I
do not link to other sites at the same time.

I use a 56k modem.

Thanks

ps. UAC switched on under normal circumstances

You should be fine.

 

[species8350]

Here is a guide to help you turn of UAC ~http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/48893-user-account-control-uac.html

You might also simply want to elevate your user privelege level ~http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/80938-user-account-control-uac-elev...

--
locoeng

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Thank you.

best wishes

 

[ceed]

species8350 wrote:

|Hi,
|
|I need to run Vista with UAC switched off when listening to a
|programme.
|
|If the site is relaible, say the BBC, is it safe to do this provided I
|do not link to other sites at the same time.
|
|I use a 56k modem.
|
|Thanks
|
|ps. UAC switched on under normal circumstances

I can't stand UAC for a minute. It was the first thing I got rid on in
Vista. With good AV and HIPS UAC is just a lot of noise making you feel
secure because you're told "no" all time.

If you have survived with Windows up to Vista without UAC, why wouldn't
you now?

 

[Nonny]

If you have survived with Windows up to Vista without UAC, why wouldn't
you now?

Exactly.

 

[species8350]

species8350 wrote:

|Hi,
|
|I need to run Vista with UAC switched off when listening to a
|programme.
|
|If the site is relaible, say the BBC, is it safe to do this provided I
|do not link to other sites at the same time.
|
|I use a 56k modem.
|
|Thanks
|
|ps. UAC switched on under normal circumstances

I can't stand UAC for a minute. It was the first thing I got rid on in
Vista. With good AV and HIPS UAC is just a lot of noise making you feel
secure because you're told "no" all time.

If you have survived with Windows up to Vista without UAC, why wouldn't
you now?

What is HIPS?

 

[ceed]

species8350 wrote:

|| species8350 wrote:
||
|> |Hi,
|> |
|> |I need to run Vista with UAC switched off when listening to a
|> |programme.
|> |
|> |If the site is relaible, say the BBC, is it safe to do this
|provided I > |do not link to other sites at the same time.
|> |
|> |I use a 56k modem.
|> |
|> |Thanks
|> |
|> |ps. UAC switched on under normal circumstances
||
|| I can't stand UAC for a minute. It was the first thing I got rid
||on in Vista. With good AV and HIPS UAC is just a lot of noise
||making you feel secure because you're told "no" all time.
||
|| If you have survived with Windows up to Vista without UAC, why
||wouldn't you now?
||
|| --
|| //ceed
|
|What is HIPS?

Host Based Intrusion Prevention. There's a good free one here:

http://www.drivesentry.com/

Some AV packages has it built in.

UAC prevents you from moving files around to where you want them (among
other thing). However, no file is a threat unless it's run somehow, so
it has to be a script or program or something which is run. Therefore I
find it very annoying to not be "allowed" to move a text file to where
I want it without having Daddy UAC ask stupid questions.

If it makes you feel secure, by all means keep the thing going! It's
only a waste of time, and doesn't cause any harm..

 

[ceed]

locoeng wrote:

|
|'HIPS: Home' (http://www.hips.org/)
|
|
|Really though ~ http://wiki.castlecops.com/HIPS_FAQ

HIPS is not a perfect solution, and should not be relied on alone, but
it's at least better than UAC since it deals with things that run while
UAC blocks even your ability to move harmless files to where you want
them. It's like MS suddenly owns parts of my drive also!