UAC warning

[Mac]

I've disabled UAC, but after every restart I get a message in the system
tray reminding me it's switched off. Any way to get rid of this message for
good?

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

Control Panel - Security Center - Change the way that Security Center alerts
me..

I've disabled UAC, but after every restart I get a message in the system
tray reminding me it's switched off. Any way to get rid of this message
for good?

--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

 

[Mac]

Thanks Mike, but as I am in the UK "center" doesn't feel right - why don't I
have "centre"?

 

[Mac]

BTW I should have added - yes that works... even if Vista has screwy US
English on a UK install.

 

[dev]

/Mac/ said:

I've disabled UAC, but after every restart I get a message in the system
tray reminding me it's switched off. Any way to get rid of this message for
good?

Dependent upon your circumstance, you may want to reconsider disabling UAC.
This can have repercussions beyond simply banishing a prompt...

http://www.dcr.net/~w-clayton/Vista/Vista_Information.htm
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Security/

 

[Mac]

I'm a power user - so no worries.

/Mac/ said:


Dependent upon your circumstance, you may want to reconsider disabling
UAC.
This can have repercussions beyond simply banishing a prompt...

http://www.dcr.net/~w-clayton/Vista/Vista_Information.htm
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Security/

 

[Guest]

Uh, okay. Maybe you ought to read those links and reconsider anyway. It can't
hurt just to reconsider, can it?

 

[Mac]

I don't need to read them - I've used 'puters since the ZX80 and I'm the
only user on this machine

 

[Guest]

Did you ever hear the saying "Pride goeth before a fall?"

The usefulness of UAC has nothing to do with how many users are on the
machine. You really ought to read up on UAC. This OS is pretty different from
its predecessors, and you are throwing away some features that are very
useful, as well as leaving yourself open to some malfunctions that don't
really have a lot to do with security. Operating systems are changing
constantly. It doesn't matter how long you've been using them. You have to
learn some new stuff with each new OS.

 

[Guest]

UAC works with more than those annoying notices. It also ties in with
protected mode in IE7 etc...
As a power user, I would recommend turning it on, but go into local security
policies and set them so that the notifications do not appear when you are
working as an administrator. It stops the annoying pop ups and still keeps
web pages from writing to system files.

 

[AJR]

Not good polcy to disable UAC - UAC in conjunction with Windows Defender,
Windows Updates and IE Protected Mode greatly limits malware installation.

Many applications are written with administrative "rights' by which they can
modify vital system areas such as the Registry and System files. Since they
have total access malware "piggy-backs" these applications. As more and
more application are generated they will be with "Standard" and not
"administraive User rights reducing need for UAC.

When the User attempts an action that has administrative rights UAC locks
the desktp (it dims) and the application. If the User selects "Continue" it
permits the application to execute.

Another benefit is that UAC can be used to restrict acces to "stuff" by
standatd users.(Kids).

Does it make sense to disable UAC and have several anti-spyware and virus
programs churning awayt?

 

[Guest]

Disabling UAC has NO evil consequences.

/Mac/ said:


Dependent upon your circumstance, you may want to reconsider disabling UAC.
This can have repercussions beyond simply banishing a prompt...

http://www.dcr.net/~w-clayton/Vista/Vista_Information.htm
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Security/

 

[Guest]

Another microsoft scaremonger, lol

Uh, okay. Maybe you ought to read those links and reconsider anyway. It can't
hurt just to reconsider, can it?

 

[Guest]

I don't use UAC or Defender, and I am a Tech. They are both crap

 

[Guest]

Piss off, cockhead

Did you ever hear the saying "Pride goeth before a fall?"

The usefulness of UAC has nothing to do with how many users are on the
machine. You really ought to read up on UAC. This OS is pretty different from
its predecessors, and you are throwing away some features that are very
useful, as well as leaving yourself open to some malfunctions that don't
really have a lot to do with security. Operating systems are changing
constantly. It doesn't matter how long you've been using them. You have to
learn some new stuff with each new OS.