User Account Control

[Plymouthguy]

I am new to vista. I would like to run an unattended backup but it gets
held up by the user account control. Is there a way to allow specific
programs to pass the user account control automatically without having to
disable the entire user account control.
Thanks,
Don

 

[Bob]

How to disable UAC prompts and retain UAC security:

Run Regedit and navigate to
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
Change the value of ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin from "2" to "0".


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[Plymouthguy]

Thanks for your response Bob. I have changed the registry as you suggested.
I am really clueless about this subject. How is what I did different from
just turning off UAC? What UAC security is retained? Thanks again.
Appreciate your help.
Don

How to disable UAC prompts and retain UAC security:

Run Regedit and navigate to
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
Change the value of ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin from "2" to "0".

I am new to vista. I would like to run an unattended backup but it gets
held up by the user account control. Is there a way to allow specific
programs to pass the user account control automatically without having to
disable the entire user account control.
Thanks,
Don

 

[Bob]

To be perfectly honest Don, I don't know what UAC does that is not
accomplished by having anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall programs.
My position is as long as it doesn't hurt and I can avoid the annoying
prompts I'll continue to have it enabled. Maybe there is someone here who is
knowledgeable enough to explain what UAC does over and above anti-virus,
anti-spyware and firewall programs.

Thanks for your response Bob. I have changed the registry as you
suggested. I am really clueless about this subject. How is what I did
different from just turning off UAC? What UAC security is retained?
Thanks again. Appreciate your help.
Don

How to disable UAC prompts and retain UAC security:

Run Regedit and navigate to
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
Change the value of ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin from "2" to "0".

I am new to vista. I would like to run an unattended backup but it gets
held up by the user account control. Is there a way to allow specific
programs to pass the user account control automatically without having to
disable the entire user account control.
Thanks,
Don