Dana Cline said:Right-click on that EXE in Explorer, go to Properties. On the Compatibility
tab, check the box that says Run As Administrator. That should fix it...
Dana Cline - MCE MVP
Andy Sweet said:Windows Defender might be blocking the program.
If that's the case: Click Start, click All Programs, click Windows Defender,
click Tools, click Software Explorer.
Make sure the Category dropdown says Startup Programs, and click the button
that says Show for all users.
In the left pane, highlight the program that's being blocked/disabled, and
click Enable.
Does that fix the problem?
--
Andy Sweet
Windows User Assistance team
Microsoft Corporation
ONLY ONE USER, ACCOUNTS NOT AN ISSUE. ENABLE BUTTON ALWAYS GRAY AND DISABLED. NO ACCESS TO ANY CONTROL OVER STARTUP PROGRAMS.
Ramesh said:There is a proper solution to this problem, using Task Scheduler. See:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fix-for-windows-has-blocked-some-startup-programs-error
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com
"Reveal which formula causing true result"
Not Me said:And the justification for having that kind of bug in release software
would be what?
If I spefically give a program permission to run at startup, and even go
through the step of telling it to 'run as admin'; I shouldn't have to make
it a scheduled task.
While I appreciate knowing the workaround, I consider that a major flaw in
this Alpha 2 release of Vista.
Ramesh said:There is a proper solution to this problem, using Task Scheduler. See:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fix-for-windows-has-blocked-some-startup-programs-error
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com
"Reveal which formula causing true result"
:
Windows Defender might be blocking the program.
If that's the case: Click Start, click All Programs, click Windows
Defender,
click Tools, click Software Explorer.
Make sure the Category dropdown says Startup Programs, and click the
button
that says Show for all users.
In the left pane, highlight the program that's being blocked/disabled,
and
click Enable.
Does that fix the problem?
--
Andy Sweet
Windows User Assistance team
Microsoft Corporation
ONLY ONE USER, ACCOUNTS NOT AN ISSUE. ENABLE BUTTON ALWAYS GRAY AND
DISABLED. NO ACCESS TO ANY CONTROL OVER STARTUP PROGRAMS.
Ramesh said:"Security" is the justification.
From http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930367
<quote>
This issue occurs because a program or a service that has User Account
Control (UAC) restrictions tries to start during the Windows Vista startup
process or logon process. User Account Control is a set of infrastructure
technologies that helps prevent malicious programs, sometimes called
"malware," from damaging your computer. Software Explorer blocks programs
or services that require User Account Control confirmation.
</quote>
You can however configure the UAC as per your needs, using the Secpol.msc.
There is an option to elevate without prompting, but that lowers the
security.
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com
Not Me said:And the justification for having that kind of bug in release software
would be what?
If I spefically give a program permission to run at startup, and even go
through the step of telling it to 'run as admin'; I shouldn't have to
make it a scheduled task.
While I appreciate knowing the workaround, I consider that a major flaw
in this Alpha 2 release of Vista.
Ramesh said:There is a proper solution to this problem, using Task Scheduler. See:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fix-for-windows-has-blocked-some-startup-programs-error
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com
"Reveal which formula causing true result"
message
:
Windows Defender might be blocking the program.
If that's the case: Click Start, click All Programs, click Windows
Defender,
click Tools, click Software Explorer.
Make sure the Category dropdown says Startup Programs, and click the
button
that says Show for all users.
In the left pane, highlight the program that's being blocked/disabled,
and
click Enable.
Does that fix the problem?
--
Andy Sweet
Windows User Assistance team
Microsoft Corporation
ONLY ONE USER, ACCOUNTS NOT AN ISSUE. ENABLE BUTTON ALWAYS GRAY AND
DISABLED. NO ACCESS TO ANY CONTROL OVER STARTUP PROGRAMS.
Not Me said:I understand the concept, but that isn't the point.
When you go into the program properties and tell it to run as admin, and
run at startup, it should run at startup!
To be forced to set it as a scheduled task to work around the 'security'
is not acceptable. I consider it to be one of Vista's many flaws.
Stopping a program that the user specificly gives permission to run (by
ticking the 'run as admin' box) isn't security, it's a pain in the rectum.
If Vista's left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing, they need
to cut them both off and use them as suppositories for the programmers.
For those who are required to make other people's computers work the way
THEY want them to, Vista is more than a challenge, it's a lost cause.
Believe it or not, many people don't want to have to deal with all the
garbage, they just want it to work!
Ramesh said:"Security" is the justification.
From http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930367
<quote>
This issue occurs because a program or a service that has User Account
Control (UAC) restrictions tries to start during the Windows Vista
startup process or logon process. User Account Control is a set of
infrastructure technologies that helps prevent malicious programs,
sometimes called "malware," from damaging your computer. Software
Explorer blocks programs or services that require User Account Control
confirmation.
</quote>
You can however configure the UAC as per your needs, using the
Secpol.msc. There is an option to elevate without prompting, but that
lowers the security.
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com
Not Me said:And the justification for having that kind of bug in release software
would be what?
If I spefically give a program permission to run at startup, and even go
through the step of telling it to 'run as admin'; I shouldn't have to
make it a scheduled task.
While I appreciate knowing the workaround, I consider that a major flaw
in this Alpha 2 release of Vista.
There is a proper solution to this problem, using Task Scheduler. See:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fix-for-windows-has-blocked-some-startup-programs-error
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com
"Reveal which formula causing true result"
in message
:
Windows Defender might be blocking the program.
If that's the case: Click Start, click All Programs, click Windows
Defender,
click Tools, click Software Explorer.
Make sure the Category dropdown says Startup Programs, and click the
button
that says Show for all users.
In the left pane, highlight the program that's being
blocked/disabled, and
click Enable.
Does that fix the problem?
--
Andy Sweet
Windows User Assistance team
Microsoft Corporation
ONLY ONE USER, ACCOUNTS NOT AN ISSUE. ENABLE BUTTON ALWAYS GRAY AND
DISABLED. NO ACCESS TO ANY CONTROL OVER STARTUP PROGRAMS.
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