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Nobody777
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Re: Security, always ask for permission want to turn off
Forgive me if I missed something... You're commenting on someone not being
very computer savvy and yet, concerning Windows Vista, you instructed him to
do the following:
"All this being said if you want to turn it off go to start | run | msconfig.
On the Tools tab click on Disable UAC and OK out. Then reboot."
Perhaps I am not as savvy either... Please explain where "run" is on the
Vista menu?
What I presume you have done is changed your Vista start menu to look like
the Classic XP start menu... in which case you do then have a RUN command.
However, by default, this is not an option.
To change your menu you need to right click the Windows "start" button and
then choose Properties. Then click the tab that says "Start Menu" and change
it to "Classic Start Menu". Then you will see the "run" option. After that
the other instructions will make more sense...
Hope that helps.
Peace,
Dave
"Rock" wrote:
> "lilmommaof3" <lilmommaof3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>
> > How do I turn off the User account control that causes my computer to keep
> > asking me if I executed the program and if I want to run it, even when the
> > programs were pre-loaded on my comp. It even does it when I try to open
> > McAfee Security Center, and it does it every time. This is really getiing
> > past the annoying point. I want to turn it off and I do not know how, it
> > does
> > not give me an qption to do so that I see. I am not very computer savy, so
> > please any answers you may give need to be simply worded so I can preform
> > the
> > required tasks without getting confused. Thanks for your help.
>
> That you are not very computer savvy is an excellent reason _not_ to turn
> off User Access Control. It alerts you when a program or process wants to
> do something that requires admin rights, and it's asking you to grant
> permission. If you turn it off, any piece of malware that get's on your
> system can run in an admin context and cause major problems. Also turning
> off UAC turns off protected mode for internet explorer, exposing you to that
> avenue for malware infection. See these links for info on UAC.
>
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/security/uac.aspx
>
> http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...8514-4c9e-ac08-4c21f5c6c2d91033.mspx?mfr=true
>
> Personally I would get rid of McAfee products, (and not use a Norton product
> in its place either). Vista has it's own firewall, and there are good
> Anti-Virus programs available, some of which are free like AVG and Avast.
> NOD32 is an excellent paid program.
>
> Take a close look at the other programs that are asking for admin rights and
> so invoking UAC. Most programs that are properly coded for Vista won't
> need admin rights and so shouldn't be invoking UAC. Look for updates to
> Vista compatible versions or replace them with something that is Vista
> compatible.
>
> All this being said if you want to turn it off go to start | run | msconfig.
> On the Tools tab click on Disable UAC and OK out. Then reboot.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
>
Forgive me if I missed something... You're commenting on someone not being
very computer savvy and yet, concerning Windows Vista, you instructed him to
do the following:
"All this being said if you want to turn it off go to start | run | msconfig.
On the Tools tab click on Disable UAC and OK out. Then reboot."
Perhaps I am not as savvy either... Please explain where "run" is on the
Vista menu?
What I presume you have done is changed your Vista start menu to look like
the Classic XP start menu... in which case you do then have a RUN command.
However, by default, this is not an option.
To change your menu you need to right click the Windows "start" button and
then choose Properties. Then click the tab that says "Start Menu" and change
it to "Classic Start Menu". Then you will see the "run" option. After that
the other instructions will make more sense...
Hope that helps.
Peace,
Dave
"Rock" wrote:
> "lilmommaof3" <lilmommaof3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>
> > How do I turn off the User account control that causes my computer to keep
> > asking me if I executed the program and if I want to run it, even when the
> > programs were pre-loaded on my comp. It even does it when I try to open
> > McAfee Security Center, and it does it every time. This is really getiing
> > past the annoying point. I want to turn it off and I do not know how, it
> > does
> > not give me an qption to do so that I see. I am not very computer savy, so
> > please any answers you may give need to be simply worded so I can preform
> > the
> > required tasks without getting confused. Thanks for your help.
>
> That you are not very computer savvy is an excellent reason _not_ to turn
> off User Access Control. It alerts you when a program or process wants to
> do something that requires admin rights, and it's asking you to grant
> permission. If you turn it off, any piece of malware that get's on your
> system can run in an admin context and cause major problems. Also turning
> off UAC turns off protected mode for internet explorer, exposing you to that
> avenue for malware infection. See these links for info on UAC.
>
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/security/uac.aspx
>
> http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...8514-4c9e-ac08-4c21f5c6c2d91033.mspx?mfr=true
>
> Personally I would get rid of McAfee products, (and not use a Norton product
> in its place either). Vista has it's own firewall, and there are good
> Anti-Virus programs available, some of which are free like AVG and Avast.
> NOD32 is an excellent paid program.
>
> Take a close look at the other programs that are asking for admin rights and
> so invoking UAC. Most programs that are properly coded for Vista won't
> need admin rights and so shouldn't be invoking UAC. Look for updates to
> Vista compatible versions or replace them with something that is Vista
> compatible.
>
> All this being said if you want to turn it off go to start | run | msconfig.
> On the Tools tab click on Disable UAC and OK out. Then reboot.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
>
