User Account Control Settings

[D@LS]

This will not allow me to change the settings. Any thoughts?

 

[Nil]

This will not allow me to change the settings. Any thoughts?

Yes, I have a thought. I think you forgot to provide enough details.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[jvalh]

Yes, I have a thought. I think you forgot to provide enough details.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

You would have to be an Administrator of the computer. If you just set
up yourself as a User, you should be able to set yourself up as an
Administrator and then you should be able to change the settings.

 

[Paul]

This will not allow me to change the settings. Any thoughts?

Are you the administrator ? What kind of account is it ?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/user-account-control

Another example here.

http://www.blogsdna.com/1815/how-to-disable-uac-turn-off-uac-in-windows-7-beta-1-build-7000.htm

Paul

 

[D@LS]

You would have to be an Administrator of the computer. If you just set
up yourself as a User, you should be able to set yourself up as an
Administrator and then you should be able to change the settings.

I am the owner.

 

[D@LS]

Yes, I have a thought. I think you forgot to provide enough details.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

I tried to change the setting and it doe's nothing.
These are older programs and I'm tired of telling the computer it's OK
to let the program alter the computer.
This will not allow me to change the settings.
The box just sits there doing nothing when I change the settings.
It will NOT close the box and alter anything.

PICTURE (.JPG) IN NEWSGROUP (JOKER)

 

[Bob I]

I am the owner.

Immaterial, look up "administrator account" in Help.

 

[Nil]

I am the owner.

That's not what he asked. He asked "Are you the administrator?" Does
your account have adminstrator priviledges or did you log in as
adminstrator, or did you log in with another account that has
adminstrator priviledges?

 

[Nil]

alt.windows7.general:

Please read the article I mentioned about how to ask a meaningful
technical question, including pertinent details.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

I tried to change the setting and it doe's nothing.

How, specifically did you try?

These are older programs and I'm tired of telling the computer
it's OK to let the program alter the computer.

You should tell us about those programs. Windows 7 will not allow user
or configuration data to be written to the Program Files directory. If
you have older programs that do that, you have to use a workaround,
usually to install it to some other location of the hard disk.
Otherwise, UAC will complain every time the program tries to do so.

In order to change UAC settings, you must be logged in with
administrator privileges. Are you?

PICTURE (.JPG) IN NEWSGROUP (JOKER)

What??

 

[Gordon]

I am the owner.

That's not the same as being logged in as an Administrator.
Do Control panel-Users and see what it says about your User account type...

 

[Gordon]

I am the owner.

And if that is the ONLY user account set up on the computer then you
*really* *really* need to read this:

Do NOT use Windows 7 with only ONE user account. In Windows 7, the
built-in Administrator account is disabled by default and although it is
possible to enable it, that process may be beyond what you feel
comfortable with.
WHEN, and not IF,you have problems accessing your ONE user account, you
will have tremendous difficulty if you only have ONE use account.

You need to forget anything to do with XP, and create a User Account
with Administrator privileges, (call it Admin or similar) and give it a
password. Keep this account for emergency access and for elevation
purposes. Then change your User account to a Standard User
account.(There is absolutely no need to run as an administrator on a
daily basis in Windows 7 - Windows 7 has the "right-click-run as
administrator" function for when you need admin privileges). You will be
much safer and better protected doing this.

 

[D@LS]

alt.windows7.general:

Please read the article I mentioned about how to ask a meaningful
technical question, including pertinent details.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375


How, specifically did you try?


You should tell us about those programs. Windows 7 will not allow user
or configuration data to be written to the Program Files directory. If
you have older programs that do that, you have to use a workaround,
usually to install it to some other location of the hard disk.
Otherwise, UAC will complain every time the program tries to do so.

In order to change UAC settings, you must be logged in with
administrator privileges. Are you?


What??

I put a picture of what I'm trying to change in the newsgroup
ALT.BINARIES.JOKER

 

[Gordon]

I put a picture of what I'm trying to change in the newsgroup
ALT.BINARIES.JOKER

Many news servers do not carry binary groups, and if they do then you
have to subscribe and then find your post.
There are plenty of free picture-sharing sites that you could use which
would mean all you have to do is post a link to the picture...
Google Picasa web (https://picasaweb.google.com/) and MS Skydrive
(http://explore.live.com/windows-live-skydrive) are two such free
options....

 

[Brian Gregory [UK]]

And if that is the ONLY user account set up on the computer then you
*really* *really* need to read this:

Do NOT use Windows 7 with only ONE user account. In Windows 7, the
built-in Administrator account is disabled by default and although it is
possible to enable it, that process may be beyond what you feel
comfortable with.
WHEN, and not IF,you have problems accessing your ONE user account, you
will have tremendous difficulty if you only have ONE use account.

You need to forget anything to do with XP, and create a User Account with
Administrator privileges, (call it Admin or similar) and give it a
password. Keep this account for emergency access and for elevation
purposes. Then change your User account to a Standard User account.(There
is absolutely no need to run as an administrator on a daily basis in
Windows 7 - Windows 7 has the "right-click-run as administrator" function
for when you need admin privileges). You will be much safer and better
protected doing this.

Windows XP had "run as".

If you're suggesting that this is only necessary, or more necessary on
Windows 7 you are wrong.

The User Access Control in Vista and Windows 7 actually means it's safer
than ever before to run as an Administrator all the time.

 

[Gordon]

Windows XP had "run as".

If you're suggesting that this is only necessary, or more necessary on
Windows 7 you are wrong.

As all MVPs are wrong? Most MVPs (and other professionals) do NOT
recommend running as Administrator on a daily basis. Your attitude is
one of the reasons the internet is awash with Windows viruses and
malware because people run as administrator WHEN THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO
NEED TO DO SO. It's no co-incidence that all the SECURE systems such as
Linux, Unix and MAC do NOT use a root account (aka administrator) as a
normal usage User account...

The User Access Control in Vista and Windows 7 actually means it's safer
than ever before to run as an Administrator all the time.

No it doesn't and as I said - there is NO NEED to do so.
Secondly READ THE POST. The main thrust is that the OP should NOT run W7
with only ONE user account - the not running as administrator is a
sub-theme of that.

 

[Brian Gregory [UK]]

As all MVPs are wrong? Most MVPs (and other professionals) do NOT
recommend running as Administrator on a daily basis. Your attitude is one
of the reasons the internet is awash with Windows viruses and malware
because people run as administrator WHEN THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO NEED TO DO
SO. It's no co-incidence that all the SECURE systems such as Linux, Unix
and MAC do NOT use a root account (aka administrator) as a normal usage
User account...


No it doesn't and as I said - there is NO NEED to do so.
Secondly READ THE POST. The main thrust is that the OP should NOT run W7
with only ONE user account - the not running as administrator is a
sub-theme of that.

You're reading too much into what I said, and I guess I read too much into
what you said.

But surely the whole point of UAC was to try and make it safer to run as an
administrator.

In an ideal world where one has funds to replace old software there would be
no need to run as an administrator but there are still plenty of useful
programs around that only work properly in administrator mode, or that only
work properly for the user that installed them.