Security Popups in Vista

I better idea instead of completely turning it off is to use a program called, TweakUAC.
makes the UAC 'pop ups' turn silent as it were.
 
Theguy said:
I better idea instead of completely turning it off is to use a program called, TweakUAC.
makes the UAC 'pop ups' turn silent as it were.
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I would highly recommend not turning UAC totally off, especially when you can just have silent mode. IE protected mode is just one important security feature that will get disabled.

Burnsy
 
I look at UAC this way:

I never had it in XP, I have never been infected with any worm/spyware/adware/virus etc.

I'll be fine without it :p

I do like the Internet Explorer protected mode that it provides, but I don't use Internet Explorer, so I don't see it as much of a benefit to me.
 
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It defeats itself by being over zealous.

When you're so used to clicking "oh for crying out loud YES, that's why I asked you in the first place", when you shift your weight from your left bumcheek to your right, you'll click it without thinking when it says "do you wish to install this malicious, code munching worm".
The pox be upon it.
 
Made a bit of a pig's ear of this feature in Vista, in my opinion.

It's nice of it to care so much when I decide to delete a folder. Yes, I am sure I wanted to delete that - that's why I chose to do so.
 
thegoonden said:
It defeats itself by being over zealous.

When you're so used to clicking "oh for crying out loud YES, that's why I asked you in the first place", when you shift your weight from your left bumcheek to your right, you'll click it without thinking when it says "do you wish to install this malicious, code munching worm".
The pox be upon it.
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That's probably quite true....

I very very rarely use I.E (Opera instead), so I'm not sure whether to use it or not. Meh, I have 4GB of RAM it'll be a bit more used I suppose lol...
 
speedy2004 said:
What does the UAC do away accept stopping you doing stuff??? Ive never had UAC turned on since Ive started using vista
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Registry virtualisation, protected mode IE, restricting privileges of all running programs to a sensible level...

I always find these threads interesting, especially the 'knowledgeable' windows users who think running as admin with no other protection is something to be promoted. It was a flaw in XP, and some people are determined to make it a flaw in vista. It's like not putting a trapdoor over a hole in the floor because 'I know it's there so I won't fall in it'...

It's also worth noting that one of the rationales behind UAC is to get developers to improve their software. The vast majority of third party applications (particularly games) have absolutely no reason to require elevated privileges for running other than bad coding.
 
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