Hi, thanks for telling me this. I didn't realize protected mode is to do with uac. Goodness me, I've been using IE7 all along without protected mode! I've been safe so far though according to tests I've done on my Vista laptop. I'll look at this Tweak Uac another time though. Thanks again.
At 01:59 07/01/2008, you wrote: >The IE7 protected mode is off if UAC is disabled. It is based on the User >Interface Privilege Isolation technology introduced in Vista to control such >things as user permission levels. > >The below information comes from a couple online articles. I have included >a link to where TweakUAC can be downloaded. > >When Internet Explorer 7 is running in Protected Mode (which is the default >in all but the "Trusted" security zone) the process runs with low rights, >even if Internet Explorer is being run by an administrator. This means that >even if an attacker defeated all defense mechanisms and got control of the >Internet Explorer process and managed to run some arbitrary code, it would >be severely limited in what it could do. Nearly all of the file system and >registry would be off limits for writing, reducing the ability of an exploit >to modify the system or harm your files. The code wouldn't have enough >privileges to install software, put files in your Startup folder, hijack >browser settings, or do other nasty things. > >If you download and use TweakUAC you will be able to run UAC in its quiet >mode. In such a mode, you keep all the positive effects of UAC, such as >Internet Explorer operating in the protected mode, applications starting >without the administrative privileges by default, etc. The only thing that >gets changed is that you will no longer see the infamous "Windows needs your >permission to continue" messages whenever you attempt to make a change to >your Vista configuration, or when you run a program that needs >administrative rights. > >http://www.tweak-uac.com/download/ > >Brian Lee >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chris Hallsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> >Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 4:48 PM >Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE 7 tutorials > > > > Hi, I believe so, but for some reason users with administrative > > accounts protected mode is off. Is this normal? > > > > At 16:10 06/01/2008, you wrote: > >>I have Windows XP and use IE 7. I understand that in Vista there is > >>"protected browsing". Is this enabled via Internet Explorer? > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Joseph Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > >>Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 5:37 PM > >>Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE 7 tutorials > >> > >> > >>Hi Lisa, > >>A Tab Brosing basically means opening two or more websites on the same > >>window (or session as some people calls it). It is like using multipage > >>dialog. Here are some of the commands: > >>* To open a new website using a new tab (meaning same window), press > >>CTRL+T. > >>* To exit out of a website (not IE; it just closes the tab), press CTRL+W > >>or > >>CTRL+F4. > >>* To move to the next webpage (TAB), press CTrL+TAB. > >>* For prior page (TAB), press CTRL+Shift+TAB. > >>I know there are some blindness tutorials out there that teaches IE7 from > >>blindness perspective. I myself have covered IE7 exclusively on my Part 4 > >>of > >>my Guide to Vista tutorial (although it covers Vista, IE7 commands and > >>concepts are same accross Vista and XP). > >>Cheers, > >>Joseph > >>----- Original Message ----- > >> >From: "Lisa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > >>Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 9:08 AM > >>Subject: [JAWS-Users] IE 7 tutorials > >> > >> > >> > Hello everyone, > >> > I just upgraded to IE 7, and I don't really understand much about > >> > tabbed > >> > browsing. I would like to learn more about it, and how to use it > >> > better > >> > with jaws9. I am running windows XP home edition, and I have jaws 9. > >> > Any > >> > help with this would be most appreciated! > >> > Take care, > >> > Lisa > >> > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > >> > http://www.jaws-users.com > >> > Address for the list archives: > >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > >> > To post to this group, send email to > >> > jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the > >> > subject > >> > or body of a blank message to: > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > >> > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > >> > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > >> > following address: > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > >> > >> > >>Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > >>http://www.jaws-users.com > >>Address for the list archives: > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > >>To post to this group, send email to > >>jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > >>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > >>or > >>body of a blank message to: > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Use the following form in order to contact the management team > >>http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > >>If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > >>following address: > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >>Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > >>http://www.jaws-users.com > >>Address for the list archives: > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > >>To post to this group, send email to > >>jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > >>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the > >>subject or body of a blank message to: > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Use the following form in order to contact the management team > >>http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > >>If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to > >>the following address: > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > > http://www.jaws-users.com > > Address for the list archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > > To post to this group, send email to > > jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > > or body of a blank message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > > following address: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >http://www.jaws-users.com >Address for the list archives: >http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >To post to this group, send email to >jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >subject or body of a blank message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Use the following form in order to contact the management team >http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php >If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to >the following address: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To post to this group, send email to jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
