He was being sarcastic I think. This describes exactly how Vista does it. There's nothing cryptic about the notice you get. And, because it accepts blank passwords, it's darned convenient. :)
As noted in another thread, admins also must approve the UAC prompt to execute things. Now, I should point out that maybe .5% of the time the UAC window pops up hidden somewhere. It needs work, but all in all it's a good implementation. >> That so the help won't have to respond to things that "don't work" because >> of improperly-set permissions. Just give the user the maximum permissions. >> >> Linux does it right, I think. I understand that if one attempts an >> operation that requires admin or root permissions, one gets a prompt to >> enter a password before the command will execute. The command doesn't just >> fail with no or some cryptic error message. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
