> On Friday 28 August 2009 08:29:48 Thor (Hammer of God) wrote: > > Maybe I'm not saying it properly... (and I won't belabor the point > > anymore). If you want a password instead of a click, then set it to > > "prompt for credentials" rather than "prompt for consent" for > > *administrators*. > > Understood. I also understand you can set up Vista to use normal users. > My > objection is to Microsoft's default behavior.
This now makes more sense after further reading the following from you: > > > > We basically agree on the main point: Separate user and > administrator > > > accounts are better. I wonder if Micosoft will start enforcing > that? > > > > The "wonder if MSFT will start enforcing that" is already answered - > they > > do, and HAVE been. Even with XP you could "run as administrator." I > used > > to do it all the time. I actually like the UAC in Vista/Win7 better > as it > > gives seamless admin capabilities while interactively logged on as a > normal > > user. > > There is a difference between being able to do something, and enforcing > it. > The OS on my machines will not allow a person to run an administrative > desktop. It enforces the separation between the administrator and a > normal > user by requiring the creation of at least one normal user at install. > Only > that normal user can log in. Oh, now that's cool. I didn't know that. The "force to create a normal user and only use that" was not something I was aware of. What's the OS? So, even if you wanted to, you couldn't log on as administrator and just do whatever you needed to? I'm not sure if I like that, but I assume this is customizable behavior, yes? > Microsoft encourages the opposite behavior > by > default. I know of no Vista home user who runs as a normal user. > > I guess it's good we had this conversation; I got to meet someone who > sets up > Windows properly on his personal machines. ;) Absolutely - and I learned something about other default options on other OS's too ;) t > > -- > Hawaiian Astronomical Society: http://www.hawastsoc.org > HAS Deepsky Atlas: http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
