Has any one tried the Application Compatibility Toolkit? Not sure if the steam client is making it's own call out to a web site or loading a browser to do it. Google for some simple steps that should leave the UAC on but not mess with Steam. First download and install Application Compatibility Toolkit. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=24DA89E9-B581-47B0-B45E-492DD6DA2971&displaylang=en Find the shortcut icon for Compatibility Administrator. Right click it and click Run as administrator. In the left hand pane, right-click on the database under Custom Databases and select Create New, and select Application Fix. Enter the name and other details of the application you want to alter behavior on and then browse to it to select it. Click Next. Click Next until you are in the Compatibility Fixes screen. On the Compatibility Fixes screen, find the item RunAsInvoker, and check it. Click Next and then Finish. Select File and Save As. Save the file as a app.SDB type file in a directory you will easily find it. Navigate to Start Menu, Right click Command Prompt and click Run as administrator. Run the following command at the prompt : sdbinst <path>\app.sdb Where <path> is the location where you have saved the app.sdb file. For example, if you saved the .SDB file as app.sdb in the c:\Windows folder, the command should be like this: sdbinst c:\windows\app.sdb You should now get a confirmatory message. Voila! You’re done, Vista will no longer prompt you with the UAC everytime you open your favorite app. Dustin Tuft
> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:49:38 -0500> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: Re: [hlds] UAC kicking in due to > active-x controls in the MOTD> > <offtopic>And you are probably the same > people that complain about > windows security. UAC is actually very helpful > against malware/viruses, > and really after you install your software, there > is no reason to have > it off. I hardly ever have to hit a continue on my > home machines > (except if there is an update to the software). Now at work > its > disabled because it severely slows me down having to hit continue every > > time I want to open a MMC console of some sort. It doesnt require a > > password, but its better than nothing (and if it required a password > > everytime even more people would turn it off). </offtopic>> > Yatin Vadhia > wrote:> > I was about to reply with exactly the same advice. :P> >> > That's > what I do, every format, 1st thing, disable UAC.> >> > 2008/6/23 Olly <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>:> >> > > >> I highly recommend disabling UAC. Its job is pretty > useless as it does not> >> ask for a password like the linux equivalent.> >>> > >> To disable:> >>> >> Start > Control Panel > User Accounts > Turn user > account control on or off> >> > >>> uncheck the box.> >>> > >> This does not > disable any account/user stuff todo with file permissions or> >> stuff like > that. It just sets it like XP. UAC is the first thing I disable> >> when > installing vista.> >>> >> I'm sure if you look over the internet, you will > see sooooo many people> >> turning UAC off.> >>> >> 2008/6/23 Brainstorm > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:> >>> >> > >>> Hi,> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> I recently noticed > that there are a few servers which seem to have> >>> > >> active-x> >> > >>> > controls in the MOTD. A nice flash-enabled motd might seem nice, but if> >>> > > >> you> >> > >>> do not have the proper controls installed it also causes a > nice UAC popup> >>> (Vista) and eventually leads to hl2.exe being stuck on > 100% cpu.> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Besides the obvious choice of not playing on > those servers or installing> >>> the> >>> addon manually (or not running > vista ^^), is there actually a way for> >>> end-users to avoid being asked to > install an addon? The servers that I> >>> > >> saw> >> > >>> did not try to > do anything malicious, but just getting the popup or even> >>> crashing from > the game is quite annoying.> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Thanks.> >>>> >>> > _______________________________________________> >>> To unsubscribe, edit > your list preferences, or view the list archives,> >>> please visit:> >>> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds> >>>> >>> > >> > _______________________________________________> >> To unsubscribe, edit your > list preferences, or view the list archives,> >> please visit:> >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds> >>> >> > >> >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________> To unsubscribe, edit your > list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit:> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
