The web browser is simply a hosted Internet Explorer (Shdocvw.dll) control, which is why it acts like IE, and is slow (It is rendered offscreen and then copied to a texture and displayed)
Dustin Tuft wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
