The UAC dialog popped up every time I made a change/update in Adobe, Microsoft, or Norton software. It was especially annoying when updating any software. I don't need to be reminded by Windows if it's okay to update software. It's like asking for permission to use the restroom. Microsoft thinks everyone is an idiot.
Unless Norton 360 isn't picking up something that could be breeding in a folder, I haven't had a problem with UAC being turned off. I just found it annoying with that window popping up all the time. I make no recommendation that anybody take the risk especially if they're computers are not secure. I have extra security on my computer besides Norton to prevent hacks due to my having access to certain websites. UAC interferes with some websites which is why I originally turned it off. Besides Legacy 7.5 which was in the root directory of the C drive (I uninstalled it), I have another program installed there as well because it doesn't function well under Program Files. Microsoft's solution to everything is to keep updating our systems until it's so slow we have to buy another computer or purchase an upgrade to the next version of Windows. My computer is old and slow as it is so I don't think Windows 8.1 will run on it. I also don't want to have to upgrade hardware to fit its requirements. I've had no problems with lost data or corruption, but that's only my experience. I don't recommend that everyone do the same based on my experience unless you know how to tweak your system and have security in place. Bill Boswell -----Original Message----- From: John B. Lisle [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 11:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Directory structure Bill, Let me ask again... Can you please give some specific examples of "Are you sure you want to make this change" messages that you would be seeing from reputable software properly developed to Win 7 Microsoft standards? As I recall (and I accept the possibility of a senior moment), that was the nonsense we saw in the early days of Win7 and Vista when vendors had not updated their software to comply with the standards. Today, most of that software is now in compliance and when it has to change program data, that data is now sitting in a directory outside of C;\Program Files. I have found that I continually have to re-evaluate habits I picked up in the past to compensate for conditions in the past that may or may not be correct today. As I believe I implied earlier, I really do not care what you do. You are free to do whatever you think works best for you. I am concerned that folks without your technical savvy and infrastructure you have built on your computers would take your recommendation and assume they have to do it. john. At 10:11 PM 11/28/2013, William Boswell wrote: >John: > >I've had UAC off for several years and have had no threats against my >computer. UAC is annoying when it pops up every time I have to make >any changes within a program. I don't need to be asked "are you sure >you want to make this change" (or something like that) every time I do >a simple task. > >None of my data has ever been at risk. I have several data drives >(internal and external) that have never been affected by intrusions. I >also backup weekly to DVD's and daily with Norton backup which includes >my genealogy data. I've been using the Norton products since the early >1990's and never had a problem. I also backup all my internal hard >drives to external USB drives as a precaution. I fear more that an >internal drive will fail rather than a virus intrusion. > >All of my software is purchased and not bootleg. I only purchase from >legitimate sources and I don't use freeware or open source software. I >prefer to pay for software from reputable companies. > >UAC is for those who don't have security software installed or have no >idea about security on their computers. The only threat I have is my >cats walking on the keyboard when I'm out of the room. That's happened >before when one of them hit CTRL-ALT-DEL and rebooted the computer >without me saving first. > >Thanks for the advice, but UAC is a pain in the tush for me. Maybe >I've been lucky not to have been hacked. I did have my Adobe account >hacked, but that was their computers and mismanagement problem. > >Bill > >-----Original Message----- >From: John B. Lisle [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 8:24 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Directory structure > >Bill, > >1/ Norton and UAC are handling two different classes of threats. > >2/ Personally, I found that Norton took too much control of my PC; >Email especially became a serious problem. IT folks whom I trust >recommended Avast several years ago and I have not regretted it. > >3/ I do all sorts of stuff on my PC, including some development, and >have never felt a need to turn off UAC. If you are using well developed >software that follows the rules, it should not be a problem. > >4/ Could you please describe what specific operations you do that >requires UAC off? I would hate to have someone on this list take that >advice when they do not need to do it and then find themselves damaging >some crucial data. > >thanks, >john. > > > >At 02:43 PM 11/28/2013, William Boswell wrote: > >I use Norton security software and never had a problem with viruses. > >UAC is just annoying because it pops up every time I want to make > >changes within a program. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Mike Fry [mailto:[email protected]] > >Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 11:47 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Directory structure > > > >On 2013/11/28 18:41, William Boswell wrote: > > > > > I don't use UAC. It's turned off because it's annoying. I'm > > running Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. > > > >Guess I should add you to my list of suspect emailers :-) > > > >-- > >Regards, > >Mike Fry > >Johannesburg (g) > > > > > > > >Legacy User Group guidelines: > >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > >Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > >Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > >and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > >To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > > > > >Legacy User Group guidelines: > >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > >Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > >Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > >and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > >To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > >Legacy User Group guidelines: >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) >and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > >Legacy User Group guidelines: >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) >and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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