Thorsten Kampe wrote: > * Lawrence D'Oliveiro (Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:13:46 +1300) >> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Michel Claveau - NoSpam >> SVP ; merci wrote: >> >>> Another way is to de-activate UAC. >> Please don't be stupid! > > He's not stupid. Disabling UAC is the recommended way to get rid of > these problems. > Microsoft have now admitted that they implemented UAC not to improve security but to cause complaints from customers so that application vendors would stop their programs from taking actions that needed UAC confirmation.
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