> Is there a convenient way for doing that? Does the OS know when additional
> rights are needed and
> prompt you for a password, that is good for the current operation/process,
> but is not a "permanent"
> elevation of rights?
Yes, the OS will ask you if it's OK to elevate privileges when need
Yes, this is called UAC (user access control?) and offers several
levels of sensitivity in Win7. I set mine to the highest, most
paranoid notch. A little window pops up asking if it's okay to run the
app as an administrator.
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Fred Holmes wrote:
> Is there a conveni
Is there a convenient way for doing that? Does the OS know when additional
rights are needed and prompt you for a password, that is good for the current
operation/process, but is not a "permanent" elevation of rights?
Fred Holmes
At 12:56 PM 11/4/2009, Chris Dunford wrote:
>Right. DropMyRights
Thanks for the feedback and I might give it a try. Normally, I run as
a limited user which works well, but after installing an Acrobat link
into Outlook 2007, Outlook only works completely while running as an
administrator. Yes, Thunderbird is my main email program but some of
my other programs (ph
> It was a clever method to trick WinXP into running Firefox with lower
> than administrator rights. The idea being that would lower the risk of
> having malware installed.
...
> And of course, Vista & Win7 offer more protection by default anyway.
> Although both will set up users as admins by de
It was a clever method to trick WinXP into running Firefox with lower
than administrator rights. The idea being that would lower the risk of
having malware installed.
Alas, it worked too well. You couldn't even update Firefox with it
running in restricted mode. I worked around that myself for a wh
Tony, awhile back I think you mentioned a program called "Drop My
Rights". How has that worked for you and will you provide details?
Thanks in advance,
Richard P.
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