I don't have access to a Vista system, however with XP Pro, there is a
distinction between an account the user creates having administrative
privileges, vs. the Administrator account which I believe is created
automatically when Windows is installed. Some brain-dead software
will only install
He was being sarcastic I think. This describes exactly how Vista does
it. There's nothing cryptic about the notice you get. And, because it
accepts blank passwords, it's darned convenient. :)
As noted in another thread, admins also must approve the UAC prompt to
execute things.
Now, I should
Not true. I searched MS library and found a way to turn off UAC
(despite the link provided by Jeff Wright which says that it can't be
done on Vista Home Basic Premium). It's done with msconfig, or by
editing the registry. Once I turned off UAC, the software installed.
mike wrote:
You
Also, how do I log in as administrator? There is only one profile on
this computer, and it boots up with me listed as administrator.
I provided links in a previous message as to how to enable the admin
account.
As I mentioned in an earlier message, I found a way to turn off UAC,
and the
I've been using vista ultimate 64bit since SP 1 came out and never have seen
this. Of course this doesn't mean it didn't happen, just seems odd.
What program and version were you trying to install that would only install
with UAC off?
Mike
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Robert
You must have missed the other thread pointing out that even admins
must answer to UAC. It's a safety feature.
The most sensible way to set up Vista is probably to create a new user
Admin with full admin privileges, then lower your own privs to User.
There's no need to screw with the default
Ok I know I'm picking nits...but is there any discernible difference at all
between the admin you can enable as shown, and the default admin created
when you install?
Mike
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote:
Also, how do I log in as administrator? There is
I don't know. But I know it doesn't matter. Except the one you create
will be visible.
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 5:48 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote:
Ok I know I'm picking nits...but is there any discernible difference at all
between the admin you can enable as shown, and the default admin
Such an odd thing... having more than one administrator account. Do you
have to name them differently?
db
Tony B wrote:
I don't know. But I know it doesn't matter. Except the one you create
will be visible.
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 5:48 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote:
Ok I know I'm
You name all your accounts differently...the type can be of course the same.
Mike
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 4:40 PM, db db...@att.net wrote:
Such an odd thing... having more than one administrator account. Do you
have to name them differently?
db
Tony B wrote:
I don't know. But I know it
Let her get settled in with it before you play with it, and let us
know how she likes it. Eventually, you'll want to go in and set her up
as a User, since apparently by default the owner is still inexplicably
an Admin.
We recently got one of the HP laptops with x64 and a humongous screen
for
Other then moving her programs/pics/docs to the machine I won't be
customizing anything. I think I'll get more comments about moving from a
full size desktop to a laptop...albeit this laptop is 17 with a full size
keyboard.
Mike
On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote:
I thought the same thing at first, but no, you really are a standard user
with limited rights until you elevate the user to admin rights with UAC.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709691.aspx
MS didn't do a very good job publicizing this aspect of Vista's security.
Come to think of
At 10:45 AM 12/27/2008, Tony B wrote:
Let her get settled in with it before you play with it, and let us
know how she likes it. Eventually, you'll want to go in and set her up
as a User, since apparently by default the owner is still inexplicably
an Admin.
That so the help won't have to respond
That's a really long article. Does it make this claim somewhere?
Because when I got my hands on the wife's new Vista x64 comp 2-3 days
after her, she was running as the only named Admin. She wouldn't have
changed anything unless prompted. I expected to find her as a User;
she wasn't, so I changed
Eventually, you'll want to go in and set her up
as a User, since apparently by default the owner is
still inexplicably an Admin.
That so the help won't have to respond to things that don't work
because of improperly-set permissions. Just give the user the maximum
permissions.
No, this
Perhaps it's an HP thing. I only know what I found on her new laptop
last month. Anyway, after adding admin, and moving her to Users with
me, everything is working fine.
I also run a desktop install of Home Premium, but I can't remember now
how that went. I'm certainly running it now as a User.
This must be the problem that I have installing older software on a
Vista 64-bit computer that I just bought.
When I insert the application CD, a message appears that I don't have
administration rights to install the software.
According to the MS link that you provided, the only way to
You don't need to turn off UAC to install anything. If it's able to be
installed on 64bit it will...UAC doesn't have anything to do with it.
Mike
On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Robert carrollcompu...@gmail.com wrote:
This must be the problem that I have installing older software on a Vista
Just log in as admin, do what needs to be done, then log out.
On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 3:22 PM, Robert carrollcompu...@gmail.com wrote:
This must be the problem that I have installing older software on a Vista
64-bit computer that I just bought.
When I insert the application CD, a message
When setup runs, it _should_ automatically prompt you to run as
admin (mine does). Accept that and you're good to go. Alternatively,
cancel setup and find it on the disk and right click it and run as
admin. Or, like John said, just log in as admin until you've
installed it.
On Sat, Dec 27, 2008
It pretty much says it in the first few paragraphs, but no, it isn't
explicit.
Weirdly, it's very difficult to find something that states this explicitly.
This is as close as I can find:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=245
-Original Message-
That's a really long article. Does it make
When setup runs, it _should_ automatically prompt you to run as
admin (mine does). Accept that and you're good to go. Alternatively,
cancel setup and find it on the disk and right click it and run as
admin. Or, like John said, just log in as admin until you've
installed it.
It may be that
) to help protect your computer.
5. Click OK.
6. Restart Windows
- Original Message -
From: Robert carrollcompu...@gmail.com
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] New Vista computer experiences
This must be the problem that I have
On new installs with one user, the single user (in this case my wife on
her new laptop), is administrator. However, even though she is running as
admin, UAC will continue to prompt when permission is necessary, vista
doesn't assume just because you have admin rights, you want everything
in
OK...so you are saying there is a difference between the default admin on
install and an admin you create? What is that difference? Does it not have
to be *the* admin account if it's the only one there? Because under that
logic, you'd be using a limited user to create a super user, that would
OK...so you are saying there is a difference between the default admin
on install and an admin you create? What is that difference? Does it not
have to be *the* admin account if it's the only one there? Because under
that logic, you'd be using a limited user to create a super user, that
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