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jbox:


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--- Quote from: AndyWarne on January 31, 2007, 07:57:20 am ---Turning of UAC does not get rid of all these annoying prompts.
Andy

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Maybe you IT geeks know what a UAC is, but I sure don't.

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In this context the letters AC usually refer to Access Control. Presumably something like Universal Access Control? Constants prompts are pointless, since people will always just learn a pavlovian response of clicking OK without reading it, and then sooner or later something bad will get through and MS will just be like "we tried to warn you!"

Installing new software apps should be the only thing that triggers warnings. Everything else should either be running properly sandboxed just below your user level or else they don't get to claim they have "the 733t security".  :dunno

Zero_Hour:

My Apologies for not expanding the acronym when discussing it. - jbox was on the right track -

User Access Control

jhanson:


--- Quote from: Zero_Hour on February 08, 2007, 02:12:12 am ---My Apologies for not expanding the acronym when discussing it. - jbox was on the right track -

User Access Control

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Actually, it's User Account Control, though User Access Control would kind of make more sense.

Zero_Hour:

Right you are, I need to proof my stuff better.  ::)

Thanks for the correction mraxle.  :applaud:



NinjaEpisode:


--- Quote from: AndyWarne on January 31, 2007, 07:57:20 am ---Turning of UAC does not get rid of all these annoying prompts.
Andy

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It does if you do it via Local Machine Policy.  You're right, doing it through the control panel does not, but there are LMP's that do.

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