Comments on: Blessed or Cursed by the User Account Control http://www.windows7news.com/2009/10/03/blessed-or-cursed-by-the-user-account-control/ Latest Microsoft Windows 7 News, Tips, Themes, Wallpapers & Guides Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: colin http://www.windows7news.com/2009/10/03/blessed-or-cursed-by-the-user-account-control/comment-page-2/#comment-48267 colin Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:24:35 +0000 http://windows7news.com/?p=4595#comment-48267 Your problem is not related to UAC. There's probably something wrong with your drive or with your files. Your problem is not related to UAC. There's probably something wrong with your drive or with your files.

]]> By: edkortman http://www.windows7news.com/2009/10/03/blessed-or-cursed-by-the-user-account-control/comment-page-2/#comment-48266 edkortman Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:20:37 +0000 http://windows7news.com/?p=4595#comment-48266 You cannot turn it off completely even at the lowest setting. I copied all of my important data files from my Windows XP computer to eSata drives and then connected the drives to my new Windows 7 computer. At least half of the files cannot be opened, copied, or deleted even when logged on as an admin user. This has rendered my drives nearly useless. I haven't tried formatting them since I still want the data. The files that can't be read show a blank user in the properties tab. You cannot turn it off completely even at the lowest setting. I copied all of my important data files from my Windows XP computer to eSata drives and then connected the drives to my new Windows 7 computer. At least half of the files cannot be opened, copied, or deleted even when logged on as an admin user. This has rendered my drives nearly useless. I haven't tried formatting them since I still want the data. The files that can't be read show a blank user in the properties tab.

]]> By: colin http://www.windows7news.com/2009/10/03/blessed-or-cursed-by-the-user-account-control/comment-page-2/#comment-43559 colin Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:24:35 +0000 http://windows7news.com/?p=4595#comment-43559 Your problem is not related to UAC. There's probably something wrong with your drive or with your files. Your problem is not related to UAC. There's probably something wrong with your drive or with your files.

]]> By: edkortman http://www.windows7news.com/2009/10/03/blessed-or-cursed-by-the-user-account-control/comment-page-2/#comment-43558 edkortman Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:20:37 +0000 http://windows7news.com/?p=4595#comment-43558 You cannot turn it off completely even at the lowest setting. I copied all of my important data files from my Windows XP computer to eSata drives and then connected the drives to my new Windows 7 computer. At least half of the files cannot be opened, copied, or deleted even when logged on as an admin user. This has rendered my drives nearly useless. I haven't tried formatting them since I still want the data. The files that can't be read show a blank user in the properties tab. You cannot turn it off completely even at the lowest setting. I copied all of my important data files from my Windows XP computer to eSata drives and then connected the drives to my new Windows 7 computer. At least half of the files cannot be opened, copied, or deleted even when logged on as an admin user. This has rendered my drives nearly useless. I haven't tried formatting them since I still want the data. The files that can't be read show a blank user in the properties tab.

]]> By: StefanKraft http://www.windows7news.com/2009/10/03/blessed-or-cursed-by-the-user-account-control/comment-page-2/#comment-40375 StefanKraft Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:43:29 +0000 http://windows7news.com/?p=4595#comment-40375 I recommend to set the UAC level to maximum in Win7, see <a href="http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090611/uac-in-windows-7-still-broken-microsoft-wont-fix-code-injection-vulnerability/" rel="nofollow">http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090611/uac-i...</a><br>and<br><a href="http://www.pretentiousname.com/misc/win7_uac_whitelist2.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pretentiousname.com/misc/win7_uac_wh...</a> I recommend to set the UAC level to maximum in Win7, see http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090611/uac-i…
and
http://www.pretentiousname.com/misc/win7_uac_wh…

]]> By: StefanKraft http://www.windows7news.com/2009/10/03/blessed-or-cursed-by-the-user-account-control/comment-page-1/#comment-40249 StefanKraft Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:43:29 +0000 http://windows7news.com/?p=4595#comment-40249 I recommend to set the UAC level to maximum in Win7, see <a href="http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090611/uac-in-windows-7-still-broken-microsoft-wont-fix-code-injection-vulnerability/" rel="nofollow">http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090611/uac-i...</a><br>and<br><a href="http://www.pretentiousname.com/misc/win7_uac_whitelist2.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pretentiousname.com/misc/win7_uac_wh...</a> I recommend to set the UAC level to maximum in Win7, see http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090611/uac-i…
and
http://www.pretentiousname.com/misc/win7_uac_wh…

]]> By: Name http://www.windows7news.com/2009/10/03/blessed-or-cursed-by-the-user-account-control/comment-page-1/#comment-40248 Name Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:00:16 +0000 http://windows7news.com/?p=4595#comment-40248 Yea the best thing about UAC is that you can turn it off!!! Yea the best thing about UAC is that you can turn it off!!!

]]> By: colin http://www.windows7news.com/2009/10/03/blessed-or-cursed-by-the-user-account-control/comment-page-1/#comment-40004 colin Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:55:49 +0000 http://windows7news.com/?p=4595#comment-40004 I LOVE THE UAC because you can turn it off completely! I LOVE THE UAC because you can turn it off completely!

]]> By: chieftain20 http://www.windows7news.com/2009/10/03/blessed-or-cursed-by-the-user-account-control/comment-page-1/#comment-39998 chieftain20 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:32:05 +0000 http://windows7news.com/?p=4595#comment-39998 I always have it off even after a fresh install. It just bugs me. I always have it off even after a fresh install. It just bugs me.

]]> By: Alan Burns http://www.windows7news.com/2009/10/03/blessed-or-cursed-by-the-user-account-control/comment-page-1/#comment-39992 Alan Burns Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:17:11 +0000 http://windows7news.com/?p=4595#comment-39992 I turn UAC off after a reinstall, but only for the time it takes me to install all my software. By that time, anything else that's running and requires admin privileges, I want to know about. i did the same in vista too. I can count the number of times it's actually notified me of something nefarious on a single hand, but that's still more times that it would have if it was disabled. Plus, internet explorer protected mode doesn't work without UAC on, so, it was of benefit that way.<br><br>For those that say "Just use firefox/opera/other browser", I use chrome as my primary browser. However, things like, for example, Steam, still use the internet explorer backend to view the steam pages, etc. Better to be safe than sorry in my opinion, since with windows 7 I'm getting out of the habit of reinstalling every 6 months. :) I turn UAC off after a reinstall, but only for the time it takes me to install all my software. By that time, anything else that's running and requires admin privileges, I want to know about. i did the same in vista too. I can count the number of times it's actually notified me of something nefarious on a single hand, but that's still more times that it would have if it was disabled. Plus, internet explorer protected mode doesn't work without UAC on, so, it was of benefit that way.

For those that say “Just use firefox/opera/other browser”, I use chrome as my primary browser. However, things like, for example, Steam, still use the internet explorer backend to view the steam pages, etc. Better to be safe than sorry in my opinion, since with windows 7 I'm getting out of the habit of reinstalling every 6 months. :)

]]> By: andor9x http://www.windows7news.com/2009/10/03/blessed-or-cursed-by-the-user-account-control/comment-page-1/#comment-39989 andor9x Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:36:19 +0000 http://windows7news.com/?p=4595#comment-39989 I turn it off, it's the first thing I do after a clean-install, it just annoys me I turn it off, it's the first thing I do after a clean-install, it just annoys me

]]> By: rush2112 http://www.windows7news.com/2009/10/03/blessed-or-cursed-by-the-user-account-control/comment-page-1/#comment-39988 rush2112 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:47:08 +0000 http://windows7news.com/?p=4595#comment-39988 lol i just ended up turning uac off lol i just ended up turning uac off

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