Launching 'unidentified programmes' - UAC

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longbelly

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My Vista PC is set for me as the administrator - there are no other users. All the progmas I have were installed with no problem. There are 2 however - Lightbox and Everything - that each time I open them the Vista UAC box comes up and asks me if I want to allow the prog to open as it is unidentified. I find this annoying and am not sure what to do about it?
 

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    AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+, 2611MHz
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    2048 MB
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    NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS
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    Realtek High Definition Audio
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    Iiyama Prolite H481S 19.1"
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    ATAPI DVD W DH16W1P ATA Device 288 GB in 2 partitions
Hi longbelly, i had the same problem once, go to the Control Panel, then User Accounts, under the sub heading 'Make changes to your user account' the last option is 'Turn user account control on or off' click on this and set it to off,

Hope this helps!
 

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Thanks. I cannot see what I can change in User Accounts to make any difference as I am already down as the Administrator. I have tried turning of UAC and this of course solves the problem. However this leaves me concerned for the security of my PC.

I have no problems launching all my programs except these two mentioned - Everything.exe and Lightbox.exe - and I don't understand why? I wonder if there is some other way I can install them to stop this UAC box appearing everytime I launch them?
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire T180
    CPU
    AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+, 2611MHz
    Memory
    2048 MB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Iiyama Prolite H481S 19.1"
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    ATAPI DVD W DH16W1P ATA Device 288 GB in 2 partitions
Have you tried creating desktop shortcuts for the programs, then going into properties of the shortcut, click advanced and check "run as administrator" ? --ch
 

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    HP HDX 16
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    Core2Duo T9400
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    HP
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    4Gb
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    Nvidia 9600 GT M
    Sound Card
    -
    Monitor(s) Displays
    -
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
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    320 Gb 5400 RPM
From what i understand about the UAC it shows a warning for programs that windows or microsoft does not know or programs that are not approved by microsoft (these are programs that microsoft don't want you using cause they have one that does the same thing but you have to pay heaps and heaps for it. Make sure you know what your installing and you should be fine. If your trying a new program checks forums and reviews before installing to see what other people think of the program.
 

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longbelly said:
My Vista PC is set for me as the administrator - there are no other users. All the progmas I have were installed with no problem. There are 2 however - Lightbox and Everything - that each time I open them the Vista UAC box comes up and asks me if I want to allow the prog to open as it is unidentified. I find this annoying and am not sure what to do about it? [If you wish to proceed....click on the 'Continue' button.....read on.]
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MagnumEgo said:
Hi longbelly, i had the same problem once, go to the Control Panel, then User Accounts, under the sub heading 'Make changes to your user account' the last option is 'Turn user account control on or off' click on this and set it to off,
Hope this helps! [This won't help the integrity or security of your system, not one little bit.....read on.]
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MagnumEgo said:
From what i understand about the UAC it shows a warning for programs that windows or microsoft does not know or programs that are not approved by microsoft (these are programs that microsoft don't want you using cause they have one that does the same thing but you have to pay heaps and heaps [!!???] for it. [Then you misunderstand UAC and its function entirely.....read on.] Make sure you know what your installing and you should be fine. If your trying a new program checks forums and reviews before installing to see what other people think of the program.
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Before you go racing into turning User Account Control off, just to rid yourself of the 0.5 second inconvenience of clicking on a 'Continue' button, I strongly recommend that you have a good read of the following article, especially the warnings contained in the first two sentences;

What is User Account Control? - Windows Vista Help

For a more detailed overview of UAC, have a good look at Brink's Tutorial here;

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/80938-user-account-control-uac-elevate-privilege-level.html

.......and especially all the articles linked and listed in the green Information panel at the start. Then, for the sake of your own security and to avoid potentially harmful installations or reconfigurations, leave the UAC function on.

Hope that this helps.




 

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    Acer Aspire Notebook 5633WLMi.[5630 Series]
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    Intel Centrino Duo Processor - Intel Core 2 CPU.
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 [3.07GB maximum real available]
    Graphics card(s)
    nVidia GeForce Go 7300, 128MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio, Ver. 6.0.1.5717, 2.08MB
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    Acer Aspire Notebook - 15.4"; Acer LCD Monitor X223Wsd - 22".
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800x60Hertz [max.]
    Hard Drives
    Notebook - Samsung HM320JI 320GB HD installed 07 August 2009. External HDs [4];Maxtor One Touch4 - 500GB External HD [Drive M:\].Western Digital WDXMS1200TA - 120GB External HD [Drive G:\ - Windows Defender Backup Files only]. Two x LaCie 320GB Mobi
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    Logitech Wireless V320 for Notebooks - Model M/N: M-RCD125
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    Down 20000kb/sec / Up 1000kb/sec [Bigpond-Aus]
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    Brother MFC-465CN; PC to Fax/Scan/Copy/Photo MFC. Epson Perfection V300 Photo Scanner. Siemens Speedstream 6520 Router. Wacom 'Bamboo Fun' CTE-650 PC Tablet, Stylus and Mouse. UAC - On;Activated. Browsers; [1] FireFox v3.6[2] IE8. Honorary R.S.M. to the 4th [Assault Pioneer] Troop Pune Sepoys , and 3rd Troop Jodhpur Bengali Lancers.
MagnumEgo said:
Thanks for the clear up, i was only going on what a friend said to me, i can't believe i actually thought he knew what he was doing.
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You're welcome MagnumEgo,

........happy to have helped.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire Notebook 5633WLMi.[5630 Series]
    CPU
    Intel Centrino Duo Processor - Intel Core 2 CPU.
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 [3.07GB maximum real available]
    Graphics card(s)
    nVidia GeForce Go 7300, 128MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio, Ver. 6.0.1.5717, 2.08MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer Aspire Notebook - 15.4"; Acer LCD Monitor X223Wsd - 22".
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800x60Hertz [max.]
    Hard Drives
    Notebook - Samsung HM320JI 320GB HD installed 07 August 2009. External HDs [4];Maxtor One Touch4 - 500GB External HD [Drive M:\].Western Digital WDXMS1200TA - 120GB External HD [Drive G:\ - Windows Defender Backup Files only]. Two x LaCie 320GB Mobi
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless V320 for Notebooks - Model M/N: M-RCD125
    Internet Speed
    Down 20000kb/sec / Up 1000kb/sec [Bigpond-Aus]
    Other Info
    Brother MFC-465CN; PC to Fax/Scan/Copy/Photo MFC. Epson Perfection V300 Photo Scanner. Siemens Speedstream 6520 Router. Wacom 'Bamboo Fun' CTE-650 PC Tablet, Stylus and Mouse. UAC - On;Activated. Browsers; [1] FireFox v3.6[2] IE8. Honorary R.S.M. to the 4th [Assault Pioneer] Troop Pune Sepoys , and 3rd Troop Jodhpur Bengali Lancers.
Thank you Sassofalco and others.

The two progs, I have it on good authority are recommended and 'good!'
I have still have UAC turned on and will leave it that way.
I have tried changing permissions on 'properties' but this makes no difference.
Still a mystery but will leave it that way.
Thank you.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire T180
    CPU
    AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+, 2611MHz
    Memory
    2048 MB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Iiyama Prolite H481S 19.1"
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    ATAPI DVD W DH16W1P ATA Device 288 GB in 2 partitions
longbelly said:
Thank you Sassofalco and others.

The two progs, I have it on good authority are recommended and 'good!'
I have still have UAC turned on and will leave it that way.
I have tried changing permissions on 'properties' but this makes no difference.
Still a mystery but will leave it that way.
Thank you.
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You're welcome longbelly,

I found the permissions in properties ineffective as well, but
UAC enabled, to me is better than risking all with it off, and
you've made the right choice. Glad I could help.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire Notebook 5633WLMi.[5630 Series]
    CPU
    Intel Centrino Duo Processor - Intel Core 2 CPU.
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 [3.07GB maximum real available]
    Graphics card(s)
    nVidia GeForce Go 7300, 128MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio, Ver. 6.0.1.5717, 2.08MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer Aspire Notebook - 15.4"; Acer LCD Monitor X223Wsd - 22".
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800x60Hertz [max.]
    Hard Drives
    Notebook - Samsung HM320JI 320GB HD installed 07 August 2009. External HDs [4];Maxtor One Touch4 - 500GB External HD [Drive M:\].Western Digital WDXMS1200TA - 120GB External HD [Drive G:\ - Windows Defender Backup Files only]. Two x LaCie 320GB Mobi
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless V320 for Notebooks - Model M/N: M-RCD125
    Internet Speed
    Down 20000kb/sec / Up 1000kb/sec [Bigpond-Aus]
    Other Info
    Brother MFC-465CN; PC to Fax/Scan/Copy/Photo MFC. Epson Perfection V300 Photo Scanner. Siemens Speedstream 6520 Router. Wacom 'Bamboo Fun' CTE-650 PC Tablet, Stylus and Mouse. UAC - On;Activated. Browsers; [1] FireFox v3.6[2] IE8. Honorary R.S.M. to the 4th [Assault Pioneer] Troop Pune Sepoys , and 3rd Troop Jodhpur Bengali Lancers.
sorry
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire T180
    CPU
    AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+, 2611MHz
    Memory
    2048 MB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Iiyama Prolite H481S 19.1"
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    ATAPI DVD W DH16W1P ATA Device 288 GB in 2 partitions
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