Admin User Vista Features Discuss Admin User in the Windows Vista forums; On my user account i am an Administrator , Yet i still have to right click programs and click "Run as Administrator" to get them running correctly. Is this ...

[ProCookie]

On my user account i am an Administrator , Yet i still have to right click programs and click "Run as Administrator" to get them running correctly. Is this because i don't have as much privileges as the hidden admin account hidden within Vista? So i was wondering how do i show the hidden account or even better still can i change my account to have the correct privileges.

[Snuffy]

if I remember correctly that is called "Disable UAC"

[ProCookie]

I don't want to do this as UAC does actually stops stuff that i don't want to access the Internet, plus it will have a great impact on my system security. I just want all my programs to run as Admin when i click them.

[Midway]

Another disadvantage in turning off UAC is that you also turn off IE7's Protected Mode.

[Snuffy]

Another way is logoff as you and login as Administrator..

[Znod]

Originally Posted by AnthonyCook

I don't want to do this as UAC does actually stops stuff that i don't want to access the Internet, plus it will have a great impact on my system security. I just want all my programs to run as Admin when i click them.

I think there may be an answer here: http://thevistageeks.com/forums/inde...opic=1752&st=0. But, I never did understand it--or many didn't get enough info to understand it. If you figure it out, then let us know what to do. It is a way to run UAC less securely, but with more freedom.

[Seansmit17]

that was easy to do znod..

go Start > Run type secpol.msc press enter

go to local policies > Security options, on the right scroll down to UAC - behaviour of the elevation promt for administrators in admin approval mode and set it to elevate with out promt..

the secpol.msc can be opend in the admin tools memu as well its Local Security Policy in that menu

[crabby]

secpol.msc method doesn't work for Home Basic or Home Premium. Instead you must use a registry edit. Run regedit... click edit, find... search for 'PromptOnSecureDesktop'... change the value type to 0 (right click, modify)... reboot!

crabby

[Znod]

My problem with it is the writer seemed to imply that one needs to be running as a standard user for the procedure to work (not with how to set it up). I run with full admin priviledges etc. and am a member of the Admin. group. I could never get clarification whether the process would do anything for me or not under the circumstances.

[ProCookie]

Originally Posted by crabby

secpol.msc method doesn't work for Home Basic or Home Premium. Instead you must use a registry edit. Run regedit... click edit, find... search for 'PromptOnSecureDesktop'... change the value type to 0 (right click, modify)... reboot!

crabby

Oh my that is worrying, if its that easy to disable it couldn't someone bring out an application and slip that little regedit in there??