User access control (UAC) annoyance Neil Jones <castellan2004-nschap[ at ]remove-this.yahoo.com> 12/17/2008 9:31:10 AM Hi, I have Vista Ultimate on my laptop. All the tools and software packages are have been installed on my system for a while and are running fine. Yesterday, I have upgraded a tool called "Quick Media Converter". I like this tool, however, everytime I invoke this program I get the "User Access Control" window prompting for the administrator's password. None of the other applications have this issue. Is there anyway I can install this program with user lever permissions to avoid this annoying prompt? Please let me know if there is another way to stop this UAC window for this application(i.e. without disabling the UAC)? Thank you in advance. NJ

Re: User access control (UAC) annoyance "Steve Thackery" <nobody[ at ]nowhere.com> 12/17/2008 10:17:56 AM [Quoted Text] > Yesterday, I have upgraded a tool called "Quick Media Converter". I > like this tool, however, everytime I invoke this program I get the "User > Access Control" window prompting for the administrator's password. None > of the other applications have this issue. It looks like a really good program. However, I think you're getting UAC prompts because it isn't properly Vista compatible. I've got a couple of programs which generate a UAC prompt. Firstly, are you *sure* this is such a problem? All it requires is a single tap on the Enter key, or a single mouse click. I find it too trivial to worry about. Having said that, there is something you can do: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/162976-bypass-uac.html It's a bit of a kludge, but works. Or there's this: http://www.nortonlabs.com/inthelab/uac.php SteveT

Re: User access control (UAC) annoyance Neil Jones <castellan2004-nschap[ at ]remove-this.yahoo.com> 12/17/2008 10:55:09 AM Steve Thackery wrote: [Quoted Text] >> Yesterday, I have upgraded a tool called "Quick Media Converter". I >> like this tool, however, everytime I invoke this program I get the "User >> Access Control" window prompting for the administrator's password. None >> of the other applications have this issue. > > It looks like a really good program. However, I think you're getting > UAC prompts because it isn't properly Vista compatible. > > I've got a couple of programs which generate a UAC prompt. Firstly, are > you *sure* this is such a problem? All it requires is a single tap on > the Enter key, or a single mouse click. I find it too trivial to worry > about. > ??? What do you mean "single tap on the Enter key"? If I do not enter the Administrator password the application will not start. It is only this application that has the problem. All other application do not prompt me for a password unless I exclusively initiate the "Run as Administrator" option. The older version of this same software was working fine. It is not an application that I use it heavily. However, that one application prompts me for admin password while others are working fine, is what bothering me. NJ

Re: User access control (UAC) annoyance "Steve Thackery" <nobody[ at ]nowhere.com> 12/17/2008 11:23:32 AM [Quoted Text] > ??? What do you mean "single tap on the Enter key"? Ah, I'm sorry - I misread your post. If you make your account an administrator, the UAC prompt only requires the single key tap. As a normal user, you must enter the admin password. My bad. Still, the workarounds I gave are still valid. Incidentally, I would be very tempted to discuss this with the author of the application - they may not have tested it on Vista, and might be grateful for the feedback. SteveT

Re: User access control (UAC) annoyance "Rick Rogers" <rick[ at ]mvps.org> 12/17/2008 11:40:54 AM Hi, The below link will describe how to do what you are asking: http://www.vista4beginners.com/Disable-UAC-for-certain-applications The problem occurs because the application is not conforming to the parameters established for software running in a Vista installation. This needs to be brought to the attention of the software vendor as they need to rewrite it to be within specifications. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap[ at ]remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23NTc7oCYJHA.2068[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Hi, > > I have Vista Ultimate on my laptop. All the tools and software packages > are have been installed on my system for a while and are running fine. > > Yesterday, I have upgraded a tool called "Quick Media Converter". I > like this tool, however, everytime I invoke this program I get the "User > Access Control" window prompting for the administrator's password. None > of the other applications have this issue. > > Is there anyway I can install this program with user lever permissions > to avoid this annoying prompt? Please let me know if there is another > way to stop this UAC window for this application(i.e. without disabling > the UAC)? > > Thank you in advance. > > NJ