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I have this problem
I have several programs that I run regularly that require UAC approval (Visual Studio 2005 is one of them...for some reason). While I do at times find it annoying, it does give me warm fuzzies knowing that my kids or the 5/8 have a lower chance of mussing up my system.

It is great to know I can create shortcuts for known safe programs that pretty much bypass the UAC.
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Ed, You Rock  Mr. Big | 04/29/08
RE: Ed, You Rock  cromwellryan@... | 04/30/08
I have this problem  bigsibling | 04/30/08
I hope...  Spiritusindomit@... | 04/30/08
Did you read this story?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
UAC... is a waste of time  notlehs | 05/01/08
Only half right  klumper | 05/01/08
Waste? IMO - Not!  zenwalker | 05/01/08
did you read the article?  evilkillerwhale@... | 04/30/08
Wow, what kind of magic are those users dabbling in?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/01/08
More likely.  rtk | 05/01/08
Hmm, that's funny  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/01/08
It really is.  rtk | 05/01/08
Really?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/01/08
yup, really.  rtk | 05/01/08
Betraying gross ignorance  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/01/08
Ignorance?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/01/08
re: Ignorance?  rtk | 05/01/08
Seat belts are annoying  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/02/08
Disable UAC Tutorials  pcwizkid.tech.talk@... | 05/02/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  ddanboyle@... | 04/29/08
Good Article, But Vista Still A Loser  chessmen | 04/30/08
great article, Vista is a winner.  rtk | 04/30/08
i can tell chessmen you don't know much about vista have you ever used  SO.CAL Guy | 04/30/08
Vista  claymann39@... | 05/01/08
Have used... feel the same way.  Raymond Danner | 05/01/08
Message has been deleted.  evilkillerwhale@... | 04/30/08
Limited User Accounts  Jim1977 | 05/03/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  thad@... | 04/30/08
Want good support?  mwagner@... | 04/30/08
Excellent recommendation...!  Wolfie2K3 | 04/30/08
Dell is awful  snixon@... | 04/30/08
HP's business line is ok  t_mohajir | 05/01/08
Full of Crapware  jbaviera@... | 05/05/08
Dell? No thank you.  angrykeyboarder | 05/19/08
have you tried...  evilkillerwhale@... | 04/30/08
HP and Vista  davidpeace | 05/01/08
I love UAC, I love Ed too  qmlscycrajg | 04/30/08
Coding around the UAC  deaf_e_kate | 04/30/08
Hmm  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 04/30/08
Here's a bit more info  deaf_e_kate | 04/30/08
Not Bypassing  Jhaks | 04/30/08
Working exactly as intended  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
read my original post  deaf_e_kate | 04/30/08
Not an exploit  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
Is there a way...  Jhaks | 04/30/08
As far as I can tell, no can do  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
Jhaks you might try tweakUAC it keeps UAC on but with out the prompts  SO.CAL Guy | 04/30/08
Does the same as page 3 here  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
Maybe not  dprozzo | 05/02/08
Thanks for clarification on TweakUAC  Jim1977 | 05/03/08
Ok, I admit it - I'm crazy  crypt2121 | 04/30/08
No, not if ...  mwagner@... | 04/30/08
well said mwagner  SO.CAL Guy | 04/30/08
before bashing and all...  batres | 04/30/08
re: Ok, I admit it  Badgered | 04/30/08
LOL...nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/30/08
I agree - it bothers me very little if at all...  socialism=nowhere | 04/30/08
For those of use to Unix/Linux  alaniane@... | 04/30/08
errata  alaniane@... | 04/30/08
UAC is much more annoying in my book  stevey_d | 05/02/08
You actually proved my point  alaniane@... | 05/03/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  a_chameleon | 04/30/08
Yes, I document the registry edits  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
Registry keys lines too long  MauiMike | 04/30/08
Thanks for pointing that out - fixed now  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
If you do find UAC annoying in day-to-day use...  Jeremy W | 04/30/08
Actually, Redmond should have  alaniane@... | 04/30/08
Agreed ... but  softwareFlunky | 04/30/08
The reason Microsoft didn't do this earlier are likely...  ye | 04/30/08
Ye: I know why they didn't  alaniane@... | 05/01/08
To add to that  alaniane@... | 05/01/08
Were you being sarcastic?  ye | 05/01/08
Doesn't have to be sarcastic necessarily  alaniane@... | 05/01/08
You're not making sense.  ye | 05/01/08
Ye lookup hyperbole  alaniane@... | 05/01/08
moot point  stevey_d | 05/02/08
I know exactly what DOS  alaniane@... | 05/02/08
Before anyone else decides to go off  alaniane@... | 05/02/08
Go figure - - - - (rhetorical)  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/30/08
How is elevating via UAC any different than...  ye | 04/30/08
Excellent post, ye  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/30/08
What is the hole? And what is the better way?  ye | 05/01/08
Are you sure about that?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/01/08
@b8375629: Yep. I sure am. And the links...  ye | 05/01/08
@b8375629: One other thing: You didn't answer...  ye | 05/01/08
Well explain it to me, then...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/01/08
@b8375629:  ye | 05/01/08
Sill have questons  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/02/08
I suggested to Microsoft the following solution  stevey_d | 05/02/08
Go figure - - - - (rhetorical)  richdave | 04/30/08
There's a difference between  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/01/08
if you think the dialog is  rtk | 05/01/08
Uh no  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/01/08
How would you change it and still keep the system secure?  ye | 05/01/08
There is. The one that permits a single elevation...  ye | 05/01/08
I see, soooo....  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/01/08
I wouldn't know. When there's an OS that does that...  ye | 05/01/08
There already is  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/02/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  Nik Simpson | 04/30/08
Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC?  Jeremy W | 04/30/08
So why do you continue to come here?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
bozo filter  rtk | 04/30/08
Fortunately...  John L. Ries | 04/30/08
unfortunately  rtk | 04/30/08
Priceless  klumper | 04/30/08
roflcopter  rtk | 04/30/08
It was one for the ZDN ages  klumper | 04/30/08
ROFL ed i would say don't feed the troll but that needed to be said  SO.CAL Guy | 04/30/08
Vista  claymann39@... | 05/01/08
A perfect example of distortion  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/01/08
Do you believe everything Microsoft tells you?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/01/08
Do you really believe made up statistics?  CobraA1 | 05/02/08
Who said that?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/02/08
Microsoft research shows that 88% leave it turned on  Jeremy W | 05/02/08
If you don't believe a companies own research or reporting  rtk | 05/02/08
Well said, Jeremy W  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/02/08
Let's see...  Jeremy W | 05/02/08
Wow  rtk | 05/02/08
this isn't fixing;  nancyjones36507@... | 04/30/08
Re: this isn't fixing;  none none | 04/30/08
"it just works"  rtk | 04/30/08
you made me giggle  evilkillerwhale@... | 04/30/08
happy  batres | 04/30/08
and because of that,  davidpeace | 05/01/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  davidhayes | 04/30/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  rmelugin@... | 04/30/08
What Malicious Software Installation?  vincentclement1@... | 04/30/08
You could do that  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
I could do that  vincentclement1@... | 04/30/08
Try TweakUAC  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
Microsoft short sighted  Jim Johnson | 04/30/08
Re: Microsoft Short Sighted  vincentclement1@... | 04/30/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  jimdorval@... | 04/30/08
Good Intent Needs Other Considerations  isanna | 04/30/08
If UAC is bugging you all day long...  John L. Ries | 04/30/08
Additional thought  John L. Ries | 04/30/08
Good article, but I'm still puzzled  pikeman666 | 04/30/08
UAC is a great idea  Michael Kelly | 04/30/08
Taming UAC  danzig6 | 04/30/08
The symptoms you're pointing out  alaniane@... | 04/30/08
One more thing about Secure Desktop  sjh_vt | 04/30/08
Yes, agreed  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
Two questions  goyta | 04/30/08
Workaround  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
Just more silliness  Jeremy W | 05/03/08
Microsoft Hubris: The Beginning of the End  steven.g.kahn@... | 04/30/08
Re: Microsoft Hubris: The Beginning of the End  graham.lv | 04/30/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  cool_frood@... | 04/30/08
No  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
Choice  cool_frood@... | 04/30/08
You do have that option  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
Effect  cool_frood@... | 04/30/08
Because they tried to write to systemlocation  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
Ok  cool_frood@... | 04/30/08
I would expect  rtk | 04/30/08
'Please' don't  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/30/08
This is no problem in my world  ThePrairiePrankster | 04/30/08
Hmm....  Spiritusindomit@... | 04/30/08
Master Joe Says...  MasterJoe | 04/30/08
This is why...  John L. Ries | 04/30/08
What about USB appliances ?  Frank from Holland | 04/30/08
Easy way to tell  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  Island Gecko | 04/30/08
That;'s what I recommend  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  moses123 | 04/30/08
Run everything as root  John L. Ries | 04/30/08
This is exactly why  rtk | 04/30/08
Problem with Task Manager  jorjitop | 04/30/08
Is Task Manager already running?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 04/30/08
No  jorjitop | 04/30/08
Repeated all instructions  jorjitop | 04/30/08
Several other people have tested  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/01/08
It is a notebook, Sony Vaio TZ  jorjitop | 05/01/08
TweakUAC.exe utility  joep1701 | 04/30/08
Sometimes it is necessary to disable UAC  jyin@... | 04/30/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  DonBurnett | 04/30/08
Other Vendors  snixon@... | 04/30/08
MAC recommends Vista  theo_durcan | 04/30/08
Prefect fix...  mikifinaz1@... | 04/30/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  atari8bit@... | 04/30/08
thanks Ed another informative post  marks055@... | 04/30/08
yup  rtk | 04/30/08
rtk is right  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/01/08
Vista online flash emulator:  maximv | 04/30/08
How to Fix a Windows computer?  as901 | 05/01/08
Hardly the solution  rtk | 05/01/08
Hmm, so do Windows updates install  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/01/08
Windows Update runs as a service  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/01/08
UAC is a crock!  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/01/08
You're running as admin  alaniane@... | 05/01/08
Right mind  beoz | 05/01/08
Some good advice!  CobraA1 | 05/01/08
So get microsoft to ship VIsta like this  stevey_d | 05/02/08
Not secure enough  CobraA1 | 05/02/08
so make it a third selectable option  stevey_d | 05/02/08
Agreed.  CobraA1 | 05/02/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  tomtyi1 | 05/02/08
Microsoft's REAL problems...  Narg | 05/02/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  jes1831 | 05/02/08
Where'd you get that idea?  rtk | 05/02/08
That's a load of bull  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/03/08
Funny  rtk | 05/03/08
Wrong again  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/03/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  Striikor | 05/03/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  mjn31@... | 05/03/08
UAC Prompt Gone But Now UAC Is Off  dhamilt01@... | 05/04/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  Andrej.G. | 05/05/08
Taming unwanted UAC that say,"Continue anyway!"  rtirman37@... | 05/05/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  angrykeyboarder | 05/19/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC  femmdraven | 05/20/08

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