Comments on: Make yourself a real administrator in Vista http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/ Hot info about new scene releases! Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:25:46 -0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: chicago http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-931705 chicago Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:59:37 +0000 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/#comment-931705 For all here that are saying this is a stupid thing to do why dont you answer this: You cant install a printer... yes a printer... without enabling full administrator privilages. "The installation cannot be continued untill this is resolved. Required action: log off and log on as a user with administrative privilages." everytime my mybook software starts i have to tell vista that its ok for it to run. There should at least be a remember this software is ok button, or maybe a vista your being idiotic again button. Idk my personal opinion is that i should be able to install the hp printer that came with my hp computer, without having to search for how to activate the "real" administrator" After banging my head for 10 min because i was under the impression that i was the administrator. Think about it... its stupid. I just switched from being very very happy with xp to vista on my new comp... theres is soo much useless stuff. Cant wait for 7. For all here that are saying this is a stupid thing to do why dont you answer this:

You cant install a printer… yes a printer… without enabling full administrator privilages.

“The installation cannot be continued untill this is resolved. Required action: log off and log on as a user with administrative privilages.”

everytime my mybook software starts i have to tell vista that its ok for it to run. There should at least be a remember this software is ok button, or maybe a vista your being idiotic again button. Idk my personal opinion is that i should be able to install the hp printer that came with my hp computer, without having to search for how to activate the “real” administrator” After banging my head for 10 min because i was under the impression that i was the administrator.

Think about it… its stupid. I just switched from being very very happy with xp to vista on my new comp… theres is soo much useless stuff. Cant wait for 7.

]]> By: wantmystuff http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-917067 wantmystuff Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:49:37 +0000 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/#comment-917067 The darn thing told me I did not have permission to do as you suggested. To all the replies that were saying it's there for a reason, that reason obviously is to drive the users insane. WHAT possible reason would MS have to prevent me from adding a jpg file, a wall paper for pete's sake!!! Warn me fine, but do not keep me from doing what I want with my PC. If I was going to be this limited, I would have stuck to terminals. The darn thing told me I did not have permission to do as you suggested.

To all the replies that were saying it's there for a reason, that reason obviously is to drive the users insane. WHAT possible reason would MS have to prevent me from adding a jpg file, a wall paper for pete's sake!!!

Warn me fine, but do not keep me from doing what I want with my PC. If I was going to be this limited, I would have stuck to terminals.

]]> By: mark http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-779182 mark Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:38:23 +0000 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/#comment-779182 pls help i tried typing tht spcol but nothing showed why is this happening? pls help
i tried typing tht spcol but nothing showed
why is this happening?

]]> By: Eastmarch http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-140417 Eastmarch Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:54:10 +0000 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/#comment-140417 I love how everyone starts chiming in about how 'in *nix it works like XYZ!!' Guess what guys, there is a reason Microsoft has mopped the floor with hard to use and user unfriendly software for years and will continue to do so in the forseeable future in the client space. It isn't unfair business practices despite what you may think, it's that it strikes a pretty good balance. You can install it for grandma to get pics of the kids and if you want to get obscure and arcane, you can do that too. But you don't need to be a friggen engineer on the command line to make it do those things. If you like dinking with your computer more than you like -using- it I suppose *nix clinets are right up your alley. Yes, there are certainly niche applications you just can't get in the Microsoft world, primarily in networking, but for the vast majority of us, 'it works that way in *nix' is really not a good selling point. You open source guys have just been jealous of my rights to modify files in the 'Program Files' directory for years, and now that I'm trying to get them back you are out of the woodwork telling me that I should to go to your method because it's 'better'. Same song, different words. We still aren't listening. I love how everyone starts chiming in about how ‘in *nix it works like XYZ!!’ Guess what guys, there is a reason Microsoft has mopped the floor with hard to use and user unfriendly software for years and will continue to do so in the forseeable future in the client space. It isn’t unfair business practices despite what you may think, it’s that it strikes a pretty good balance. You can install it for grandma to get pics of the kids and if you want to get obscure and arcane, you can do that too. But you don’t need to be a friggen engineer on the command line to make it do those things. If you like dinking with your computer more than you like -using- it I suppose *nix clinets are right up your alley. Yes, there are certainly niche applications you just can’t get in the Microsoft world, primarily in networking, but for the vast majority of us, ‘it works that way in *nix’ is really not a good selling point. You open source guys have just been jealous of my rights to modify files in the ‘Program Files’ directory for years, and now that I’m trying to get them back you are out of the woodwork telling me that I should to go to your method because it’s ‘better’. Same song, different words. We still aren’t listening.

]]> By: Sparty http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-128224 Sparty Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:40:23 +0000 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/#comment-128224 Look when I cant change my menus then this is a piece of crap. Is MS really saying I need protection from myself when I want to edit the start menu? Some of us know what were doing and don't need big brother telling us what we should and shouldn't do. If I screw up my computer I have a disk to rebuild it. MS should learn to leave some things alone. Look when I cant change my menus then this is a piece of crap.

Is MS really saying I need protection from myself when I want to edit the start menu?

Some of us know what were doing and don’t need big brother telling us what we should and shouldn’t do. If I screw up my computer I have a disk to rebuild it. MS should learn to leave some things alone.

]]> By: FireStealth http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-80164 FireStealth Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:04:02 +0000 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/#comment-80164 Admin is safe? HA, my ass! just force a vista computer to start in safe mode and you got access to admin account without password! just fallow his steps and and add a password to the admin account and you will be alot more safer! Admin is safe? HA, my ass! just force a vista computer to start in safe mode and you got access to admin account without password! just fallow his steps and and add a password to the admin account and you will be alot more safer!

]]> By: Bob Maley http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-78203 Bob Maley Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:05:02 +0000 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/#comment-78203 thats cos your ghey. thats cos your ghey.

]]> By: joshie0513 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-68892 joshie0513 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:40:53 +0000 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/#comment-68892 okay... im having this very annoying adminstrative problems with my vista... its telling me im not the adminitrator and not letting me change the settings, etc. i tried searching for secpol.msc, but my laptop says nothing by that name can be found! im getting so annoyed. i keep asking for help at various places like his and am getting NONE. ajfajfs. okay… im having this very annoying adminstrative problems with my vista… its telling me im not the adminitrator and not letting me change the settings, etc. i tried searching for secpol.msc, but my laptop says nothing by that name can be found! im getting so annoyed. i keep asking for help at various places like his and am getting NONE. ajfajfs.

]]> By: pedalhead http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-67011 pedalhead Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:33:43 +0000 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/#comment-67011 Computers are meant to be *productivity* tools. If my computer is getting in the way of my productivity, I'm gonna switch off the annoying stuff, simple as that. Frankly, if that makes my pc a bit more prone to malware, then so be it. It's never caused me a problem in the past. I've always taken reasonable precautions against such things (firewall/av/anti-spy etc), so why not have the choice to switch this obstructive UAC off? It's only power users who'll seek out this kind of article, so what's the problem? It's not like my Granny, who doesn't run the tightest security ship in the world of home computing, is going to scour the Net in an effort to disable UAC on her new Dell Dimension, is it? Computers are meant to be *productivity* tools. If my computer is getting in the way of my productivity, I’m gonna switch off the annoying stuff, simple as that. Frankly, if that makes my pc a bit more prone to malware, then so be it. It’s never caused me a problem in the past. I’ve always taken reasonable precautions against such things (firewall/av/anti-spy etc), so why not have the choice to switch this obstructive UAC off? It’s only power users who’ll seek out this kind of article, so what’s the problem? It’s not like my Granny, who doesn’t run the tightest security ship in the world of home computing, is going to scour the Net in an effort to disable UAC on her new Dell Dimension, is it?

]]> By: Zero4549 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-66908 Zero4549 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:06:59 +0000 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/#comment-66908 thank you for the great work, if your incapable of making a decision on your own and require your OS to make doing anything a pain in the ass just so u wont do anything at all and possibly reduce the risk of breaking something, disreguard this tweak, but dont flame it. for any savvy computer user looking to do more with their system than click through endless "are you sure you really want to open the next pop up that will ask you if you are ready to look at an app that was blocked from the internet so u can decide if you want to unblock it and get 20 more pop up prompts which you must click through in otder to use the app you just installed" prompts, this is a perfect tweak. so shut up if you dont like it and go away. no one cares if your too afrade to use ur computer, real users want the power to control the things they pay money for. once again, thak you for the exelent mod, im a system builder and ive used it on several systems so far, works like a charm, kudos. thank you for the great work, if your incapable of making a decision on your own and require your OS to make doing anything a pain in the ass just so u wont do anything at all and possibly reduce the risk of breaking something, disreguard this tweak, but dont flame it. for any savvy computer user looking to do more with their system than click through endless “are you sure you really want to open the next pop up that will ask you if you are ready to look at an app that was blocked from the internet so u can decide if you want to unblock it and get 20 more pop up prompts which you must click through in otder to use the app you just installed” prompts, this is a perfect tweak. so shut up if you dont like it and go away. no one cares if your too afrade to use ur computer, real users want the power to control the things they pay money for. once again, thak you for the exelent mod, im a system builder and ive used it on several systems so far, works like a charm, kudos.

]]> By: Parrywrinkle http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-50054 Parrywrinkle Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:02:58 +0000 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/#comment-50054 There are 2 types of computer users: people who know how a computer works (Type A) and people who don't know how a computer works (Type B). When Type A encounters any pop ups that asks him to execute an action (install/delete/whatever), he knows what's going to happen. UAC is a nuisance to him. When Type B encounters the same pop up, he freaks out and clicks cancel. He might call up a Type A and asks what to do, or go online and do a search if he is cautious. UAC protects Type A people from Type B's he shares the computer with. UAC also protects Type B's from themselves. UAC is useful but badly presented. There are 2 types of computer users: people who know how a computer works (Type A) and people who don’t know how a computer works (Type B). When Type A encounters any pop ups that asks him to execute an action (install/delete/whatever), he knows what’s going to happen. UAC is a nuisance to him. When Type B encounters the same pop up, he freaks out and clicks cancel. He might call up a Type A and asks what to do, or go online and do a search if he is cautious. UAC protects Type A people from Type B’s he shares the computer with. UAC also protects Type B’s from themselves.

UAC is useful but badly presented.

]]> By: Oraclez http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-45609 Oraclez Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:52:33 +0000 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/#comment-45609 Im a genius in the programming field having created my own antivirus/anti-spyware/firewall/ipblocker and creating my own OS. The UAC does nothing for users except to make it harder for the users. Look up the coding behind vista it doesnt affect anything outside the user so it does nothing for people getting into ur computer and messing it up. I Repeat IT DOES NOTHING TO GIVE YOUR COMPUTER MORE PROTECTION FROM ANYONE ELSE EXCPET THE USER. It was put there only to give the user the appearance of being more secure. i dont know who the ---- told anyone that having no access to ur OWN computer benifitted anyone in any way but they are DEAD WRONG. If u are that freaking cautious then please dont buy a computer and if u have one which i assume u do then please ddestroy it. Vista is a great OS just Microsoft tried to be to catious and in Vista. They crossed the line of being paranoid about computers. Im a genius in the programming field having created my own antivirus/anti-spyware/firewall/ipblocker and creating my own OS. The UAC does nothing for users except to make it harder for the users. Look up the coding behind vista it doesnt affect anything outside the user so it does nothing for people getting into ur computer and messing it up. I Repeat IT DOES NOTHING TO GIVE YOUR COMPUTER MORE PROTECTION FROM ANYONE ELSE EXCPET THE USER. It was put there only to give the user the appearance of being more secure. i dont know who the —- told anyone that having no access to ur OWN computer benifitted anyone in any way but they are DEAD WRONG. If u are that freaking cautious then please dont buy a computer and if u have one which i assume u do then please ddestroy it. Vista is a great OS just Microsoft tried to be to catious and in Vista. They crossed the line of being paranoid about computers.

]]> By: El Duderino http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-35447 El Duderino Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:22:35 +0000 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/#comment-35447 There is no reason for anyone to be using Vista at this point, except for curiosity. Only after SP1, at the end of this year, is it going to be mildly interesting, but certainly not a necessity. Indeed, XP>Vista There is no reason for anyone to be using Vista at this point, except for curiosity.

Only after SP1, at the end of this year, is it going to be mildly interesting, but certainly not a necessity.

Indeed, XP>Vista

]]> By: solitaire http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-35322 solitaire Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:26:25 +0000 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/#comment-35322 quite simply, run as a user and you'll only get your account owned. run as administrator and get your entire box owned. "It’s as simple as this, if you know so little that you should be running in a loew privilage mode, DON’T BUY A COMPUTER." if you know so little that you don't understand why running everything as root is a bad idea, DON'T RUN AS ROOT. quite simply, run as a user and you’ll only get your account owned. run as administrator and get your entire box owned.

“It’s as simple as this, if you know so little that you should be running in a loew privilage mode, DON’T BUY A COMPUTER.”
if you know so little that you don’t understand why running everything as root is a bad idea, DON’T RUN AS ROOT.

]]> By: w0rd http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-35261 w0rd Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:22:45 +0000 http://www.rlslog.net/make-yourself-a-real-administrator-in-vista/#comment-35261 How about just turning UAC control off for users, will do you the same How about just turning UAC control off for users, will do you the same

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