** REALLY ** getting rid of UAC

Is it even possible?

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Hi all,

There was another thread about this, in which I asked this question, but it has, apparently, died.

Using TweakVista, I completely turned off the UAC.

Why do I still need permission to create new folders in certain places?

Why don't I have privileges to change security attributes and other things like that.

It's really driving me nuts.

How do I get full, total control of this machine?????

I tried installing a Microsoft applet for WMP and the installation died because I don't have permission to make changes to the C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Icons folder. That's nuts.

I have activated the administrator account and tried all these things, but I don't even have the necessary permissions in the admin account.

I really have been thinking seriously of dumping Vista and going back to go ole XP (please no vista bashing...I like most of it)

Thanks for your help,

David
werewolf
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I take it by EAC you mean UAC, and yes it's annoying. ;P I just went into start > run > msconfig and then went to I believe the last tab and disabled the UAC from there (requires a reboot). I haven't had anymore nagging prompts or "you can't do that" nonsense.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Do you know that you can turn UAC off completely?
Open your control panel, open user accounts, and then click on "Turn User Account Contol on or off".

There are advantages to running it but in it's current state it is more of a nusance than anything else for most users.
Ashes of the Singularity II
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
duh....Yes, UAC.

I have turned it off completely. Even the "Administrator Account" gives me problems.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thats because your a meer werewolf.  If ya was a super werewolf you wuldn't have those problems. :LOL: 
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Re-enable UAC and edit the local security policy.

1. From the Start search bar, type "Local Security Policy"
2. Accept the elevation prompt
3. From the snap-in, select Security Settings -> Local Policy -> Security Options
4. Scroll down to the bottom, where you'll find nine different group policy settings for configuration of UAC.

Change the setting:

'User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode'
from 'Prompt for consent' to 'Elevate without prompting'.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hiya WOM!! Nice to see the 'wizop' tag. Congrats.

yrag: The problem I'm having doesn't seem to be one of elevation, it's not giving me any choice at all. It just says I don't have permission and that's that. I've seen the box which tells me to click "OK" to elevate privilege, I'm not getting that. Just refusal.

Will your suggestion get rid of this?
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The problem I'm having doesn't seem to be one of elevation, it's not giving me any choice at all. It just says I don't have permission and that's that. I've seen the box which tells me to click "OK" to elevate privilege, I'm not getting that. Just refusal.
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If it's just refusing, then no, that fix won't help. It's refusing without recourse because somehow (and I have no way of knowing from here) you've set up your user account that you're using now as just that....a user with no Administrative rights. As it stands now, my guess is you can't disable UAC from the present user account or even change a file. Your going to have to log on as Administrator and grant your user account whatever rights you feel appropriate. You need to do it all from the Administrator account with UAC enabled and then log back into your user account with the newly granted rights. At that point,(with UAC enabled) the above 'fix' will be of some value.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
TweakVista leaves UAC on for me but suppresses


Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well, I shall give both of those a shot....


Thanks folks.