Thread: Disable UAC
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Old 05-17-2007, 08:20 AM
Milhouse Van Houten
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Re: Disable UAC

Interesting. So, I guess, this would be everything that shows up here (which
includes Money 2007, interestingly enough):
\Users\Username\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files

So those apps should be uninstalled before disabling UAC?

Any other areas to check?

"James Finnigan [MSFT]" <james.finnigan@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Well, if the app had virtualization applied to regkeys/files that it laid
> down, disabling UAC would be like losing those registry keys/files (I
> think). That virtualization is essentially a feature to allow apps that
> aren't written for UAC run under UAC and it's disabled if the app marks
> itself as being able to handle the truth :). So if you have an app that
> isn't written for UAC, it could exhibit these symptoms.
>
> HTH,
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> "Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe******.com> wrote in message
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>>I just disable UAC and note that some installed programs and ran smoothly
>>require reinstallation. Can someone advise if it is normal or there is
>>another configuration needed.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Scott[/color]
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Old 05-17-2007, 08:20 AM