"Jimmy Brush" wrote:
[color=blue]
> I've noticed that a lot of the questions in these newsgroups are either
> directly or indirectly related to UAC (User Account Control). In this post,
> I will go over what UAC does, how it works, the reasoning behind it, how to
> use your computer with UAC on, why you shouldn't turn UAC off, and answer
> some common questions and respond to common complaints about it.
>[color=green]
>> * UAC is annoying, I want to turn it off[/color]
>
> Having to go through an extra step (clicking Continue) when opening
> administrative programs is annoying. And it is also very frustrating to run
> a program that needs admin power but doesn't automatically ask you for it
> (you have to right-click these programs and click Run As Administrator for
> them to run correctly).
>
> But, keep in mind that these small inconveniences are insignificant when
> weighed against the benefit: NO PROGRAM can get full access to your system
> without you being informed. The first time the permission dialog pops up and
> it is from some program that you know nothing about or that you do not want
> to have access to your system, you will be very glad that the Cancel button
> was available to you.
>
> - JB
>
> Vista Support FAQ
> [url]http://www.jimmah.com/vista/[/url][/color]

I think I missed the answer to the question, "UAC is annoying how do I turn
it off?" I am doing a copy and replace, small directories, which are each
located with in separate .zip files that I need to copy and replace from My
Documents to another drive. Having to do 6 to 8 mouse clicks for each of two
dozen directories is NOT FUN. Again, How do I turn it off?

To disable UAC prompts NOT UAC aka "Quiet Mode"

Run Regedit and navigate to

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]

Change the value of ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin from "2" to "0".

-------
*Report back, please*
[When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to so
that others may learn and benefit from the issue]

[How to ask a question]
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375[/url]

"ScottK" <ScottK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2BBBEF2D-7936-421E-9569-9295594B8E25@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> "Jimmy Brush" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> I've noticed that a lot of the questions in these newsgroups are either
>> directly or indirectly related to UAC (User Account Control). In this
>> post,
>> I will go over what UAC does, how it works, the reasoning behind it, how
>> to
>> use your computer with UAC on, why you shouldn't turn UAC off, and answer
>> some common questions and respond to common complaints about it.
>>[color=darkred]
>>> * UAC is annoying, I want to turn it off[/color]
>>
>> Having to go through an extra step (clicking Continue) when opening
>> administrative programs is annoying. And it is also very frustrating to
>> run
>> a program that needs admin power but doesn't automatically ask you for it
>> (you have to right-click these programs and click Run As Administrator
>> for
>> them to run correctly).
>>
>> But, keep in mind that these small inconveniences are insignificant when
>> weighed against the benefit: NO PROGRAM can get full access to your
>> system
>> without you being informed. The first time the permission dialog pops up
>> and
>> it is from some program that you know nothing about or that you do not
>> want
>> to have access to your system, you will be very glad that the Cancel
>> button
>> was available to you.
>>
>> - JB
>>
>> Vista Support FAQ
>> [url]http://www.jimmah.com/vista/[/url][/color]
>
> I think I missed the answer to the question, "UAC is annoying how do I
> turn
> it off?" I am doing a copy and replace, small directories, which are each
> located with in separate .zip files that I need to copy and replace from
> My
> Documents to another drive. Having to do 6 to 8 mouse clicks for each of
> two
> dozen directories is NOT FUN. Again, How do I turn it off?[/color]

On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:15:11 -0400, "Bob" <bob@nowhere.net> wrote:
[color=blue]
>To disable UAC prompts NOT UAC aka "Quiet Mode"
>
>Run Regedit and navigate to
>
>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
>
>Change the value of ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin from "2" to "0".
>
>-------[/color]


I have turned off or otherwise disabled UAC on my laptop. I don't
recall just how I did it but I now understand it should be active to
do the SP1 upgrade. That said, how do I turn it back on for the
upgrade?

---

$$$$$$$$$$$
Yours truly, Johnny Dollar!