Comments on: User Account Control http://www.vistaclues.com/user-account-control/ Windows Vista and Windows 7 Help Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:48:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Storryeregred http://www.vistaclues.com/user-account-control/#comment-70038 Storryeregred Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:29:32 +0000 http://vistaclues.com/?p=6#comment-70038 I need a driver for my phillips snn6500 wireless netcard or smc2632 wireless net card. I can`t make them run on linpus linux lite. Please help. Regards, prielalance I need a driver for my phillips snn6500 wireless netcard
or smc2632 wireless net card.
I can`t make them run on linpus linux lite.

Please help.

Regards,
prielalance

]]> By: Reader Question: - Windows Vista help http://www.vistaclues.com/user-account-control/#comment-482 Reader Question: - Windows Vista help Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:23:11 +0000 http://vistaclues.com/?p=6#comment-482 [...] if you log on as an administrator, you don’t really have administrative rights, thanks to UAC (User Account Control). UAC runs almost everything using non-administrator rights to help protect you from bad software [...] [...] if you log on as an administrator, you don’t really have administrative rights, thanks to UAC (User Account Control). UAC runs almost everything using non-administrator rights to help protect you from bad software [...]

]]> By: How to Get Drivers When Your PC Manufacturer Doesn’t Offer Them - Windows Vista help http://www.vistaclues.com/user-account-control/#comment-418 How to Get Drivers When Your PC Manufacturer Doesn’t Offer Them - Windows Vista help Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:34:57 +0000 http://vistaclues.com/?p=6#comment-418 [...] To launch Device Manager, click Start, type devmgmt.msc, and then press Enter. You’ll be prompted for administrative credentials. Now, expand Display Adapters, and make note of your video card manufacturer. Go directly to the [...] [...] To launch Device Manager, click Start, type devmgmt.msc, and then press Enter. You’ll be prompted for administrative credentials. Now, expand Display Adapters, and make note of your video card manufacturer. Go directly to the [...]

]]> By: Reader Question: Internet Explorer cannot download / from windows - Windows Vista help http://www.vistaclues.com/user-account-control/#comment-349 Reader Question: Internet Explorer cannot download / from windows - Windows Vista help Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:31:49 +0000 http://vistaclues.com/?p=6#comment-349 [...] type Cmd. Right-click Cmd on the Start menu, and then click Run As Administrator. Respond to the UAC prompt that [...] [...] type Cmd. Right-click Cmd on the Start menu, and then click Run As Administrator. Respond to the UAC prompt that [...]

]]> By: Advice for New Vista Users - Windows Vista help http://www.vistaclues.com/user-account-control/#comment-164 Advice for New Vista Users - Windows Vista help Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:13:35 +0000 http://vistaclues.com/?p=6#comment-164 [...] Often, hardware component manufacturers (such as Nvidia or ATI, which make video cards) release updates weeks or months before the computer manufacturer releases them to you. During the first few months of Vista’s consumer lifespan, we’re going to see lots of important updates, so it’s worthwhile to check component manufacturer websites for your video, audio, and network adapters. To figure out who manufactured each of your components, click Start, type devmgmt.msc, and then press Enter. You’ll be prompted for administrative credentials. Now, expand Display Adapters, and make note of your video card manufacturer. Go directly to the company’s website (try Googling the manufacturer name) and look for their support section for updated drivers. Repeat this for devices in Sound, video, and game controllers and Network adapters. [...] [...] Often, hardware component manufacturers (such as Nvidia or ATI, which make video cards) release updates weeks or months before the computer manufacturer releases them to you. During the first few months of Vista’s consumer lifespan, we’re going to see lots of important updates, so it’s worthwhile to check component manufacturer websites for your video, audio, and network adapters. To figure out who manufactured each of your components, click Start, type devmgmt.msc, and then press Enter. You’ll be prompted for administrative credentials. Now, expand Display Adapters, and make note of your video card manufacturer. Go directly to the company’s website (try Googling the manufacturer name) and look for their support section for updated drivers. Repeat this for devices in Sound, video, and game controllers and Network adapters. [...]

]]> By: Search a Custom Folder - Windows Vista help http://www.vistaclues.com/user-account-control/#comment-147 Search a Custom Folder - Windows Vista help Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:00:49 +0000 http://vistaclues.com/?p=6#comment-147 [...] 5. The Indexed Locations dialog appears. Click Show all locations, and then provide administrative credentials at the UAC prompt. [...] [...] 5. The Indexed Locations dialog appears. Click Show all locations, and then provide administrative credentials at the UAC prompt. [...]

]]> By: Index logs (or any other type of file) - Windows Vista help http://www.vistaclues.com/user-account-control/#comment-146 Index logs (or any other type of file) - Windows Vista help Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:43:22 +0000 http://vistaclues.com/?p=6#comment-146 [...] 4. Click Advanced, and provide administrative credentials at the UAC prompt. [...] [...] 4. Click Advanced, and provide administrative credentials at the UAC prompt. [...]

]]> By: Antivirus software - Windows Vista help http://www.vistaclues.com/user-account-control/#comment-134 Antivirus software - Windows Vista help Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:18:08 +0000 http://vistaclues.com/?p=6#comment-134 [...] So, give them a shot, if you want. I think I’ll pass for now. Antivirus software is only one way to manage the risk of malware. For me, I think the built-in features like UAC and Internet Explorer Protected Mode will do enough. Also, I tend any questionable software in virtual machines. If I do get bitten by malware, I’ve got nightly backups, and restores are easy to do. Basically, I’m betting that running antivirus software would waste more of my time than it would save. [...] [...] So, give them a shot, if you want. I think I’ll pass for now. Antivirus software is only one way to manage the risk of malware. For me, I think the built-in features like UAC and Internet Explorer Protected Mode will do enough. Also, I tend any questionable software in virtual machines. If I do get bitten by malware, I’ve got nightly backups, and restores are easy to do. Basically, I’m betting that running antivirus software would waste more of my time than it would save. [...]

]]> By: Driver Staging in Windows Vista - Windows Vista help http://www.vistaclues.com/user-account-control/#comment-65 Driver Staging in Windows Vista - Windows Vista help Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:13:43 +0000 http://vistaclues.com/?p=6#comment-65 [...] In Windows Vista, administrators can stage drivers to the Driver Store. Once a driver is in the Driver Store, any user can install the driver without providing administrative privileges or responding to a UAC prompt. [...] [...] In Windows Vista, administrators can stage drivers to the Driver Store. Once a driver is in the Driver Store, any user can install the driver without providing administrative privileges or responding to a UAC prompt. [...]

]]> By: How to Schedule a Complete PC Backup - Windows Vista help http://www.vistaclues.com/user-account-control/#comment-57 How to Schedule a Complete PC Backup - Windows Vista help Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:51:45 +0000 http://vistaclues.com/?p=6#comment-57 [...] Windows Vista can automatically schedule file backups that back up your most important documents. It does not, however, give you a wizard to schedule Complete PC backups. Complete PC backups store your entire hard disk (well, your system volume), so if your hard drive dies at some point, you can do a quick restore and be up and running again in minutes. That’s better than file backups in many ways, because all your applications will be restored, and none of your files or settings will be lost. It’s so useful, you should schedule automatic Complete PC backups to an external hard disk. Just follow these steps: 1. Click Start, type Task Scheduler, and then press Enter (you’ll need admin rights). [...] [...] Windows Vista can automatically schedule file backups that back up your most important documents. It does not, however, give you a wizard to schedule Complete PC backups. Complete PC backups store your entire hard disk (well, your system volume), so if your hard drive dies at some point, you can do a quick restore and be up and running again in minutes. That’s better than file backups in many ways, because all your applications will be restored, and none of your files or settings will be lost. It’s so useful, you should schedule automatic Complete PC backups to an external hard disk. Just follow these steps: 1. Click Start, type Task Scheduler, and then press Enter (you’ll need admin rights). [...]

]]> By: How to Quickly Find an Application - Windows Vista help http://www.vistaclues.com/user-account-control/#comment-46 How to Quickly Find an Application - Windows Vista help Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:53:08 +0000 http://vistaclues.com/?p=6#comment-46 [...] If the program is at the top of the list, just press Enter to launch it. To launch it with elevated privileges, press Ctrl+Shift+Enter. Then, press Alt+C to confirm the UAC prompt. You can use the same technique to find any file on your computer–just type a few letters from the file’s name or even the file’s contents. It’ll appear in the Start menu after a few seconds. To browse search results in a separate window, click See all results. To search the whole Internet, click Search the Internet.              [...] [...] If the program is at the top of the list, just press Enter to launch it. To launch it with elevated privileges, press Ctrl+Shift+Enter. Then, press Alt+C to confirm the UAC prompt. You can use the same technique to find any file on your computer–just type a few letters from the file’s name or even the file’s contents. It’ll appear in the Start menu after a few seconds. To browse search results in a separate window, click See all results. To search the whole Internet, click Search the Internet.              [...]

]]> By: Always Run a Batch File as an Administrator - Windows Vista help http://www.vistaclues.com/user-account-control/#comment-36 Always Run a Batch File as an Administrator - Windows Vista help Sun, 17 Dec 2006 14:26:59 +0000 http://vistaclues.com/?p=6#comment-36 [...] Now, when you double-click the batch file, UAC will prompt you for administrative privileges. You can use a similar technique to always run the command prompt as administrator, or to always run an application as administrator.              [...] [...] Now, when you double-click the batch file, UAC will prompt you for administrative privileges. You can use a similar technique to always run the command prompt as administrator, or to always run an application as administrator.              [...]

]]> By: Vista Clues » Make User Account Control (UAC) Less Annoying - Windows Vista help http://www.vistaclues.com/user-account-control/#comment-7 Vista Clues » Make User Account Control (UAC) Less Annoying - Windows Vista help Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:48:24 +0000 http://vistaclues.com/?p=6#comment-7 [...] User Account Control (UAC) prompts you before an application makes an important change to your computer that requires administrative privileges. By default, the UAC prompt appears on the “secure desktop”, which freezes and darkens your screen. By freezing your screen, secure desktop makes it more difficult for another application to impersonate Windows and trick you into typing your administrator password into a fake UAC prompt. [...] [...] User Account Control (UAC) prompts you before an application makes an important change to your computer that requires administrative privileges. By default, the UAC prompt appears on the “secure desktop”, which freezes and darkens your screen. By freezing your screen, secure desktop makes it more difficult for another application to impersonate Windows and trick you into typing your administrator password into a fake UAC prompt. [...]

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