Nobody reads prompts anyway. It??™s only a matter of time before an average
PC user becomes accustomed to the prompt and gets into the habit
of clicking Continue without reading the message. Even if it were an
otherwise flawless system, there??™s no system in place to make sure the
user knows what he is doing.
When designing Windows Vista, Microsoft tried to please everybody by
making UAC strict enough to prevent certain mischief, yet lenient enough
that it wouldn??™t be such a nuisance that you??™d want to turn it off. Of course,
the result is a system that is either too much or not enough for most people.
The solution, of course, is to customize it.
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Users and
Security
Fix a program broken by UAC
So, you??™ve got a program that won??™t install on Vista, or perhaps it won??™t
remember its settings. The problem is likely that UAC is preventing the application
(or the installer) from doing what it was designed to do. And since the
application isn??™t UAC-aware, it doesn??™t request ???elevation,??? the step necessary
to tell Windows that it??™s time for the UAC prompt. The result? Vista prevents
the change and keeps its mouth shut, and the application doesn??™t work.
The solution is to elevate the application by hand. You can??™t do this while
it??™s running, but, as shown in Figure 8-13, you can do it when you start the
application. Just right-click the application??™s icon on your desktop or Start
menu (or the program??™s .
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