exe file), and select Run as administrator.
This time, you??™ll see the UAC prompt, and assuming you click Continue,
Windows will elevate the application and it should work as designed.
Figure 8-13. Right-click a program icon and select ???Run as administrator??? to temporarily
elevate a program so it??™s no longer restricted by Vista??™s security system
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If you don??™t see the Run as administrator option, it means
that the icon you??™ve clicked isn??™t a standard Windows shortcut.
In this case, just open Windows Explorer, navigate to
the program??™s application folder (usually found under C:\
Program Files), and right-click the main .exe file. Of course,
Windows won??™t show the Run as administrator option
when you right-click documents, so be sure you only do this
with the main application icon.
This trick also works for application installers, but beware: if the installer
needs this workaround, the application is likely to need it, too. Before you
install, check the software publisher??™s web site for an update or a new version
that??™s compatible with Vista.
If the program won??™t run unless you use the Run as administrator feature,
you may want to make the change more permanent. Right-click the program
icon (or .exe file), select Properties, and choose the Compatibility tab.
In the Privilege Level box, turn on the Run this program as an administrator
option, and click OK.
Turn off User Account Control
The easiest way to turn off UAC is through the User Accounts window in
Control Panel.
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