Re: UAC Questions

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On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:47:56 +1000, "wallaby" <noone@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Is there some way of telling UAC "this is a good program" - so that it doeds
not ask every time - the HIPS like apps, with which I am familiar, learn on
the job - ie they have a remember this decision and dont ask again check
box (AnVir, Spybot, Comodo, Online Armor to name a few).

You kidding? Microsoft isn't that smart. UAC is crude, has absolutely
zero intelligence build-in and therefore is next to useless, learning
nothing from past experience.

http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Going+Deep/UAC-What-How-Why/

Yes, these are the actual two guys responsible for making UAC a joke
and probably the most hated Windows "feature" since BOB. All though
that little dog wagging it's tail was kind of cute. ;-)

You can suffer through the hour plus video and understand the concept
behind UAC and what it is suppose to do, but it is simpler to just
turn the damn thing off. Most people probably do, unless you're one of
the crazy Microsoft worshiping idiots that hang out here.
.

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