Re: I turned off UAC

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"Mike Torello" <torellom@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:vpaip49igbe9frkq2jj2n3b35d00v7k9sd@xxxxxxxxxx
"Gordon" <gbplinux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Ian D" <taurus@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"tweakvista" <guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Disabling UAC is not dangerious at all tbh. It is rather annoying and
unless your a 'newb' i suggest disabling it.

If you know what your doing on your computer the only thing you really
need is a firewall and not an anti-virus.


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tweakvista

I see something of a double standard here. Running Vista without
UAC enabled is a big, "no-no," yet running XP, which has no such
"protection" is perfectly acceptable, although Vista without UAC
is probably still more secure than XP.



XP doesn't have UAC. And yes, XP users should run as a User on a daily basis
rather than an Admin but most people have been too lazy or ignorant to do
so.

And have suffered no ill consequences.


We shall never know that.....

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