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From: Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell on 27 Jun 2010 07:50 .... need Administrator rights, when both profiles that I have on my laptop are both set as Administrator? Is precisely because I have two administrator profiles and the computer is "confused"? Any ideas, anyone? Thanks! C.
From: Charlie Russel - MVP on 27 Jun 2010 09:16 Windows 7 (and Vista before it) runs even administrative users as a more limited user most of the time, and only elevates to administrative rights when you actually _need_ it to do something, and only when you authorize it. This is by design, and is intended to protect you and your computer from at least some of the possible malware out there. It is possible to turn this off, but I strongly recommend NOT doing so. Over time you'll find that you rarely get prompted for elevation in the normal course of using the computer. But during the early days of using it, you will get prompted much more often, as you're installing applications, configuring settings, etc. Some older applications that are poorly designed will not start without getting administrative rights. That's just bad design, and I would urge you to find newer or alternative versions that don't require that elevation. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel "Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell" <seegod1(a)cogeco.ca> wrote in message news:11465DE6-6831-4A1D-9C3F-6D77C47B9131(a)microsoft.com... > ... need Administrator rights, when both profiles that I have on my laptop > are both set as Administrator? > > Is precisely because I have two administrator profiles and the computer is > "confused"? > > Any ideas, anyone? Thanks! > > C.
From: Corsair on 27 Jun 2010 14:06 Hi Charlie, following with the thread, I want not to be asked for "some" applications to be auto-run, e.g. CCleaner, I have this software (latest version) as started in the start-up, but every time computer starts I'm asked about running or not. How could be done for not being asked for "some" programs, running under account with Administrator privileges. Corsair "Charlie Russel - MVP" <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> escribi� en el mensaje de noticias:8D8C80B3-741A-44E1-9178-614E0908E730(a)microsoft.com... > Windows 7 (and Vista before it) runs even administrative users as a more > limited user most of the time, and only elevates to administrative rights > when you actually _need_ it to do something, and only when you authorize > it. This is by design, and is intended to protect you and your computer > from at least some of the possible malware out there. It is possible to > turn this off, but I strongly recommend NOT doing so. Over time you'll > find that you rarely get prompted for elevation in the normal course of > using the computer. But during the early days of using it, you will get > prompted much more often, as you're installing applications, configuring > settings, etc. > > Some older applications that are poorly designed will not start without > getting administrative rights. That's just bad design, and I would urge > you to find newer or alternative versions that don't require that > elevation. > > -- > Charlie. > http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel > > > > > "Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell" <seegod1(a)cogeco.ca> wrote in message > news:11465DE6-6831-4A1D-9C3F-6D77C47B9131(a)microsoft.com... >> ... need Administrator rights, when both profiles that I have on my >> laptop are both set as Administrator? >> >> Is precisely because I have two administrator profiles and the computer >> is "confused"? >> >> Any ideas, anyone? Thanks! >> >> C. >
From: Charlie Russel - MVP on 27 Jun 2010 17:53 Some programs will always demand administrator privileges and should not be put in your startup folder for just that reason. Sounds like this is one. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel "Corsair" <corsair63(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:B6DC40E8-1EFF-4A70-AB60-FBB4AC7AB47B(a)microsoft.com... > Hi Charlie, > > following with the thread, I want not to be asked for "some" applications > to be auto-run, e.g. CCleaner, > I have this software (latest version) as started in the start-up, but > every time computer starts I'm asked > about running or not. > > How could be done for not being asked for "some" programs, running under > account with Administrator > privileges. > > Corsair > > "Charlie Russel - MVP" <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> escribi� en el > mensaje de noticias:8D8C80B3-741A-44E1-9178-614E0908E730(a)microsoft.com... >> Windows 7 (and Vista before it) runs even administrative users as a more >> limited user most of the time, and only elevates to administrative rights >> when you actually _need_ it to do something, and only when you authorize >> it. This is by design, and is intended to protect you and your computer >> from at least some of the possible malware out there. It is possible to >> turn this off, but I strongly recommend NOT doing so. Over time you'll >> find that you rarely get prompted for elevation in the normal course of >> using the computer. But during the early days of using it, you will get >> prompted much more often, as you're installing applications, configuring >> settings, etc. >> >> Some older applications that are poorly designed will not start without >> getting administrative rights. That's just bad design, and I would urge >> you to find newer or alternative versions that don't require that >> elevation. >> >> -- >> Charlie. >> http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel >> >> >> >> >> "Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell" <seegod1(a)cogeco.ca> wrote in message >> news:11465DE6-6831-4A1D-9C3F-6D77C47B9131(a)microsoft.com... >>> ... need Administrator rights, when both profiles that I have on my >>> laptop are both set as Administrator? >>> >>> Is precisely because I have two administrator profiles and the computer >>> is "confused"? >>> >>> Any ideas, anyone? Thanks! >>> >>> C. >>
From: R. C. White on 28 Jun 2010 00:05
Hi, Corsair. Iâm not familiar with CCleaner â or any âcleanerâ application. But with many apps, you can right-click on the .exe and choose Properties. On the Compatibility tab you should find a checkbox to âRun this program as an administratorâ. Iâm not sure that this setting exists or actually works for ALL apps, but maybe it does for the one you need it for. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc(a)grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2010 (15.3.2804.0607) in Win7 Ultimate x64) "Corsair" wrote in message news:B6DC40E8-1EFF-4A70-AB60-FBB4AC7AB47B(a)microsoft.com... Hi Charlie, following with the thread, I want not to be asked for "some" applications to be auto-run, e.g. CCleaner, I have this software (latest version) as started in the start-up, but every time computer starts I'm asked about running or not. How could be done for not being asked for "some" programs, running under account with Administrator privileges. Corsair "Charlie Russel - MVP" <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> escribió en el mensaje de noticias:8D8C80B3-741A-44E1-9178-614E0908E730(a)microsoft.com... > Windows 7 (and Vista before it) runs even administrative users as a more > limited user most of the time, and only elevates to administrative rights > when you actually _need_ it to do something, and only when you authorize > it. This is by design, and is intended to protect you and your computer > from at least some of the possible malware out there. It is possible to > turn this off, but I strongly recommend NOT doing so. Over time you'll > find that you rarely get prompted for elevation in the normal course of > using the computer. But during the early days of using it, you will get > prompted much more often, as you're installing applications, configuring > settings, etc. > > Some older applications that are poorly designed will not start without > getting administrative rights. That's just bad design, and I would urge > you to find newer or alternative versions that don't require that > elevation. > > -- > Charlie. > http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel > > > "Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell" <seegod1(a)cogeco.ca> wrote in message > news:11465DE6-6831-4A1D-9C3F-6D77C47B9131(a)microsoft.com... >> ... need Administrator rights, when both profiles that I have on my >> laptop are both set as Administrator? >> >> Is precisely because I have two administrator profiles and the computer >> is "confused"? >> >> Any ideas, anyone? Thanks! >> >> C |