Stop Vista Asking Questions

[idahosurge]

I think that this has been discussed before, but I did a search and could not find the answer.

How do you stop Vista from asking all the annoying questions and how do you disable all the nanny features.  I am moving shortcut icons from folders to the desktop and it keeps asking me if I want to continue.

Rod

[HarvesteR]

That is called User Account Control, and is used by Vista by the noble principle of making you as angry as possible  ;)

Here's how to disable it... I recommend method #4, which is easiest

Cheers

[machineman9]

[quote]That is called User Account Control, and is used by Vista by the noble principle of making you as angry as possible

[NickN]

I gotta set this strait once and for all


UAC offers little/no 'real' protection from viruses, installing spyware, malware or anything of the sort installing something on a local computer


UAC is something that was carefully WORDED by MS Marketing to make it appear to be something it was not! (unless you understand Windows/computers)

The BACKGROUND protection User Account Control offers, which people STILL think will protect them from getting a virus or if that Virus/malware executes will protect their system from installing and changes is FALSE. UAC is actually a tool for IT managers to prevent people from installing unwanted software on networked computers

yes!

NETWORKED COMPUTERS

Please... THINK! Why would DEFENDER be included with Vista and a AV be needed (security center nag) at all? Because they protect the LOCAL system, not the NETWORK or YOU on the NETWORK - UAC does that and is customized by the Sys ADMIN for their network! This keeps office users from SCREWING UP the setups IT installed in the office and prevents their email from doing damage to others ON THE NETWORK ONLY.

Networks in the past allowed items to be copied/pasted/executed/sent/received because the permissions allowed it for the station to work on the network correclty and the AV/scanners follow those permissions! UAC steps that up and monitors PAST the permissions to ensure a backup protection is in place and allow other software to operate.

It WILL NOT protect a local system the same way..

On a single user system the "front side" NAGS are the only thing that 'might' warn you of something if it is POORLY written.. HOWEVER, good spyware/virus and malware know how to circumvent those NAGS

USELESS!

and those nags are irritating at BEST. Windows7 will be REMOVING a very large portion of them based on MS learning a serious lesson

UAC STILL nanny's the Program Files folder with its network scans EVEN IF UAC IS SHUT DOWN.

Therefore to kill the overhead the service causes in Vista to performance applications that are monitored on execution in the Program Files folder, either RESET the Ownership and Permissions for Program Files, or, do not install any application you do not wish scanned by UAC inside the Program Files folder.... install it somewhere else!

and

If you are NOT on a network... shut UAC down





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@ Rod


Please read this Rod

http://www.flight1.com/view.asp?page=vista#uac

1. Turn off User Account Control

2. Change Folder Ownership and Permissions

3. Do not install Flight Simulator to Program Files. (or at the very least set the Ownership and Permissions for PROGRAM FILES)


In Vista, disable the following:

1. Completely shut down the Defender Program/Service
2. Completely disable UAC
3. Completely disable Aero (optional, I see no use for it)
4. Completely shut down the Indexing Service - Important
5. (OPTIONAL but I WOULD) Completely shut down System Restore
6. Use NOD32 as the security software, just the AV product and NOT thier entire security suite product


If you need help with any of those.. Google: Vista + the operation


Just make sure you have a good AV on your system. I suggest NOD32 if you want the best payware with the leas perf impact.

[Alonso]

That's true...

You will notice that it is quite impossible to add stuff to FS without turning UAC off.

[machineman9]

That's true...

You will notice that it is quite impossible to add stuff to FS without turning UAC off.

I've added things fine. More an issue of 'editing' things such as aircraft CFG files and the such.

[NickN]

UAC STILL nanny's the Program Files folder with its network scans EVEN IF UAC IS SHUT DOWN.

Therefore to kill the overhead the service causes in Vista to performance applications that are monitored on execution in the Program Files folder, either RESET the Ownership and Permissions for Program Files, or, do not install any application you do not wish scanned by UAC inside the Program Files folder.... install it somewhere else!

and

If you are NOT on a network... shut UAC down

Just in case people do not understand what that means, translation:

UAC AND ANYTHING LAUNCHED FROM PROGRAM FILES

[idahosurge]

@ Rod


Please read this Rod

http://www.flight1.com/view.asp?page=vista#uac

1. Turn off User Account Control

2. Change Folder Ownership and Permissions

3. Do not install Flight Simulator to Program Files. (or at the very least set the Ownership and Permissions for PROGRAM FILES)


In Vista, disable the following:

1. Completely shut down the Defender Program/Service
2. Completely disable UAC
3. Completely disable Aero (optional, I see no use for it)
4. Completely shut down the Indexing Service - Important
5. (OPTIONAL but I WOULD) Completely shut down System Restore
6. Use NOD32 as the security software, just the AV product and NOT thier entire security suite product


If you need help with any of those.. Google: Vista + the operation


Just make sure you have a good AV on your system. I suggest NOD32 if you want the best payware with the leas perf impact.

Thanks Nick, I will read it!

Rod