Vista... My 1st Experience

[Frank Jr.]

Well...... all I can say is wow! Not trying to start a debate. I set up a new computer for my mother. I do not like the fact that it asks permission or approval to do everything but damn it is fast. I am just a user. No computer wiz. However from this experience I am not so apposed or afraid to buy a new computer as I was led to believe. It is just a totally different os. Takes getting familiar with. Far as a personal computer why couldn't Microsoft have left user functionality the same?

 

[LonghornXP]

I believe an average computer user is far more likely to say yes to any and all requests after they get ticked off enough. So this system IMO for an average user can make them careless and just as likely to get their system messed up. Vista is secure enough compared to Windows XP that your less likely to get some of the stuff going around. Also I believe that User Account Control (UAC) won't help much if you get an email virus etc as again I still believe at some point people will still click yes. The anti-virus software will be the thing that gets the customers attention not the UAC popups.

So with all of that said this is how to turn "off" User Account Control under all versions of Vista.

1. Click Start and select Control Panel.
2. Click on User Accounts and Family Safety.
3. Click on User Accounts.
4. Click on Turn User Account Control On or Off.
5. Click "Continue" on the permissions popup window.
6. "Uncheck" the option that says "Use User Account Control (UAC) to protect your computer." Once unchecked Click "OK".
7. Now either click "Restart Now (OR) Restart Later."

Please note that if you clicked Restart Later the changes "will NOT" take effect until your computer is restarted. So until that is done you will still get these popups anytime you make a change requiring it.

 

[TNGTony]

Longhorn,

After you disable the pop-ups, how many pop-ups do you get that tell you the pop-ups are disabled asking you are your sure you don't want pop-ups?

I know when you disable the firewall on XP you get a constant pop-up telling you about it and there seems to be no way for you to tell the computer, "YES I KNOW! I MEANT TO DO THAT! Now shut up about it!!!!"

See ya
Tony

 

[LonghornXP]

This is how to fix those issues.

1. Click Start and select Control Panel.
2. Click "Security."
3. Click "Security Center."
4. On the left side of the window click on the following text below.

"Change the way security center alerts me."

5. Click on "Don't notify me and don't display the icon (not recommended)."

This should stop all popups and security warnings and balloon popups etc.

I hope this has helped you out.

 

[Jared Twomey]

i get a balloon at the bottom of the screen at least a couple times a day tellling me i have UAC turned off... and honestly UAC wouldnt be a problem for me, if they would let me decide what kind of stuff to warn me about.
The one thing that drove me to turn it off was when you connect to a new network, it pops up that stupid permission screen. I use my laptop on the road and for work, so I am connecting to a couple networks a day, sometimes, multiple networks within a few minutes, and it just got annoying... also some settings and stuff. If it just warned before installing programs, I would have probably left it on. O well, I can deal with the little balloon thing everyonce in a while.

 

[Jared Twomey]

This is how to fix those issues.

1. Click Start and select Control Panel.
2. Click "Security."
3. Click "Security Center."
4. On the left side of the window click on the following text below.

"Change the way security center alerts me."

5. Click on "Don't notify me and don't display the icon (not recommended)."

This should stop all popups and security warnings and balloon popups etc.

I hope this has helped you out.

i will have to try that... good to know... thanks

 

[mike123abc]

I go a long time between the pop ups. They do not happen on a day to day basis. Yes when you are first setting up vista and installing everything they can be annoying, but after that normal users probably will not see them. Probably best to leave them on if you are letting inexperienced people use the computer (kids need passwd protection too for admin).