Disable Vista UAC?

joe2cool

Hi is it possible to disable & not delete in 'User Account Controls' ? (VISTA premium) & how pls?

Appreciate any help

SJames_3

Disable UAC on Vista.

Note that it still won't disable the security warning with you run an exe.

joe2cool

sorry title of ? says to turn off UAC & I mean't 'user account'

thx

SJames_3

You mean to disable a User Account rather than deleting it?

http://www.gatzet.info/enable-and-disable-user-account-12.html

Conor_3

Firstly, why the hell would you want to?

joe2cool

Because 'am the only user & would prefer no password on start up but if possible save settings

SJames is that ok with premium
Thx

Rock_Bottom

Conor wrote: »

Firstly, why the hell would you want to?

I have mine disabled, just a matter of unticking a box and now I don't get that little window asking me if it's ok to proceed everytime I do something.

Conor_3

Rock_Bottom wrote: »

I have mine disabled, just a matter of unticking a box and now I don't get that little window asking me if it's ok to proceed everytime I do something.

And neither does that dodgy website that wants to install something....

UAC hardly ever comes up on my computer.

Conor_3

joe2cool wrote: »

Because 'am the only user & would prefer no password on start up but if possible save settings

SJames is that ok with premium
Thx

So just remove your password in Control Panel, Users.

john_s_2

Conor wrote: »

And neither does that dodgy website that wants to install something....

UAC hardly ever comes up on my computer.

Agreed 100% I've long been an advocate of using XP Limited Accounts to protect oneself from being the victim of an unintentional installation of something 'nasty'. I don't know much about Vista but I figure the UAC is the equivalent of this.

You wouldn't open up your computer (say, to install a new card) while it's still plugged into the mains, so why use full admin rights for everyday usage (eg surfing the net)?

Does Vista have the equivalent of XP Limited Accounts? As you won't be able to unintentionally do anything 'stupid' it won't warn you that you're just about to.

RobertoMoir

joe2cool wrote: »

Because 'am the only user & would prefer no password on start up but if possible save settings

SJames is that ok with premium
Thx

automatic login (which is what you need) isn't covered very clearly in Vista's own help.

This site here has as good an explanation of how to do it as any.

Oh and don't turn UAC off. While I personally thing it's rather flawed, if you're using Vista it's still much better than nothing.