BeeJ
9/15/2011 1:51:00 PM
It happens that Mayayana formulated :
>> If IE can start up with no UAC popup, then why can't Opera?
>> It is only the startup that is the problem.
>> I make Opera the default browser and click on links from eMails and get
>> UAC popups.
>> And I did not write Opera.
>> My VB6 code plays nice so there is no issue there.
>>
>
> This should be an obvious question, but why don't
> you just disable UAC? You're a programmer. You know
> a lot about how Windows works. Presumably you're
> not downloading cracked hit movies from a site in
> Russia. You're not a child. So why do you lock up Windows
> like a house with child protection -- a padlock on every
> draw and cabinet -- and then go to a newsgroup to
> ask how to open those locks?
>
> I don't understand why people who know better put
> up with this stuff... Just because it's the default
> setting? If you know enough not to delete system
> files, and you're not doing highly risky online activity,
> there's no reason to lock yourself out of your own house,
> so to speak. It will help reduce the chance of thieves
> breaking in, but at the cost of preventing you getting in!
>
> If you're really paranoid about malware attacks there's
> a much better solution: Use 2 browsers, neither of which
> is IE. Use one with script disabled, no Java, no Flash, for
> normal use. Enable script in the other for any site where
> you absolutely must use script. ...And don't download music
> or videos of dubious legality or content. Those steps will
> eliminate 99% of malware risks.
Yes, but this is not just for me. I was hoping to get enlightened so
I could pass along to others around me who are paranoid. Also my apps
are safe and it a user wanted to forgo UAC I could tell them how to do
that for my VB6 app.
I have been using Vista for years without UAC on and had zero problems
but there are others who still think the MS is the ultimate authority.