[The Admiral]

Hi,

I have noticed that Windows Vista discourages people from running Vista as an administrator.

Because previous versions of Windows created all users as administrators by default, many users have always logged on to their computers with an administrator account. ... However, most users do not require such a high level of access to the computer.

[The Administrator] account type is not recommended for daily use, and should only be used when necessary.

So how will I be affected by using my computer as a standard user? Is there a way I can perform tasks as an administrator (similar to XP's Run As... command)? What would all of you recommend doing?

Thanks!

Edited by The Admiral, 27 November 2007 - 02:08 PM.

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Hello The Admiral...

To run an application using Admin permissions, just right click on the program icon and choose "Run as Administrator".

wannabe1

[wannabe1]

Hello The Admiral...

To run an application using Admin permissions, just right click on the program icon and choose "Run as Administrator".

wannabe1

[anzenketh]

It could be worse in linux you have to put a password in. But this is actually a security feature.

[Troy]

Also, within Vista, if you are not logged in as a user with administrative privileges, then you have to put the password in every time (not just click "yes").

[anzenketh]

You had to do that with XP though.

[Troy]

Ah yes, but XP does not have the UAC prompts occuring all the time... So in a sense, it was the same, but it was also different!