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Run as administrator?

Started by voyager242 , Jul 05 2010 04:17 PM

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voyager242

Posted 05 July 2010 - 04:17 PM

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Should programs in Windows 7 be installed by clicking run as administrator on the context menu as opposed to double clicking the set-up file?

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FNP

Posted 05 July 2010 - 05:58 PM

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When you run a program, it asks for administrator authorization. Even if you run the program as an administrator, the program will still need UAC confirmation to run. Running a program as an administrator can be useful when running a batch script that would call administrator-prompted programs, for example, or when scheduling administrator-level tasks.

For your purposes, though, it shouldn't make a difference.