I'd also mention that opening up all permissions leaves you open to security issues as well yes, even beyond the possibility of malware installing itself without having to escalate , but that just goes without saying. Imagine an alternate reality where all the sheeple didn't just accept Microsoft's requirements to accept the productivity-reducing, ridiculous UAC.
Imagine everyone being smart and conscientious enough to choose to disable UAC entirely, and just shun the App Store entirely. These "initiatives" would fail immediately and Microsoft would actually have to provide operating system software that provided True Value in order to stay in business.
It's the apologists and defeatists that are so accepting of such Really Bad Ideas as UAC and Apps and Microsoft cloud accounts that have us all screwed. Shame on you people! I know it's been a while since you posted this, but it solved my problem 5 years later! Wow, I read the wrong post when I looked at the date, it is and old post. Thanks for explaining it for me, I have an older program that cant write the license in the file to launch the program. Seems a lot of people love 10, but I find it to be the worse yet, too cutsie, and artsy for me.
Ill give that a try and hopefully it works. Thanks again. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows 8.
Use this forum to discuss miscellaneous issues that cannot be covered in any other Windows 8. Sign in to vote. How can I defeat this? Many thanks. Rick A. Pleasanton CA. Wednesday, December 5, PM. Mark, that worked -- thanks a million, as I would never have found that little needle in the Windows 8 haystack.
I do not in any way consider this to be progress or evolution in OS design Monday, December 10, AM. Rgds Milos. I am not familiar with an "elevated rights" status. How do I do that? Friday, December 7, AM. Many thanks, Mark. Please check the following two areas. Friday, December 7, PM. Can I get just a bit more detail, please? I am in Computer Management but there is nothing in the lower-left corner of that dialog, nor do I see any command for Enable.
It is disabled by default so in the properties you can uncheck "disable" which will allow you to log in as Administrator as one of the id's you can log in as.
Once you are logged in as Administrator you have full normal access to the Program Files without the dumb prompts. Saturday, December 8, PM. But, this is such a stupid thing that MS did. Hope they fix it. Sunday, December 16, PM.
Rick, I know this is an old thread, but can't believe no one actually solved your problem the right way. I know it seems like a pain, but it is really to make your system more secure.
Sunday, August 18, PM. Can you tell me how I would remove a permission set? Monday, August 19, AM. The reason is that any other user account that is not a member of Administrators will start failing in strange bizarre ways since they will have no access at all to the program file folder Mark. Monday, August 19, PM. I can make none of these changes. Those commands or choices are grayed out in every scenario that I have observed. Good Luck! Friday, August 23, PM. Monday, August 26, PM.
But it worked perfectly Thanks. Wednesday, January 1, PM. Some things said in this thread that are not accurate or are incompletely stated For those who only need desktop functionality this isn't a bad thing. This is overgeneralized. In terms of advice for everyday non-technical users, this may be reasonable, but there are cases where computer-knowledgeable people really do need to be able to do that to get all the productivity they can.
There are ways to insulate oneself from malware that are FAR better than inviting it into your system IE runs ActiveX from the Internet Zone by default then trying to block it at the last possible second. Most people consider UAC prompts nothing more than irritating and just click through them as quickly as possible.
If avoiding malware is something you'd like to do, even if you'd prefer to continue to run with UAC enabled, I suggest taking the following three measures: Get the hosts file from mvps.
And I'd like to add you can write to a program files folder if you take. Thursday, January 2, PM. Maybe someone should poke the Debugging Tools for Windows team about changing the location for srcsrv.
They're still storing srcsrv. Thursday, January 23, AM. Hi Bob I too have an app that needs to write to a program files folder, in my instance I need to copy a DLL from a 3rd party vendor, that is integral to my apps functionality. I currently have the DLL sitting elsewhere on the computer awaiting a solution for my Windows 8 users.
I have zero input where the DLL must to be located. Installation worked fine for all versions up to Windows 8. A problem is that the users are scattered anywhere in the world, with many as self proclaimed computer illiterates. I'll never get to meet them or have hands on with their computer, so I need a programmed solution, with no manual tinkering around their computers.
CopyFile to the folder. Thursday, February 20, AM. Bp No it is not that stupid at all, this prevents root access to unwanted nerds, try to gain root access to the penguin without su. No difference. Edited by colakid Thursday, February 20, AM.
Why not? Why wait for the mail to arrive when you can have the security of your backup CD right now?
In addition, we sometimes hear from customers that their CDs arrive cracked even though we pay extra to ship CD at package, non-machinable rates. Guess the post office just loves their high tech sorting machines so much that they just stuff anything through them that they can. So here is how to save yourself some money and trouble - make the backup CD yourself.
In fact it's so easy, you'll want create backup CDs for all your downloaded software. With the newer versions of Windows, it's easy to create a backup CD of your downloaded software. No extra software is required - Windows now does it for you.
Most types work just fine but I prefer to get a name brand as they make me feel a little more secure. Sign up to receive quarterly software tips, website news, special offers and more. This document pertains to all HP computers with a writeable disk drive and Windows 10 or 8. To verify, please check with your company's IT department or your local IT service. Saving files to a disc Use the following steps to save files to a disc. In Windows, search for and open File Explorer.
Right-click the name of the disk drive and select Eject. Remove any discs from the drive that may have ejected at this time. Figure : Eject a disc. Insert a blank disc into the drive and close the drive.
The amount of free space displays below the drive icon and the icon changes to reflect the type of disc that was inserted. Figure : Drive icon showing that a writeable disc has been inserted. Double-click the drive icon to open the Burn a Disc window. Figure : Options for how you want to use the disc. If you select Like a USB flash drive , the files copy to the disc. You can save, edit, and delete files on the disc many times, but the disc might not work in other computers and devices.
To use this option, follow these steps:. Click Next in the Burn a disc window. A Drag files to this folder to add them to the disc message displays. Select the files to be added to the disc, then drag them to the drive icon. For example, if you want to copy your garden flower photos from the Pictures folder, drag the Garden Flowers Photos folder to the drive icon.
Figure : Dragging files to the drive icon. These files cannot be edited or removed from the disc, but the disc can be used on most computers.
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