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to: Robert Comer
from: Rich
date: 2006-04-24 07:52:06
subject: Re: firefox install requires admin rights?

From: "Rich" 

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   What display settings are you changing for which you are prompted?   =
I just confirmed there is no prompt for changing resolution, color = depth,
or refresh rate.

   What non-admin applications are you running that prompt you to =
elevate?  As I mentioned, the handling of apps that inappropriately =
require admin access, but aren't performing admin actions, is not by =
elevating.

Rich

  "Robert Comer"  wrote in message =
news:444cb661$1{at}w3....
  >  What administrator tasks do you perform commonly?

  I couldn't tell you, not any one thing obviously, but I get the UAC =
prompts=20
  all the time.  I do change the display settings quite a lot and that =
brings=20
  up the prompt.

  >Are you instead referring to poorly written applications that don't =
work=20
  >when you are not an >administrator?

  Those count too, here's where UAC could make a big improvement by =
having an=20
  always trust setting for an application.  (run elevated doesn't always =
work)

  For now I turn UAC off after an initial round of testing each build.  =
(I=20
  haven't installed 5365 yet)

  --=20
  Bob Comer


  "Rich"  wrote in message news:444c3dc0$1{at}w3....
     What administrator tasks do you perform commonly?  Are you instead=20
  referring to poorly written applications that don't work when you are =
not an=20
  administrator?  That is handled differently from actual administrator=20
  actions.  I am curious, if so, which bad apps do you run?  If you mean =

  administrator tasks, which are you performing commonly?

  Rich

    "Robert Comer"  wrote in message=20
  news:444c3227$1{at}w3....
    > The elevation is only needed to perform tasks that require an
    > administrator.  These simply are not >common.

    They're far to common now, but I expect things will get better.

    --=20
    Bob Comer




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   What
display settings are =
you changing=20
for which you are prompted?   I just confirmed there is
no = prompt for=20
changing resolution, color depth, or refresh rate.
 
   What non-admin =
applications are you=20
running that prompt you to elevate?  As I mentioned, the handling
= of apps=20
that inappropriately require admin access, but aren't performing admin = actions,=20
is not by elevating.
 
Rich
 

  "Robert Comer" <bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>">mailto:bobcomer{at}mindspring.com">bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>
= wrote in=20
  message news:444cb661$1{at}w3....> 
=
What=20
  administrator tasks do you perform commonly?I couldn't tell =
you, not=20
  any one thing obviously, but I get the UAC prompts all the =
time.  I=20
  do change the display settings quite a lot and that brings up the=20
  prompt.>Are you instead referring to poorly written =
applications=20
  that don't work >when you are not an =
>administrator?Those=20
  count too, here's where UAC could make a big improvement by having an=20
  always trust setting for an application.  (run elevated =
doesn't=20
  always work)For now I turn UAC off after an initial round of =
testing=20
  each build.  (I haven't installed 5365
yet)-- Bob =

  Comer"Rich" <{at}>
wrote in message news:444c3dc0$1{at}w3....  
=
What=20
  administrator tasks do you perform commonly?  Are you instead=20
  referring to poorly written applications that don't work when you =
are not=20
  an administrator?  That is handled differently from actual=20
  administrator actions.  I am curious, if so, which bad apps =
do you=20
  run?  If you mean administrator tasks, which are you =
performing=20
  commonly?Rich 
"Robert Comer" <bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>">mailto:bobcomer{at}mindspring.com">bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>
= wrote in=20
  message news:444c3227$1{at}w3.... =20
  > The elevation is only needed to perform tasks that require =
an =20
  > administrator.  These simply are not =
>common. =20
  They're far to common now, but I expect things will get =
better. =20
  --   Bob
Comer

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