How do I bypass Administrator Check?

Hi all,

I had a quick question regarding Windows Vista and the constant, rather annoying prompts you get when you download/install/confirm things where you have to click "Continue" (some kind of security check).

1) My first question would be why is it like this in first place? If I am the one and only user, why does it not let me do everything without any restrictions?

2) Is there some way to run everything as adminstrator to avoid the hassle?

3) I noticed that as a result of this, there seems to be two "Program Files" folders, which seems rather annoying. I discovered this when I wanted to back up my mpdata file for COD4 and wasn't able to find it via the classic path (My computer>>Hard Drive>>Program Files>>Activision>>etcetc) but rather via some obscure path which I had to look up online (something like USERNAME>>AppData>>Local>>VirtualStore>>Program Files)

So my question regrding 3)...is there any way to avoid this happening because I have essentially DIFFERENT COD4 files in two different Program Files installed...which seems rather useless...

Any comments/explanations really appreciated!

Thanks

 

You mean UAC (User Account Control)

You can disable this in the control panel > User profiles. Its benefits isnt that great.

 

Ahh, thanks for that!

But out of curiosity, why is there this split between Program files accessed the normal way and the USERNAME way...will that also disappear when I disable UAC?

 

^^ no, other password and admin options wont disappear by disabling UAC but you must disable it unless you want unnecessary annoyances to continue to hound you....

UAC it one of the profoundly dumbas* features they introduced in Vista thinking it would do the User good when it only created the opposite, mind you in itself it is a good idea but way over the top and lacking control of such control, if that makes any sense....

*tired must sleep now

 

It's called File and Registry Virtualization. They did this so that apps that were coded under the assumption that the user was an Administrator would work correctly under UAC.

 

Ah, I see...and I guess there's no way to get rid of this File and Registry Virtualisation? Would love to have everything in ONE place, nice n tidy with no confusion

 

If you turn off UAC, it goes back to the old way, but any files saved to the "virutal folders" remain there, so get those out first.

 

Is there a way to stop the corresponding Windows Security alerts from always popping up when you disable UAC?

 

Yes, go to Security Center and click on "Change the way Security Center alerts me." on the left hand pane. Choose the notification option that best fits your needs.

 

Why nobody uses the REAL admin account? http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/wind...idden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/

UAC and everything is on, just no prompts. Also, you don't need to right-click, run as Administrator and all...

 

I wouldn't suggest turning off UAC completely unless you know what you're doing or Try Norton UAC solution , it improves UAC Functionality .

 

OP you might want to check this, 4 Ways to Make UAC Less Annoying, pick the one you feel comfortable and suit your needs most (I use #1 and plan to try #2 the next time I clean install)

I won't try that, check these link & link, and even the writer has suggested that you really shouldn't use REAL admin account for anything other than troubleshooting. In fact, you probably shouldn't use it at all.

 

I saw Norton UAC, haven't installed it. Have you?

Agreed, although it's your choice, it's the best to leave UAC on. I do and it's not bothersome. I never really get UAC prompts often.