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    Problem with UAC

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ricksaint, Apr 26, 2009.

  1. ricksaint

    ricksaint Notebook Consultant

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    I have a Karaoke program on my laptop which used to work flawlessly. Now, all of a sudden, whenever I click on a song, UAC intervenes, asking for authorization. When I allow it, I get an error message saying that the file can't be found! The only way to play a song now is to turn UAC off.

    Is there a place in Vista where I can define this program as safe for UAC?
     
    ricksaint, Apr 26, 2009
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  2. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    No, there is no place where you can mark safe programs. The real question here, is what has changed since it was working flawlessly? Did you originally have UAC off when it was installed and then latter turned it back on? Have you moved the location where the song files are stored?

    Something is now different. UAC does not just suddenly have a mind of its own and impose restrictions where none existed before.
    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Apr 27, 2009
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    qhn Notebook User

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    Tried re-installing the app with UAC on?

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Apr 27, 2009
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    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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  5. ricksaint

    ricksaint Notebook Consultant

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    I already tried that but it doesn't work.
     
    ricksaint, Apr 27, 2009
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    ricksaint Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, I used jv16 Power Tools to clean the registry. It did a back up which I am going to restore and hopefully fix the problem.
    Otherwise I'll restore the system to a prior date. I didn't want to do that because I made quite a few changes since then.
     
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    DraXxus1549 Notebook Evangelist

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    Why not just turn UAC off, its more anoying than it is helpful.
     
    DraXxus1549, Apr 27, 2009
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    Really? Blocking admin privledges to wayward code and web pages isn't helpful? Virtualization of program file directories for individual users isn't helpful? Damn, I guess I better just go turn it off right now then huh? Not freakin' likely. Let me guess, you login all the time with full admin rights too, right?

    ...shakes head... :eek:

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Apr 27, 2009
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  9. ricksaint

    ricksaint Notebook Consultant

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    I restored the system to a prior date and everything is back to normal now.
    I advise anyone using JV16 Power Tools to be careful when dealing with the registry!
     
    ricksaint, Apr 27, 2009
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  10. DetlevCM

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    No matter what you use - you should always be careful when dealing with the registry.

    I know on XP registry cleaners completely disabled scanning to pdf on our computers and only a complete reinstal of Windows helped - could be that a later HP softwareupdate did too - where later = 2 years...
     
    DetlevCM, Apr 28, 2009
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  11. ricksaint

    ricksaint Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, but you would think that a program that is supposedly designed to fix the registry had to be safe...
     
    ricksaint, Apr 28, 2009
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    That is the same as saying every mechanic is the same - they are all trained to fix cars.

    Microsoft software generally survives a regitry "sweep" most other software does too - but some are allergic - olike yours... or older HP scanne drivers....
     
    DetlevCM, Apr 28, 2009
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