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    disabling UAC causes programs to not launch

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Bob, Jul 10, 2013.

  1. Bob

    Bob Notebook Consultant

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    I want to disablle UAC so i can use ATT as it has a unsigned low level driver. When i do disable UAC some programs (steam and skype) will not longer launch.
    When i try to start em they start for 1 second in the mast manager than closes.

    I need help, all i want is to get ATT working...

    UPDATE: OMG ive been messing around with this for 2 hours now trying CMD solution and even bios solutions but all i had to do was to run ATT in admin mode hahaha. Sometimes i forget to test the easy ways first
     
    Bob, Jul 10, 2013
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  2. FrozenSolid

    FrozenSolid Notebook Evangelist

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    I am glad you got it working but I am confused as to why when you disable UAC any programs would stop working. I have UAC disabled and have never had an issue.
     
    FrozenSolid, Jul 11, 2013
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  3. ibbi1337

    ibbi1337 Notebook Consultant

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    What's UAC? I never had that thing enabled ever since Vista and all the way through Windows 8 and never had a single issue

    its the most useless thing ever created as users will always blindly answer YES when it asks you do you want to run YES or NO
     
    ibbi1337, Jul 13, 2013
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  4. JOSEA

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    User Account Control is a security meassure & IMO a very good one. It prevents rouge programs from executing on your system (depending on the level you set it on) When I work on anyone's machine I always set to the uppper most level and explain to them why. There are ways around it of course (using task scheduler for example). I would agree that some nonchalant users may robotically click YES, but it does serve a purpose for those of us who do pay attention.

    PS Intel d00d how do you like the G750 ?
     
    JOSEA, Jul 13, 2013
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  5. ibbi1337

    ibbi1337 Notebook Consultant

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    I had a G75VW before this which the ASUS Service Center fried its motherboard while trying to replace the crappy matte screen with the 3D Glossy Screen so they gave me this for free as they didn't have any G75VWs or G75VWs in stock

    This thing is a beast man!

    Can play anything you throw at it, has a much better sound chipset (Realtek) while the G75VW had a crappy VIA chipset.

    It boots from the time you switch it on to the desktop in 12 seconds thanks to UEFI boot :)

    here are the benchmarks:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/asu...indows-7-pro-great-asus-customer-service.html
     
    ibbi1337, Jul 13, 2013
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  6. 1shado1

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    FWIW, regarding your sig, you don't have a 17.3 foot screen. :) Congrats on the new 750! I'm envious.
     
    1shado1, Jul 14, 2013
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    I don't have a 17.3 foot screen? I never said foot, it's inches
     
    ibbi1337, Jul 17, 2013
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  8. 1shado1

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    ' is feet.

    " is inches. :)
     
    1shado1, Jul 17, 2013
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