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iacy
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      11-16-2007
.. . . and I still cannot receive streaming internet media without frequent
hiccoughs for rebuffering.
. . . Vista forced me to call to reactivate after installing a new video
card.
.. . . .Vista remains much slower than XP for all disk access operations
.. . . There is no way to get rid of all reminders about the idiot and
useless UAC, The UAC is the equivalent of your car asking you if you want to
make a left turn before allowing you to make a left turn.

 
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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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      11-16-2007
"There is no way to get rid"
Yes there is, disable UAC:
Start/Run
Type "msconfig" ENTER
Click Tools tab.
Scroll down near the bottom.
Click "Disable UAC"
Click Launch.
Click OK and reboot.

However if you are seeing a lot of UAC there is something else going
on.
Either:
1. You are not a typical user.
2. You are using older/poorly written software.

After the initial software and hardware installations and computer
configurations, I rarely see UAC prompts.

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>. . . and I still cannot receive streaming internet media without
>frequent hiccoughs for rebuffering.
> . . . Vista forced me to call to reactivate after installing a new
> video card.
> . . . .Vista remains much slower than XP for all disk access
> operations
> . . . There is no way to get rid of all reminders about the idiot
> and useless UAC, The UAC is the equivalent of your car asking you if
> you want to make a left turn before allowing you to make a left
> turn.


 
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Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]
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      11-16-2007
Well, could you give us an idea of your system specs? I really can't
diagnose the Internet streaming issue, but as for UAC:

Right click the applications executable > click Properties > Security (tab)
> check the box that says 'Run with Administrator priviledges'. Its not

recommended you disable UAC, you can but temporarily for things like
installing applications.

Read up on it:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tec...C/default.aspx

http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesp...really-is.aspx

http://www.jimmah.com/vista/security/uac.aspx

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true

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"iacy" <> wrote in message
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>. . . and I still cannot receive streaming internet media without frequent
>hiccoughs for rebuffering.
> . . . Vista forced me to call to reactivate after installing a new video
> card.
> . . . .Vista remains much slower than XP for all disk access operations
> . . . There is no way to get rid of all reminders about the idiot and
> useless UAC, The UAC is the equivalent of your car asking you if you want
> to make a left turn before allowing you to make a left turn.



 
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The poster formely known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'
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      11-16-2007
iacy wrote:
> . . . and I still cannot receive streaming internet media without
> frequent hiccoughs for rebuffering.
> . . . Vista forced me to call to reactivate after installing a new video
> card.
> . . . .Vista remains much slower than XP for all disk access operations
> . . . There is no way to get rid of all reminders about the idiot and
> useless UAC, The UAC is the equivalent of your car asking you if you
> want to make a left turn before allowing you to make a left turn.


Yes, I agree lots of things with vista sucks, but I may be able to help
you with UAC.

Go Start/search(run)
type in msconfig and press enter
click on the tools tab (I think it's the tools tab)
scroll down the list until you see disable UAC, then double-click on it.
Close the cmd window when it is done and reboot.
You now have UAC turned off.

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      11-16-2007
I may be mistaken, but if you don't not click the Launch button, no
change is made.

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"The poster formely known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina
DiBoy'" > Yes, I agree lots of things with vista sucks, but I may be
able to help
> you with UAC.
>
> Go Start/search(run)
> type in msconfig and press enter
> click on the tools tab (I think it's the tools tab)
> scroll down the list until you see disable UAC, then double-click on
> it.
> Close the cmd window when it is done and reboot.
> You now have UAC turned off.
>
> --
> Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group -
> Submit your nomination at the link below:
> http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html
>
> "Fair use is not merely a nice concept--it is a federal law based on
> free speech rights under the First Amendment and is a cornerstone of
> the creativity and innovation that is a hallmark of this country.
> Consumer rights in the digital age are not frivolous."
> - Maura Corbett


 
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      11-16-2007
Jupiter Jones [MVP] wrote:
> I may be mistaken, but if you don't not click the Launch button, no
> change is made.
>


Could be JJ. I'm not entirely sure either. I don't have vista handy at
the moment to check it, so I was going off of memory. I'm still
learning vista right now.

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      11-16-2007

The UAC is a wise safety feature . However , it does get in the way at
times . Check this out : 'Disable Annoying Vista UAC popups with
TweakUAC (free!)' (http://www.tweak-uac.com/) I have had Vista only 6
weeks and it is fantastic . I watch video's , listen to streaming music
, play games and never a hiccup !


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ulTRAX
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      11-16-2007
I found the security nags in XP SP2 so infuriating that I uninstalled it and
ran SP1 until my PC's HD died two weeks ago.

All these even more annoying Vista security nags highlight to me... as they
did with SP2... is how insecure Windows still must be to need them. I
disabled UAC within hours of first running my new PC.

I used to run ZoneAlarm Pro which had a decent two way firewall and an OS
firewall. At least it REMEMBERED settings. But... of course, it won't run on
Vista.


"Ralph05" wrote:

> The UAC is a wise safety feature . However , it does get in the way at
> times . Check this out : 'Disable Annoying Vista UAC popups with
> TweakUAC (free!)' (http://www.tweak-uac.com/) I have had Vista only 6
> weeks and it is fantastic . I watch video's , listen to streaming music
> , play games and never a hiccup !
>
>
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>

 
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Frank
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      11-16-2007
ulTRAX wrote:
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> ...I used to run ZoneAlarm Pro which had a decent two way firewall and an OS
> firewall. At least it REMEMBERED settings. But... of course, it won't run on
> Vista.
>



Whose fault is that?
Frank
 
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      11-17-2007
Frank wrote:

> ulTRAX wrote:
>>
>>
>> ...I used to run ZoneAlarm Pro which had a decent two way firewall and an
>> OS firewall. At least it REMEMBERED settings. But... of course, it won't
>> run on Vista.
>>

>
>
> Whose fault is that?
> Frank


Anyone dumb enough to run an os like Windoze that lacks inherent security.
So, that would include YOU, numbnuts.

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