User Access Control--Necessary?

If you are the only person using a home computer, is UAC necessary? I am
lookin for the benefits since we all know the PITA UAC can be. Again, one
user only, in a home environment.

"John" <> wrote in message
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> If you are the only person using a home computer, is UAC necessary? I am
> lookin for the benefits since we all know the PITA UAC can be. Again, one
> user only, in a home environment.
>


If it's disabled then it's a simple matter for a piece of rogue software to
toggle off any other security measures that you have in place (firewalls,
antivirus etc), so it's worth keeping it enabled imho.

--
Jon

"John" <> wrote in message
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> If you are the only person using a home computer, is UAC necessary? I am
> lookin for the benefits since we all know the PITA UAC can be. Again, one


Home users were one of the key design scenarios for UAC. So while it can
seem like a PITA on occassions, UAC was designed to be usable by ordinary
home users, not just highly-geekified corporate IT departments.

The aim of UAC is to protect you (and others) from the spread of viruses,
trojans, phishing hijacks, spybots and rootkits. As Slammer and Blaster
showed, even a single home user, connected to the Internet by modem, can
infect thousands of other machines. So even though there's only one machine
on your home network, you are still an Internet host (firewalls and NAT
routers, notwithstanding).

In today's deadly virulent networked environment, defence-in-depth is the
only safe way. So you need UAC, and firewall, and screening router, and
anti-virus, and ... (etc)

If you are having a specific issue with UAC, ask the newsgroup; there may be
a easy solution without disabling all the UAC goodness.

Hope it helps,
--
Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au

Don't forget "Sasser"

"Andrew McLaren" wrote:

> "John" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
> > If you are the only person using a home computer, is UAC necessary? I am
> > lookin for the benefits since we all know the PITA UAC can be. Again, one
>
>
> Home users were one of the key design scenarios for UAC. So while it can
> seem like a PITA on occassions, UAC was designed to be usable by ordinary
> home users, not just highly-geekified corporate IT departments.
>
> The aim of UAC is to protect you (and others) from the spread of viruses,
> trojans, phishing hijacks, spybots and rootkits. As Slammer and Blaster
> showed, even a single home user, connected to the Internet by modem, can
> infect thousands of other machines. So even though there's only one machine
> on your home network, you are still an Internet host (firewalls and NAT
> routers, notwithstanding).
>
> In today's deadly virulent networked environment, defence-in-depth is the
> only safe way. So you need UAC, and firewall, and screening router, and
> anti-virus, and ... (etc)
>
> If you are having a specific issue with UAC, ask the newsgroup; there may be
> a easy solution without disabling all the UAC goodness.
>
> Hope it helps,
> --
> Andrew McLaren
> amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au
>
>

"Mick Murphy" <> wrote ...

> Don't forget "Sasser"


Yes, indeed! Sasser too; spread like the pox. I thank my learned colleague
....

http://www.tweak-uac.com/
UAC explained and a little utility to help control it.

The rest are good information sources.

http://www.petri.co.il/disable_uac_in_windows_vista.htm

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../aa906022.aspx

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/win...9f44e1033.mspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../aa905108.aspx

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

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tec...C/default.aspx
Extremely detailed

"John" <> wrote in message
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> If you are the only person using a home computer, is UAC necessary? I am
> lookin for the benefits since we all know the PITA UAC can be. Again, one
> user only, in a home environment.
>

I would leave it on. But that's my own personal opinion. I am the only user
also.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)



"John" <> wrote in message
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> If you are the only person using a home computer, is UAC necessary? I am
> lookin for the benefits since we all know the PITA UAC can be. Again, one
> user only, in a home environment.
>

Hey Andrew; it was worse then the pox. You didn't even have to have a dip to
get it!

Maroons forever!

"Andrew McLaren" wrote:

> "Mick Murphy" <> wrote ...
>
> > Don't forget "Sasser"
>
>
> Yes, indeed! Sasser too; spread like the pox. I thank my learned colleague
> ...
>
>

"Richard Urban" <> wrote:
>I would leave it on. But that's my own personal opinion. I am the only user
>also.

And deal with the blizzard of dialog boxes?


--

The most important tool of the scientist is the wastebasket.

....Albert Einstein

I rarely see them during normal operation. The few times I do see them when
installing a new program - I can tolerate that.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)



"Steve" <> wrote in message
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> "Richard Urban" <> wrote:
>>I would leave it on. But that's my own personal opinion. I am the only
>>user
>>also.
>
> And deal with the blizzard of dialog boxes?
>
>
> --
>
> The most important tool of the scientist is the wastebasket.
>
> ...Albert Einstein