This should not be there, because it's really unnessecary. If I am logged on a an admin, isnt it logical I would want to run every program a an admin?...Problems encountered: 1. Xfire does not autostart anymore. 2. Photoviewer bug when clicking,View actual size 3. Can't copy shapes in Paint anymore. 4. IE8 Favorites loading really really slow 5. There's propably somehting else wrong too :)

Greetings,even tho all of us have an "admin" account, the only real Administrator Account in windows (similar to the Linux superuser) can be activated as stated in here.G'luckW7 RC x64 running....

Greetings,even tho all of us have an "admin" account, the only real Administrator Account in windows (similar to the Linux superuser) can be activated as stated in here.G'luck W7 RC x64 running.... No, even when logged in as "Administrator", I still get the "Run as administrator" option if I right click on a shortcut.

Jeroen - The simple answer to that - you might not like it, but it's the truth: To protect users from themselves. Most viruses, malware and trojans get a foothold on a system because (unfortunately) most users on the planet tend to run their computers as administrators - even if they have no real need to do so. Actually, that's not entirely true - many apps out there need to run as admin. That includes popular titles like QuickBooks (up to 2005) and many games on the market. That is mainly because the people who wrote them didn't follow the best programming practices laid out by Microsoft in 2001. By default, the first account created on any Windows box is an admin account. The need to do so is kind of obvious - you need to set the machine up, etc... But in day to day action, you really shouldn't need to run as an administrator.So in Vista and Win 7, Microsoft has made it so an Admin level account isn't a FULL-time admin account. Some actions require escalation and some don't.

Yes that one realy deserved a golden medalion.. I am a system repairman,, i go to fix what you guys screw up... and i have to congratulate you guys you made my life alooooooot easier with that one.

So, what you guys are actually saying is that the "first" account is always an damin(kinda logical) but that it isn't a REAL admin? So now we have 2 kinds of admin, real and fake... well, that sure makes things easier. If I become a "real" admin, I won't have to click "Do you want allow this prgm to make changes to your PC" (The program is Xfire...that won't wreck it)m every time?Problems encountered: 1. Xfire does not autostart anymore. 2. Photoviewer bug when clicking,View actual size 3. Can't copy shapes in Paint anymore. 4. IE8 Favorites loading really really slow 5. There's propably somehting else wrong too :)

Yes that one realy deserved a golden medalion.. I am a system repairman,, i go to fix what you guys screw up... and i have to congratulate you guys you made my life alooooooot easier with that one. Yup, cos you need people to screw up, else you lose your job..You should be happy people screw up!Problems encountered: 1. Xfire does not autostart anymore. 2. Photoviewer bug when clicking,View actual size 3. Can't copy shapes in Paint anymore. 4. IE8 Favorites loading really really slow 5. There's propably somehting else wrong too :)

"Run as" is part of a module that loads into memorynot from the registryand displays no matter what becouse there is no real way or it is diffecult to hide it for admin accounts.Proud to be an American.

This should not be there, because it's really unnessecary. If I am logged on a an admin, isnt it logical I would want to run every program a an admin?... Problems encountered: 1. Xfire does not autostart anymore. 2. Photoviewer bug when clicking,View actual size 3. Can't copy shapes in Paint anymore. 4. IE8 Favorites loading really really slow 5. There's propably somehting else wrong too :) It sounds like you may have more problems than just the UAC prompt. Post the specifics and someone may be able to help.I found some good information from wikipedia on the UAC:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Account_ControlFrom the article: When logging into Vista as a standard user, a logon session is created and a token containing only the most basic privileges is assigned. In this way, the new logon session is incapable of making changes that would affect the entire system. When logging in as a user in the Administrators group, two separate tokens are assigned. The first token contains all privileges typically awarded to an administrator, and the second is a restricted token similar to what a standard user would receive. User applications, including the Windows Shell, are then started with the restricted token, resulting in a reduced privilege environment even under an Administrator account. When an application requests higher privileges or "Run as administrator" is clicked, UAC will prompt for confirmation and, if consent is given, start the process using the unrestricted token.[4] In Windows 7, Microsoft is updating UAC in several ways. By default, UAC only prompts when a program makes changes requiring elevated permissions. Changes to windows settings will not trigger a UAC prompt. The strictness of UAC can be changed to either prompt for any system changes, or to not at all. As Windows 7 is still in beta, there are still changes being made to its UAC model.

Yeah, I think my "problem" is that retricted token(Why MS, why? Why give an admin a restricted token, i I wanted a restricted token I would have been a normal user, now wouldn't I?) Because after I say run as admin it works fine. (In XP the system never asked you to give permission 2000x, and it didn't crash once...)Problems encountered: 1. Xfire does not autostart anymore. 2. Photoviewer bug when clicking,View actual size 3. Can't copy shapes in Paint anymore. 4. IE8 Favorites loading really really slow 5. There's propably somehting else wrong too :)

Yeah, I think my "problem" is that retricted token(Why MS, why? Why give an admin a restricted token, i I wanted a restricted token I would have been a normal user, now wouldn't I?) Because after I say run as admin it works fine. (In XP the system never asked you to give permission 2000x, and it didn't crash once...) Problems encountered: 1. Xfire does not autostart anymore. 2. Photoviewer bug when clicking,View actual size 3. Can't copy shapes in Paint anymore. 4. IE8 Favorites loading really really slow 5. There's propably somehting else wrong too :) Jeroen - I think you're missing the point... Let's see if I can explain it any better.XP and before had an unrestricted Admin user. If you were logged into the computer as such as your normal operating state (and MOST people DO run XP and older as full admin), then your system is vulnerable to malware. ALL programs, regardless can run without anything to stop it. Hence the drive by malware attack. For the longest time - Windows has had the reputation of having more holes in Windows than your typical wheel of swiss cheese. Oddly enough, 99.99% of those malware attacks - be it a key logger, a spambot, virus, fake AV product, etc... would NOT have happened if the user was NOT running as admin. But then there's the problem that many programs and games will NOT run unless you're running as admin. So Microsoft created a compromise - they created the admin user as found in Vista and Windows 7. You can run most of those pesky programs that demand to be run as Admin, but some things - like installers - need the elevated rights to function. So there you are, using Vista or Windows 7, surfing some of the less er..savory portions of the wild and wooly web because you've got an email telling you that if you click the link and go to some web site or other, then you too can see Paris Hilton's naughty bits. Or Michael Jackson's last music video ever. Or whatever. Something that many people would consider interesting. So anyhow, there you are clicking that link. Common sense tells you NOT to do it, but you're a big fan and you just GOT to see Paris Hilton sans skivvies or MJ' bustin' his final moves. So you click on the link and suddenly you're presented with a UAC prompt. Something is now trying to install itself on your system. It's a codec of some sort. You hit cancel and get away from there as fast as possible. Now, move the whole scenario back to Win 2000 or XP. You click the link, the page loads and suddenly, you notice your system is acting kinda funny. Slower than usual. And you realize to your horror that your system's been pwned. BLAM! You've been the victim of a drive by installer. Now you need to spend the next few hours cleaning up the mess left by whatever hit your system.So the whole elevated admin thing is only for YOUR protection and your system's protection.

Isn't that installing thing just something from IE8? Anyway I get why, and you're propably right for doing it, but why does Xfire keep asking me permission EVERY time? There isn't like a (don't ask me again, instead of just havin to completely disable it via UAC?) and yes, I already run it as an admin. Cos I trust Xfire, so it shouldn't ask me every time it wants to start...Problems encountered: 1. Xfire does not autostart anymore. 2. Photoviewer bug when clicking,View actual size 3. Can't copy shapes in Paint anymore. 4. IE8 Favorites loading really really slow 5. There's propably somehting else wrong too :)

Jeroen - It does because it's older and it wasn't written with Windows 7 (probably not even Vista) in mind. There are other applications that likewise trip UAC every time they're run - ICQ 2003a, for example. It pops up twice - once whenever I boot and whenever I run the app. Newer versions of ICQ don't do that. Just the older ones. This no doubt boils down to HOW the app was written.And that may also be the case with Xfire.

Thank you, I'll just wait for an Xfire version to be written for Win7 then. For the rest is works great, so one minor problem isnt that bad. :)Problems encountered: 1. Xfire does not autostart anymore. 2. Photoviewer bug when clicking,View actual size 3. Can't copy shapes in Paint anymore. 4. IE8 Favorites loading really really slow 5. There's propably somehting else wrong too :)

Jeroen - Have you tried the latest version (1.111)? According to the specs, it requires 2000, XP or Vista. If it runs under Vista without any grief, it should run under Windows 7 as well. It was released (according to the download page) on July 6th - or yesterday...

Yup, I have v1.... (auto-update) and it works on windows 6, the only thing is that it won't auto start when I start Windows.Problems encountered: 1. Xfire does not autostart anymore. 2. Photoviewer bug when clicking,View actual size 3. Can't copy shapes in Paint anymore. 4. IE8 Favorites loading really really slow 5. There's propably somehting else wrong too :)

Jeroen - Ok.. silly question - but does it have a link in the Startup folder (Start Orb | All Programs | Startup)?You might also want to check out MSCONFIG - under the start up tab. Check to see if there's an entry there.

It is both in startup and MSconfig, I already tried MSConfing, but just checked Startup and it was there as well.Maybe I just messed up or sumtin?Problems encountered: 1. Xfire does not autostart anymore. 2. Photoviewer bug when clicking,View actual size 3. Can't copy shapes in Paint anymore. 4. IE8 Favorites loading really really slow 5. There's propably somehting else wrong too :)

Jeroen - No idea as yet. I don't really do much online gaming, so I don't really have a need for this app, but just for grins and giggles I'm in the process of installing it now. I'm assuming you had the "Start Xfire when Windows Starts" option checked when you installed it.I'm going to try a quick reboot now... Back in a few...EDIT: Ok.. I installed it, I rebooted, and it loaded automatically. So... Maybe an uninstall/reinstall of Xfire might be in order. Oh.. And it didn't trip a UAC alert either. Let's try this - get the latest version from the URL above. Uninstall your existing copy and then reinstall the newest version.

I just did something else, I UNchecked "Run as administrator". I rebooted and there it was, running on startup. Now the only thing is it just says, it need admin permission to support Quake 4(I guess to be able to support k/d tracking), but as soon as I give it permission, it also won't autostart anymore. So now it's a choice between1. Let XFire start automatically2. Let it track my Quake 4 statistics.I've chosen option 1, since I don't play Q4 alot anymore.Thanks for you help, but it seems Quake 4 just doens't wanna work that easily.Problems encountered: 1. Xfire does not autostart anymore. 2. Photoviewer bug when clicking,View actual size 3. Can't copy shapes in Paint anymore. 4. IE8 Favorites loading really really slow 5. There's propably somehting else wrong too :)

Jeroen - Hmm.. It would seem then, your best bet is option 1. Glad you got it running!

Yup, me too. Thanks for all the help.Problems encountered: 1. Xfire does not autostart anymore. 2. Photoviewer bug when clicking,View actual size 3. Can't copy shapes in Paint anymore. 4. IE8 Favorites loading really really slow 5. There's propably somehting else wrong too :)