User Access Control--Necessary?

[John]

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.

 

[Jon]

"John" <me@myhome.net> 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

 

[Andrew McLaren]

"John" <me@myhome.net> 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

 

[Mick Murphy]

Don't forget "Sasser"

"Andrew McLaren" wrote:

> "John" <me@myhome.net> wrote in message
> news:%23qHfMBowHHA.4628@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > 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
>
>

 

[Andrew McLaren]

"Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote ...

> Don't forget "Sasser"


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

 

[Spirit]

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/windowsvista/aa906022.aspx

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/help/f941cb45-b2cd-4b39-ab87-cb9ea959f44e1033.mspx

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

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...8514-4c9e-ac08-4c21f5c6c2d91033.mspx?mfr=true

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/06/UAC/default.aspx
Extremely detailed

"John" <me@myhome.net> wrote in message
news:%23qHfMBowHHA.4628@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> 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.
>

 

[Richard Urban]

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" <me@myhome.net> 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.
>

 

[Mick Murphy]

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" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote ...
>
> > Don't forget "Sasser"
>
>
> Yes, indeed! Sasser too spread like the pox. I thank my learned colleague
> ...
>
>

 

[Steve]

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> 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

 

[Richard Urban]

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" <dbn@whc.inv> wrote in message
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> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> 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

 

[Andrew McLaren]

"Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote ...
>
> Maroons forever!


au contraire .... Up the mighty Blues!

--
Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au

 

[Mick Murphy]

Easy to work out what State we live in, and I came from Cronulla I still
follow the Mighty Sharks> We have NEVER won a premiership.

"Andrew McLaren" wrote:

> "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote ...
> >
> > Maroons forever!
>
>
> au contraire .... Up the mighty Blues!
>
> --
> Andrew McLaren
> amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au
>
>

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

I leave UAC on as well.
As for "the blizzard of dialog boxes?", once every few days is hardly
a blizzard to me.

If I am installing or doing something else unusual, it is still not an
issue since I know it is short term.

If you are having "the blizzard of dialog boxes", perhaps you are
using a lot of poorly written software or have some other atypical
uses for your computer.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Steve" <dbn@whc.inv> wrote in message
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> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> 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

 

[Adam Albright]

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:30:28 -0600, "Jupiter Jones [MVP]"
<jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote:

>I leave UAC on as well.
>As for "the blizzard of dialog boxes?", once every few days is hardly
>a blizzard to me.

The number of warning pop ups experienced can vary greatly depending
on HOW you use your system, like how often you move files around and
stuff like that for example.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Read my post Adam probably for the first time, something you rarely do
as you continue your stalking behavior.
I covered that in general.
That is in the part of my post you so conveniently snipped.

But since you prefer your "know it all" attitude instead of simply
reading what was said, you miss the obvious.

All part of your typical behavior.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:30:28 -0600, "Jupiter Jones [MVP]"
> <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote:
>
>>I leave UAC on as well.
>>As for "the blizzard of dialog boxes?", once every few days is
>>hardly
>>a blizzard to me.
>
> The number of warning pop ups experienced can vary greatly depending
> on HOW you use your system, like how often you move files around and
> stuff like that for example.