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SC4D Off Topic Section => Computer Hardware and Software - Technical Discussion and Support => Topic started by: dioangel on April 22, 2007, 06:28:42 PM

Title: does anyone here have vista? If yes..
Post by: dioangel on April 22, 2007, 06:28:42 PM
how can I turn off the Admin thingy?? Everytime I'm playing a game or something it pops out all the time! Especially having a hard time trying to get citylife to work.  >:( >:(
Title: Re: does anyone here have vista? If yes..
Post by: Elektra on April 22, 2007, 11:54:34 PM
Windows Vista's User Account Control security "feature" - which I like to call Sir Obnoxious Naggy McNag - is bound to drive any power user batty within an hour of downloading, installing and configuring your favorite programs. If you hate Vista for asking you every single time you try to do something if you're sure you want to, then disable User Account Control. The How-To Geek's got the details:

Open up Control Panel, and type in user account into the search box. You'll see the link for "Turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off". Click it. Uncheck the box, and reboot your computer. You should be done with obnoxious prompts!

Microsoft highly recommends that you do not do this. To make their point, after you ignore them and do it anyway, a scary little red X shield icon plants itself in your taskbar, visually screaming at you about the security risk. After the jump, find out how to rid yourself of that sucker.

In Control Panel, go to the Security Center. On the left hand side, click the "Change the way Security Center alerts me" and choose "Don't notify me and don't display the icon (not recommended)"

Hope this helps.  :party:
Title: Re: does anyone here have vista? If yes..
Post by: dioangel on April 23, 2007, 04:15:15 PM
thank you soooooo much!!!  ;D ;D it worked!!
Title: Re: does anyone here have vista? If yes..
Post by: Shadow Assassin on April 23, 2007, 07:45:34 PM
Hehe, just what's so scary about that little red X? :P

By the way, guys, the exact same thing can be done for XP, which is a good thing, I suppose.
Title: Re: does anyone here have vista? If yes..
Post by: Elektra on April 23, 2007, 10:49:37 PM
You are welcome. Glad I could help.  $%Grinno$%
Title: Re: does anyone here have vista? If yes..
Post by: dioangel on April 24, 2007, 04:45:53 PM
shadow - didn't have that thing on XP home edition thought..  :D

Elektra -  ;D
Title: Re: does anyone here have vista? If yes..
Post by: Shadow Assassin on April 25, 2007, 03:11:30 AM
Heh, depends on what you had installed. It also appears on XP Home, but again, depends on what you have activated/installed.
Title: Re: does anyone here have vista? If yes..
Post by: dioangel on April 25, 2007, 01:05:52 PM
I guess your right my friend.  ;D