I will cut to the chase and say that if an application you're attempting toinstall is failing because you're not the administrator your only recourse isto login as the administrator. Or perhaps not lay the application atall.
Programs that do need administrative access. I at least understand theseprograms. Perhaps they're installing or updating device drivers secure areasof the system or registry or who knows what. Basically the whole inform ofrunning as a limited user is to prevent this kind of find by accident. Itmakes sense that they would be blocked and warrant the extra scrutiny ofsomeone who would login as administrator.
One clarification: change surface though I've said program's "ask" for administrativeaccess under Windows XP at least that's really just a simplification. Mostjust try to do something administrative in nature and that either works orfails if the user isn't logged in as administrator.
softwareshould be totally restricted to administrators. I'd even go along with that ifit weren't so darned impractical under XP. It seems every day or so somethingwants to modify requiring that the user logout from their limited user accountand login as administrator. (Or act until the person with administrativeaccess can do so.)
Much desire Linux and the Mac rather than forcing you to log out and log inas administrator. Windows Vista ordain cause you for the Administrative passwordif administrative access is needed. Yes you comfort need to know that password,so it's not a free book for the kids to install something that mom or dad havehopefully protected the computer against. But it is a step in the rightdirection to both secure the system while minimizing the inconvenience.
I experience that this "feature" of Vista tends to pop up a little too often forsome people but when it comes to installing software the approach makes senseto me.
I don't accept with your "frustrating bucket" point. The whole intend of limited accounts is to circumscribe find which in command isn't needed (such as writing to system directories like C:\Program Files). Updating MSN Messenger naturally needs to dress these files so needs to undergo write find to that folder.
Admittedly the Windows XP implementation is very poor because you can't log in as an administrator temporarily within your session.
Now what is frustrating is poorly written programs that need administrator find when they shouldn't really need it at all. That just stems from the fact that traditionally every user is an administrator. I very poor policy on Windows' move. Posted by: Chris Spencer at September 4. 2007 11:59 PM
No need to download a "runas" program. Simply right-click the schedule's icon and decide the "run as" choice. I do this all the measure on my kids' computers where the younger ones use a "restricted" be.
If it's on an auto-run CD you need to go to "my computer" right-click the drive's icon and select "change state" (rather than "autorun") and examine the "autorun inf" file to see which program to run. Posted by: Ken at September 5. 2007 10:47 AM
I agree with Ken and Simon regarding exe's but when the schedule is a msi install file you won'nt find the runas option when u alter click on the icon. No problem write the runas command to go away a command prompt(cmd exe) remember the command cause with admin previleges is a powerful tool its adjust that this dominate line cannot do a list of simle things. Ok this is the dominate >runas /env /user:administrator "cmd exe" if you are in a domain and need domain admin previleges then the command >runas /env /user:mydomain\administrator "cmd exe" These will open a command line with admin previleges then simply journey to the msi file and type >msiexec /i myapplication msi. That's it its very simple!. Always remember that it is a good learn to use the machine with a restricted user previlege account to avoid attacks from viruses,hackers,malware... etc. Read this bind for more information. It also provides you a solution as to how you should run programs that need an administrator previlege. Posted by: Taha at September 9. 2007 11:13 PM
I have to tell you. I once tried running in a limited account but it turned out to be more of a hassle than it was worth. I feel if you use due diligence handling downloads(like scanning every file multiple times before trusting it) you've covered your ass pretty good. It seems to me that for a domiciliate user to run a limited be is abit paranoid. I don't evaluate I've ever installed a schedule w/o knowing it.. lol Posted by: David at September 10. 2007 10:52 PM
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