Comments on: Vista User Account Control statistics and changes to UAC in Windows 7 http://4sysops.com/archives/vista-user-account-control-statistics-and-changes-to-uac-in-windows-7/ For Windows Administrators Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:27:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Dan Gilbert http://4sysops.com/archives/vista-user-account-control-statistics-and-changes-to-uac-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-116171 Dan Gilbert Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:44:03 +0000 http://4sysops.com/?p=1712#comment-116171 I tried using UAC. I just couldn't do it. I run too many scripts and have enough legacy programs that need to run as an administrator. UAC was getting too many false positives and even worse was completely blocking several scripts from even running. Until UAC has the ability to selectively exclude individual programs/files I will not be able to use it. I used WinSudo for quite some time under XP and believe that something along those lines for Vista would be a MUCH better option for true LUA experience. I tried using UAC. I just couldn’t do it. I run too many scripts and have enough legacy programs that need to run as an administrator. UAC was getting too many false positives and even worse was completely blocking several scripts from even running. Until UAC has the ability to selectively exclude individual programs/files I will not be able to use it.

I used WinSudo for quite some time under XP and believe that something along those lines for Vista would be a MUCH better option for true LUA experience.

]]> By: Michael http://4sysops.com/archives/vista-user-account-control-statistics-and-changes-to-uac-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-114469 Michael Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:45:18 +0000 http://4sysops.com/?p=1712#comment-114469 I absolutely agree. Most people who want to skip Vista think that they can save time and money this way. I think this is only true if you can avoid buying new computers. However, in most cases this strategy doesn’t work because old computers with XP also tend to become slow over time. Usually, one has to upgrade applications for which the old XP computers are not powerful enough. I absolutely agree. Most people who want to skip Vista think that they can save time and money this way. I think this is only true if you can avoid buying new computers. However, in most cases this strategy doesn’t work because old computers with XP also tend to become slow over time. Usually, one has to upgrade applications for which the old XP computers are not powerful enough.

]]> By: Christoph http://4sysops.com/archives/vista-user-account-control-statistics-and-changes-to-uac-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-113452 Christoph Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:56:20 +0000 http://4sysops.com/?p=1712#comment-113452 You know, in the end, even IT departments with homogenous OS structure might be well advised to migrate, if only partially, to Vista+Server2008 first and adapt to all the new "goodies" and internal changes coming with this transition. The step from XP+2K3R2 to Win7+whatever server version (speculation: 2008 SP2 with special scheme changes for W7) is determined for W7 environments could proove to be a lot more difficult and generate a lot more administrative work in the end. There I said it. You know, in the end, even IT departments with homogenous OS structure might be well advised to migrate, if only partially, to Vista+Server2008 first and adapt to all the new “goodies” and internal changes coming with this transition.
The step from XP+2K3R2 to Win7+whatever server version (speculation: 2008 SP2 with special scheme changes for W7) is determined for W7 environments could proove to be a lot more difficult and generate a lot more administrative work in the end.
There I said it.

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