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"Check your user account settings"
In order to get rid of the irritating check window that comes up so often, on
a single-user machine I have eliminated my user account, just staying as the administrator. That works fine but now I get a window opening at every startup saying "Check your User Account Settings." One irritation has been replaced by another. Can I get rid of this new one? |
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"Check your user account settings"
I don't recommend using "the adminstrator" account. You can use an admin
account and disable the pop-ups that show up. Use this link to Disable UAC, the check window. http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kba...ablingUAC.html You can also leave it enabled, but just change settings on it. Let me know if this helps. "Barrie" wrote: In order to get rid of the irritating check window that comes up so often, on a single-user machine I have eliminated my user account, just staying as the administrator. That works fine but now I get a window opening at every startup saying "Check your User Account Settings." One irritation has been replaced by another. Can I get rid of this new one? |
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"Check your user account settings"
I am a little confused about this. First, I understand the hazard of doing
away with the User account, and MS's decision that I need more protection than I ever had with the many versions of Windows I used previously, now that I have Vista. I have decided that, given that I am using various third party software to block intruders, the risk/benefit balance of my decision comes out on the side of getting rid of the excessive messages. By doing what I have done, most software opens without any problem. Sometimes there is a message that I need an administrator account but, when I click on Run, it opens anyway. What does the software to which you pointed me do? Will it get rid of the StartUp window that says "Check User Account Settings" or is it directed at the popups that I have already avoided? "Spenceation" wrote: I don't recommend using "the adminstrator" account. You can use an admin account and disable the pop-ups that show up. Use this link to Disable UAC, the check window. http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kba...ablingUAC.html You can also leave it enabled, but just change settings on it. Let me know if this helps. "Barrie" wrote: In order to get rid of the irritating check window that comes up so often, on a single-user machine I have eliminated my user account, just staying as the administrator. That works fine but now I get a window opening at every startup saying "Check your User Account Settings." One irritation has been replaced by another. Can I get rid of this new one? |
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"Check your user account settings"
The settings that I have directed you to are to disable the pop-ups so you
can run as another user. The reason for the pop-ups in the first place is that when you run as an account you will run with administrative privileges. When you need these priveleges the pop-up box will show up and ask your permission to give you the ability to perform these tasks. This way if a virus or other malicious code is running, you have to actually see the pop-up box and approve it to run, eliminating it. When you use the administrator account, it completely bypasses this and always runs with full permissions. This helps hide viruses and run malicious code. Also running with the account named "Administrator" is a huge security risk, and it is better to either rename the account or create another account named something else and disable the Administrator account. I would recommened creating a new account and just disabling the pop-ups with the guide I sent. It is the easiest solution. "Barrie" wrote: I am a little confused about this. First, I understand the hazard of doing away with the User account, and MS's decision that I need more protection than I ever had with the many versions of Windows I used previously, now that I have Vista. I have decided that, given that I am using various third party software to block intruders, the risk/benefit balance of my decision comes out on the side of getting rid of the excessive messages. By doing what I have done, most software opens without any problem. Sometimes there is a message that I need an administrator account but, when I click on Run, it opens anyway. What does the software to which you pointed me do? Will it get rid of the StartUp window that says "Check User Account Settings" or is it directed at the popups that I have already avoided? "Spenceation" wrote: I don't recommend using "the adminstrator" account. You can use an admin account and disable the pop-ups that show up. Use this link to Disable UAC, the check window. http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kba...ablingUAC.html You can also leave it enabled, but just change settings on it. Let me know if this helps. "Barrie" wrote: In order to get rid of the irritating check window that comes up so often, on a single-user machine I have eliminated my user account, just staying as the administrator. That works fine but now I get a window opening at every startup saying "Check your User Account Settings." One irritation has been replaced by another. Can I get rid of this new one? |
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"Check your user account settings"
Barrie
To diagnose that message you are receiving properly, we need to know what you have done when setting up any new user accounts. Did you create a new user account and name it "Administrator" ? Have you enabled the built-in administrator account? If so, how did you do this? Have you turned UAC off? How many accounts are currently on the system and what type of accounts are they, administrator or standard user? Have you opened Control Panel / User Accounts and checked for any error messages or information messages there? -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "Barrie" wrote in message ... I am a little confused about this. First, I understand the hazard of doing away with the User account, and MS's decision that I need more protection than I ever had with the many versions of Windows I used previously, now that I have Vista. I have decided that, given that I am using various third party software to block intruders, the risk/benefit balance of my decision comes out on the side of getting rid of the excessive messages. By doing what I have done, most software opens without any problem. Sometimes there is a message that I need an administrator account but, when I click on Run, it opens anyway. What does the software to which you pointed me do? Will it get rid of the StartUp window that says "Check User Account Settings" or is it directed at the popups that I have already avoided? "Spenceation" wrote: I don't recommend using "the adminstrator" account. You can use an admin account and disable the pop-ups that show up. Use this link to Disable UAC, the check window. http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kba...ablingUAC.html You can also leave it enabled, but just change settings on it. Let me know if this helps. "Barrie" wrote: In order to get rid of the irritating check window that comes up so often, on a single-user machine I have eliminated my user account, just staying as the administrator. That works fine but now I get a window opening at every startup saying "Check your User Account Settings." One irritation has been replaced by another. Can I get rid of this new one? |
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"Check your user account settings"
In answer to the questions below. I have only one account. It is administrator. I like UAC, but had to turn it off because it stopped me from downloading or saving pdf files and .exe files from web pages using IE (firefox was fine however). Annoyingly it would tell me I was saving them, download 100%, and then the file was nowhere to be found. Now when I login I get an annoying message telling me to "*Check your user account settings", *which relates to me having turned UAC off - I know this because I follow the link (now the downloads work fine though!). I have not disabled the admin account (to my knowledge) I have turned UAC off. There is only one account "Study" with administrator There are no errors on Panel / User Accounts Thanks snip To diagnose that message you are receiving properly, we need to know what you have done when setting up any new user accounts. Did you create a new user account and name it "Administrator" ? Have you enabled the built-in administrator account? If so, how did you do this? Have you turned UAC off? How many accounts are currently on the system and what type of accounts are they, administrator or standard user? Have you opened Control Panel / User Accounts and checked for any error messages or information messages there? -- BarneyMaroon Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |
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