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Every time I want to do certain things a pop up appears that ask me for authentication How do I disable this feature it is more irritating than the Windows UAC

Hello, all. My gadgets disappeared. They do not look like black boxes or anything, they just do not show up at all. The right-click gadgets menu is simply empty, there's no gadgets there at all, not even the default ones. Just to be clear, I already have done the following things: - checked if...

Dear users, I don't know when it started, but now I can't download or install any gadgets. If I right click on the desktop and choose gadgets, and double click a displayed one which I didn't download, all I get is a partial nonworking icon. Please advice. I've tried turning UAC on and off, but...

Hello Some issue I have read pitting imaging against registry backup which are clouding my choice. 1-Erunt requires that you turn UAC off for ERUNT and not to use it automatically. ERUNT has not been updated since 2005. 2-System restore and Norton = must Norton turn tamper protection off to...

i would like to if its possible on windows 7 to run a bat each time computer starts from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run for example of from startup or its just not possible because of the uac ? i dont want to use task scheduler

I have windows 7 starter and my gadgets do not work. the clock shows up as a black box, the slideshow does not show anything, etc. The only options I get next to the gadgets when I 'hover' my pointer is 'close' and 'move'; I do not get the 'options' or 'resize' keys. I have tried everything...

There is a BIG bug in UAC password prompts and "Run as Administrator"!!! Accessing files/folders Well, first problem is accessing other users' files/folders! Until recently I had only one Administrator User, but I created a Standard User for safer daily use. I have all my documents in the...

Hi This is kind of a last resort. I have been getting this error for a while on anything from Adobe or Apple that I try and install or uninstall. I have searched the web and can not find any answer except for a lot of people trying to sell software that is supposed to get rid of this...

Hi, My sister has a Sony VAIO VPCF115FM laptop with a Seagate Momentus 5400.6 SATA 3Gb/s 500 GB ST9500325AS hard drive and Windows 7. I was going to replace the hard drive with a WD Scorpio Black WD5000BPKT. I put the WD drive in an external enclosure and connected it to the laptop through...

Before I go into detail, I understand that saving things to the C drive, whether it be by a user or a program, can generally be a bad idea. I have two computers currently running Windows 7. -On both computers, I use an account with administrator privileges -On both computers UAC is set at...

Hi, I'm trying to install Boris FX RED 5 trial on Windows 7 64bit. Each time I try to install it I get the following error message: 'Error 1926. Could not set security for file C:\Windows\. Error: 0. Verify that you have sufficient privilages to modify the security permisions for this...

3 days ago, I installed the new Windows 7 SP1; and installation went just fine. but when I tried to upload a file from within yahoo mail, IE8 crashes as soon as I click the "Choose file to upload" button. Actually, I do see the applet, but then it crashes on cmctl32.dll. This also happens on...

Hi All, First time I have posted here......ok, brand new install of Win7 x64. I have just my username acc as Administrator, no UAC levels selected, take ownership context menu installed, used it only on one or two folders only to allow access for software installs. Have installed all my...

I have a Acer Aspire M5100-u5300a and I made the decision to get rid of Windows CRAPsta. I went with Win7 x64 Pro. I know that I should've run the upgrade advisor but I was sure it could handle it. Well I installed 7 and in the device manager there are no conflicts, but I have a couple of...

As far as I know I have full administrative privileges and UAC is off. I am the sole user and this is the only account. I tried to install a new version of VMware Stand Alone Converter. I right clicked and ran as administrator. It asked about removing old version and I checked OK. It runs and...

I am trying to run MapleStory MapleStory - A Free Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game I keep getting elevation required, and it tries to reinstall MapleStory. I have turned off UAC, and turned on Run as Admin, plus tried run in compatibility mode (all the combinations of them on...

I use an old XP app (JetToolbar - available at JetToolBar - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com) and do not want to change but I cant make it work on Windows 7. The application installs and starts up just fine but it is not possible to drag icons/programs/files to...