uac

This has been happening with many games that I download off the internet. After the game downloads and installs, the exe file goes from being a program installer to a video game launcher. Windows fails to realize this, and every time I start the game the UAC pops up and I have to confirm that...

I am having a problem in Windows 7 Ultimate in which Windows keeps reverting to generic, low-res graphics. Windows seems to function just fine at 1680 x 1050 using my ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series graphics card UNTIL I do something that invokes UAC, like attempt to install some new software. As soon...

Hi, I have a NAS (synology) and windows 7 computers. I can acces in share folder in my Filestation, all is fine. The BIG problem is : i can not execute .bat file on this share folder. It is a big problem. If i create a share folder on a Windows 7, .bat files work. On the Filestation : doesn't...

^^ The title is just so some members don't ignore the post as they see the last post was likely by me, which would usually mean it's me helping someone else.. but either way. I had a real nasty virus a few days back, and ever since I finally got it removed, I've been unable to use the Windows...

Link Removed Windows 7 is just over six months old. It has been quickly adopted by PC users at home and in businesses. However, some IT admins are struggling with the platform's new security features. We take a look at the key features and what you need to know.In addition to changes to User...

Hello People. I am hugely frustrated with Windows 7 64 bit as installed on my desktop computer. I have the 32 bit version installed on my laptop, and am not experiencing these problems. Today, I attempted to install Super Antispyware free edition. Part way through the install, I received this...

I originally had iTunes working on my computer and all the sudden I tried to open it up one day and windows 7 popped up with a message saying I do not have the privilages to access this program.??? I played with all of the settings to make myself (the one and only administrator) to have full...

Whenever I try some downloaded .exes I get an error saying 'error writing to temp location' or something similar. I've tried running them as admin, tried running them without UAC, and even tried to change the temp location from environment variables but it doesn't change. Is there any fix or...

I've just installed Windows 7 x64 Home Premium and it's a nightmare thanks to UAC. Things have finally come to a head now I've tried to delete a folder in Windows.Old only to be told I require permission from administrators. Things is, I'm the only user of this machine. I AM the administrator...

hello, i can't start any .net app, every time i get the normal error dialog that the program has found a problem and needs to be closed. i tried to uninstall all .net versions, and then reinstall the 3.5 .net setup, but when i double click the exe nothing happens. just the UAC dialog appears...

Issue with Windows 7 32/64 bit and Windows 2008 R2 environments Hi Friends, I am facing issue when I am trying of open OSK.EXE (On-Screen Keyboard) through ShellExecute() in both Windows 7 32/64 bit and Windows 2008 R2 environments. OSK is not getting popped up after executing the command. My...

GPU-33: Graphics Driver Installation Instructions for Microsoft Windows 7 Last Updated 1/13/2010 Article Number GPU-33 This article guides the user through a series of steps to install the ATI Catalyst™ driver under: Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Using the following ATI...

Hey guys I've been having trouble installing some programs and games onto my windows 7 home premium edition, Upon trying to install the game "Just Cause 2" i put the disk in my CD drive and it pops up asking me what do i want to do? and it says run autorun.exe and it starts, but once it starts...

I can not believe that Microsoft has managed to mess this up again! I have never been so annoyed with an OS in my life! I did a clean install of windows to a brand new drive on my pc. I have about 7 other drives hooked up to this thing, that all worked fine when I was running XP. Install...

Hello all, turning to you guys for help as Microshaft want to charge me for support! I am getting Error 2738 Could not access vbscript run time for custom action and cannot solve the problem by removing the registry key HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{B54F3741-5B07-11CF-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}...

Hello there! For some reason after upgraing my W7 RC to W7 Trial (i understand i'm not supposed to do that but the problem is interesting nevertheless) i got strange error: I can't elevate shortcuts. At all. If i right-click on a shortcut and select 'run as administrator' - nothing happens. If...

Hi all, I've got a dell studio xps 1350 laptop running win 7 ultimate. At home, I have a Verizon wireless modem that connects my simple home network together (not domain, just work group), which has three other XP machines /and a lap top connected to. I have no problem with the xp...

Brand new Dell system. WAV's moved from my old xp system and they worked fine there. What I do. 1. click start/control panel/personalization/sounds 2. Select the sounds tab 3. pick an event sound 4. select browse and browse to the WAV I want. Double click it and it shows as selected in the...

Hi everyone, ------------------------------------------------------ Edit: by the way it's my first time posting on these forums, so hello everyone, nice to meet you. Hopefully someday I can be on the other side of the support role for this OS ;). Thank-you in advance for reading my post and...

Hi I recently installed win 7 64 bit on my computer and it was fine to start and ran pretty fast but then installs suddenly started getting really slow, 20+ hours in some cases or just not working at all. Also worth nothing that I had to turn of UAC in safe mode as it stopped displaying the...