user account control

This may sound stupid, but I'm very new to windows 7. I made a change to a file using word pad and when went to save the changes, an error box popped up saying denied. What do I have to do so I can save changes?

I'm the only user of the computer and supposedly have Admin rights. However, cannot manage computer or install any software. I activated the hidden Administrator account and created a new user account with admin rights, but same result, the new account cannot perform admin tasks. All this...

Not sure if this is a W-7 or ZA issue: When I start my computer, I always get the message: Do You want to allow the following program to make changes to your computer... I have to say YES every time in order to run zlclient and therefore have ZA running. How can I stop this message and just...

I enabled the checkbox in the properties->Compatibility tab of a certain *.exe Privilege level: Run this program as an administrator=yes The check in the checkbox is accepted. I click "apply" and close the properties. However when double click afterwards on such an *.exe in...

When I start certain programs then sometimes an "User account control" UAC popup appears asking me if I really want to allow this program to start and possibly to make changes to this computer. How can I suppress this popup permanently FOR THIS progam (but keep it in general for all new...

I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate, 64 bit: Is there a way to change the UAC settings or disable it for a particular shortcut (application) on my computer? I don't want to change all UAC controls for my system because I still want the added security, however, on applications that I know are...

So I just reinstalled Windows 7 Professional edition and I have a odd suspicion that the computer is acting like I'm on the only user that is the administrator. For a few programs I was trying to reinstall, it didn't have the usual "allow/deny" message, but an actual message box to enter the...

Hey guyz Nice forums :) When i try to install virtual box on my win7 ultimate 32bit i got an security message to give access for install... but this window dont respond.. and without my "ok" the install rolls back. lets see the screenshot Link Removed due to 404 Error is any way to disable this...

Hi all, I'm running into three issues which I'm guessing are related -- 1) Windows 7 seems to protect certain folder trees differently than others. In particular, the Program Files tree. If I try to copy a file to a folder in that tree or rename a file in one of the folders, I get a dialog...

When I tried to install a font on Windows 7. There was a alert that "Access is denied". How can I solve this ?

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 have just installed a game called 'X3 Terran Conflict' this game worked fine on my old computer but i just bought a new computer and so installed it ont he new computer. however when i try to run the programme the error message 'insufficient privileges: you must be administrator to run the...

Hello everyone!, I am having this huge problem with a computer! The guest account is the only one I can access. It has no administrator account! The computer is a dell inspiron one. It has the built in recovery repair on it, but when i try that it has no admin account to type the...

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...

Hello, After installing a fresh Windows 7, I would optimize it doing the steps of those guides: Speed Up Windows 7 - Ultimate Guide To Make Windows 7 Blazing Fast!!! (17 steps) Link Removed - Invalid URL (7 steps) Instead of doing this manually, I would use a .REG (and/or .BAT) file. So, for...

Hello , I am an Windows 7 Ultimate x64 user and I am using several programms that are experiencing this error with win 7 ( On my laptop where i have Win Xp sp3 this does not occour ) I would like to ask what is causing that even when i am logged in as admin and i even run the programm as admin...

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, So I have decided to test out Windows 7 and have downloaded the 64 bit RC version and done the updates. Problem I am having is with the pop up that precedes starting some legacy 32 bit application like CPUZ etc. User Account Control Publisher Unknown So I see that I can turn...

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...