Comments on: Why UAC is the best thing that ever happened to Windows http://www.nixadmins.net/2009/12/04/why-uac-is-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-windows/ Blogging for knowledge Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:02:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Don http://www.nixadmins.net/2009/12/04/why-uac-is-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-748 Don Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:26:50 +0000 http://www.nixadmins.net/2009/12/04/why-uac-is-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-windows/#comment-748 UAC fails simply because most people (like me) have absolutely no use for it. Nobody uses my computer except me. In order for someone to gain access to my system, they'd have to know my IP and hack 2 firewalls or somehow land a virus on my system that can bypass my AV program. There is basically no chance of anyone gaining control of my system and thus no reason to run UAC at all. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm well aware that UAC is beneficial to many people. I'm just not one of them. UAC fails simply because most people (like me) have absolutely no use for it. Nobody uses my computer except me. In order for someone to gain access to my system, they’d have to know my IP and hack 2 firewalls or somehow land a virus on my system that can bypass my AV program.

There is basically no chance of anyone gaining control of my system and thus no reason to run UAC at all. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m well aware that UAC is beneficial to many people. I’m just not one of them.

]]> By: Mats Hellman http://www.nixadmins.net/2009/12/04/why-uac-is-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Mats Hellman Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:47:34 +0000 http://www.nixadmins.net/2009/12/04/why-uac-is-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-windows/#comment-746 Just like other systems Windows can be unsafe or a little less unsafe. Running as a privileged user in day to day tasks is a bad idea in any operating system, not just Windows. UAC isn't there to annoy, it's there to protect. And if you use a normal user account you won't see much of UAC, at least in Windows 7. And the cons are fewer than the pros. UAC as I said gives me a easy "run as", if you will. Just hitting SHIFT+CTRL+ENTER and I can start anything from the start menu. Windows 7 is the first Microsoft OS I liked from the begining. XP was good, but not until SP1. Just like other systems Windows can be unsafe or a little less unsafe. Running as a privileged user in day to day tasks is a bad idea in any operating system, not just Windows.
UAC isn’t there to annoy, it’s there to protect. And if you use a normal user account you won’t see much of UAC, at least in Windows 7.
And the cons are fewer than the pros. UAC as I said gives me a easy “run as”, if you will. Just hitting SHIFT+CTRL+ENTER and I can start anything from the start menu.
Windows 7 is the first Microsoft OS I liked from the begining. XP was good, but not until SP1.

]]> By: Kevin Yang http://www.nixadmins.net/2009/12/04/why-uac-is-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Kevin Yang Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:51:56 +0000 http://www.nixadmins.net/2009/12/04/why-uac-is-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-windows/#comment-744 still dont get any good feeling about uac. it's the most aweful thing. it's best logically, but worst in reality, because people still dont know when to let the program pass the uac and when not. and can uac keep a virus away?? i dont think so. still dont get any good feeling about uac. it’s the most aweful thing. it’s best logically, but worst in reality, because people still dont know when to let the program pass the uac and when not. and can uac keep a virus away?? i dont think so.

]]> By: Kevin Yang http://www.nixadmins.net/2009/12/04/why-uac-is-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Kevin Yang Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:51:56 +0000 http://www.nixadmins.net/2009/12/04/why-uac-is-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-windows/#comment-745 still dont get any good feeling about uac. it's the most aweful thing. it's best logically, but worst in reality, because people still dont know when to let the program pass the uac and when not. and can uac keep a virus away?? i dont think so. still dont get any good feeling about uac. it’s the most aweful thing. it’s best logically, but worst in reality, because people still dont know when to let the program pass the uac and when not. and can uac keep a virus away?? i dont think so.

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