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IBM ThinkPad sikkerhed forhindrer daglig brug
#5 New security feature: User Account Protection (UAP) pops up so many security warning windows that it will take an admin longer to close the pop up windows than it would to complete the task in the first place. #4 Glass Windows feature stinks. It makes it hard to tell which Window is the active one.

Vista's Account Protection is Flawed Before Arrival
Zack Whittaker \(R2 Mentor\) ad...@zacknet.co.uk microsoft public windows developer winfx general 1) Boot loader - go to C:\boot.ini (maybe hidden) and edit accordingly 2) Disable or alter UAP - visit www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase, click Security on the left, then "What is User Account Protection?" 3) No idea.

[Fwd: heise online: Weitere Details zum Trojaner in gefälschten ...
Vista promette parecchie cose interessanti sotto il profilo della sicurezza, a partire da una nuova modalità, chiamata User Account Protection (Uap) che permette di lavorare con i privilegi di amministratore limitando i rischi connessi agli account di questo tipo. Una volta abilitata dal menu Start, tale modalità

IBM ThinkPad sikkerhed forhindrer daglig brug
Most of UAP (User Account Protection, the new name for LUA once Longhorn became Vista) results in giving plain users *more* access. Thus, a plain user can install a printer driver. But, since the driver runs as Local System, this is yet another way for virus writers to get their code into at least somewhat

Price of PCs as Vista nears?
... aiuta ad eliminare l'installazione non voluta di codice maligno grazie alla tecnologia di User Account Protection UAP (protezione dell'account utente) che blocca l'accesso in scrittura al di fuori della cartella dei file temporanei. Il Protected Mode utilizza anche lo User Interface Privilege Isolation (UIPI)

IE 7 Beta2
The feature is called User Account Protection (UAP) [...] sounds like a good system. But this is Microsoft, we're talking about here. They completely botched UAP. The bad news, then, is that UAP is a sad, sad joke. It's the most annoying feature that Microsoft has ever added to any software product, and yes,

[Rival] Blogger Lists 6 Reasons to Hate Windows Vista
Perhaps most crucial (and least sexy) is the long-overdue User Account Protection, which invokes administrator privileges as needed, such as during driver updates or software installations. UAP makes it much more convenient for users to operate Vista with limited rights (meaning the system won't let them do certain

La modalità protetta di IE7 per Windows Vista blocca l'accesso ...
... is 'User Account Protection' (or 'User Account Control') which pops up and asks for user authentication before software can make any administrative changes But the TweakVista utility can turn off UAP in one click... `---- http://securitydot.net/news/exploits/vulnerabilities/articles/2661/news.html The Truth

Hvor sikker er IE 7
Erik Funkenbusch e...@despam-funkenbusch.com comp os linux advocacy On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:20:57 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote: Top 5 Reasons why you should NOT upgrade to Windows Vista ,----[ Quote ] #5 New security feature: User Account Protection (UAP) pops up so many security warning windows .

"Everyone Must Run as Admin" Problem Remains in Vista
QUESTION: Now that I turned off UAP to get a few programs installed, that otherwise would not install, is it safe to put UAP back on, and not worry that they will Let get rid of some Nag Screens: scroll down the list until you get to: User Account Control: Behavior of the Elevation Prompt for Administrators.

LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 21-08-07
Once again, Microsoft has not moved away from the concept that user accounts created during installation have administrator rights. The accounts are, however, created as "Least-Privilege User Accounts" (LUA). User Account Protection (UAP) is to ensure that processes only get administrator rights with prior user

device inaccessible
Windows Vista build 5456 Quelques nouveautés observées dans la build 5456 : * Une installation plus rapide * L'UAP ( User Account Protection ) qui a été repensé : moins de fenêtres d'alertes qu'auparavant * Une nouvelle interface utilisateur pour Windows Defender * Une interface réseau légèrement changée * Un

Windows Vista: What Is the Right Price?
The feature is called User Account Protection (UAP)... It sounds like a good system. But this is Microsoft, we're talking about here. They completely botched UAP. The bad news, then, is that UAP is a sad, sad joke. It's the most annoying feature that Microsoft has ever added to any software productand yes,

The secret update -- the patch for the patch is now patched
It's got a cool feature whereby you can set it to ask before it will allow anything to do something that would normally require Admin rights to do. Very cool. Finally, a sensible convergence between convenience and security. Some backgroun reading on UAP (User Account Protection) or LUA (Limited User Accounts) as

User Account Protection - Can I turn it back on?
The feature is called User Account Protection (UAP) and, as you might expect, it prevents even administrative users from performing potentially dangerous tasks without first providing security credentials. Sounds good, right? Before you agree, remember this is Microsoft we’re talking about.

What happens if I double click (ie run) a local server
Some of these are: User Account Control: (UAC, previously called both User Account Protection or UAP and Limited User Account to LUA). This gives users only the privileges they need to perform their tasks. Windows Service Hardening: This monitors critical Windows services for abnormal activity in the file system,

Znowu VIsta...
"Andre Da Costa" wrote: You are probably encountering User Account Protection (UAP), click Start type in the Search box, toggle.exe or UAP, a dialogue should pop up asking you if you would like to complete this action (Turn off UAP). You will then be asked log off and log back on. Try taking ownership of the folder

LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceeding 14-10-06
http://beta.amanzi.co.nz/2006/11/13/microsoft-turn-off-vistas-uac-to-fix-problems/ 'Vista's Account Protection: One Click and It's Gone' ,----[ Quote ] | One of Vista's big security features is 'User Account Protection' | (or 'User Account Control') which pops up and asks for user | authentication before software

Five Reasons to Upgrade to Linux Rather Than to Windows ...
The alternatives are so much better `---- http://www.dailytechnobabble. com/2006/11/09/4-reasons-why-windows-vista-is-just-not-worth-it/ http://tinyurl.com/ygymx8 Top 5 Reasons why you should NOT upgrade to Windows Vista ,----[ Quote ] #5 New security feature: User Account Protection (UAP) pops up so many security

Review of Windows Vista
I have tried with and without anti-virus software and also with and without the UAP (user account protection), although I don't know why I thought that would affect it. It seems a lot of people are having email problems with Vista by reading these forums. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Brian "Steve Cochran"