Windows 7

[Kenny]

Got computer running Windows 7, which I know nothing about except its pretty.
Trying to modify the services.ini file and I get message I don't have permission.
Which is weird because I am the admin with full privaleges.
Anybody know where to turn this setting off.

[ncannell]

Try holding ctrl + shift and open notepad. Win 7 will ask you if you wish to make changes. Pick yes and notepad opens with admin rights. You should be able to edit and save services file. I have also used this ctrl+shift when opening Intellect. It allows me to change the font size on the Today module.
I hope this helps.

Nick

[Kenny]

Thanks Nick.
The control +shift did not work but you did get me in the right direction.
I right clicked on Note Pad and left clicked on Run as Administrator.
Issue fixed. Thanks again.

[steveshank]

Windows 7 and I think Vista before it, does not actually have you run as an administrator despite what it says. For security reasons, it is considered very bad to always run as administrator because then any program you are using in your space will also have admin privileges, which means a virus or other malware you pick up on the Internet through your browser would have admin privileges. So it actually runs you as a regular user, but allows you easy and quick upgrading to admin (for example, right click on the icon and select "run as administrator"). Or, you could change a programs properties to always run as administrator. But, otherwise, all programs are run as a common user despite the fact that you are an administrator.

Those of us that are security conscious were VERY happy with this decision by Microsoft and it should help prevent a lot of problems.

[Kenny]

Thanks Steve makes sense.

Those of us that are security conscious were VERY happy with this decision by Microsoft and it should help prevent a lot of problems.

Those of us that hate clicking are not. I'll get use to it I guess.

[steveshank]

Windows 7 gives you 4 different levels (at least I think it is 4) of annoyance. It lets you select how often and under what circumstances it will popup and ask for permission. I think the default is level 3. Level 4 is where Vista was set which caused so much bad press. But there is also a level 2 and perhaps level 1 is off completely. So you might adjust it to be more to your liking.

[bspeight]

When running Vista, I was sufficiently irritated by the UAC implementation to turn it off completely.

Now that I have Win7, I have left UAC at its default, and find it quite acceptable, and it's reassuring to know I am being protected, where once I was not.

[steveshank]

It is one of the interesting security problems. As you ramp up security, you also frustrate the user, who finds a way (like turning off UAC, or always answering yes and never looking) to thwart the security. So, at what point does your increased security actually begin to decrease it?

If you make your users change their password every month, do they just stick a postit note under their keyboard? or on their monitor?, or use the name of the month followed by the month number?, so March's password is march3?

Often companies pretend they are dealing with fools who won't try and thwart them if they get frustrated, when they are really dealing with fools who will try and thwart them if they get frustrated.