Re: I bought a new computer yesterday... it came with VISTA <gasp>!!

On Mar 27, 3:33 am, Sandman <m...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article <46088c7a$0$504$4c368...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Steve de Mena <ste...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I installed a bunch of legacy programs not written for Vista, and all
installed and ran without a hitch, although it did ask for my
permission at the beginning of each install, but at least I didn't
have to type the administrator password in each time like on my Mac.

You're happy with that? Anyone can say "yes"; asking for the password
confirms that the person at the helm is authorised to say "yes".

For a regular use account it asks for an
Administrator password.

But that's not the default account type. In an advocacy group,
non-standard settings are just a note, not the target of comparison.

Actually, it is. "Standard" (previously "Limited") is now the default
account type. It also has stuff all over urging you to make a
"Standard" account, such as a link to help where it explains why
"Standard" accounts are safer.


But I don't think the purpose of the dialog, when
an Administrator is logged in, is to confirm that
the logged in user is an Administrator.

To underscore how insecure it is? :)

It's better than the old system where everything ran with
Administrator privileges without confirmation... now if something's
trying to elevate itself in the background (such as a spyware
installer), I can click cancel. Also, if you go with the default
Standard account level, you have to type an Administrator password to
elevate to Admin level, which is similar to OS X's system of requiring
you to type your password (except Vista doesn't remember preferences
being unlocked... it asks to be elevated for each task).


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