Problem with permissions, running programs and installing programs.
I've been having trouble installing and running programs. Whenever I try to install a new program I have to make sure to right-click and select "Run as Administrator", which is something that didn't happen before. And while running programs, sometimes
they don't work well (i.e. dropbox alerts me that it cannot run because of permission issues; calibre needs to run with Administrator level, otherwise it won't open my ebooks; the list goes on).
I tried using the elevated command prompt and typin secedit
/configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb /verbose to reset the permission settings, and it does not work (it tells me that some ignorable warnings occured).
There's only one account in this machine and it has administrator level.
Any thoughts?
1. First of all, it is a bad habit to work with administrator account only. Use standard user account where programs allows for it.
2. For third party programs contact respective support/forums. Some programs are not written in right way and may need admin account. I would avoid such programs.
3. Elevated rights (Run as Administrator) is natural enhancement that comes with Windows version 6.x
4. If you want to play risky role, disable UAC (not recommended). Step-by-step is here:
http://www.petri.com/disable-uac-in-windows-7.htm#
Regards
Milos
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