Amie
29-08-07, 13:10
User Account Control is a new feature in Vista which adds security to your PC by confirming with the user if a program needs administrator permissions.
Some users are likely to find these UAC prompts annoying at best, so here's how to disable UAC on your machine:
1. Open Administrative Tools in Control Panel
2. Double-click on System Configuration
3. Click Continue to accept the UAC prompt
4. Select the Tools tab
5. Scroll down and select Disable UAC
6. Click Launch
7. Reboot your machine
Note that you may not be able to disable UAC if Group Policy configured for enforcing UAC on your computers.
Turning off annoying security prompts
The Security Center alerts you when a security problem occurs. This can be anything from an anti virus application that doesn't have updated definitions to the disabling of UAC. Either way these alerts are important and are not to be dismissed lightly.
Sometimes, however, having a security center flag popping up every now and again can become a nuisance, particularly if the problem isn't serious. In this instance you can, if you wish, set the security alerts so that they don't notify you when a problem occurs.
To change the way Security Center notifies you of a problem proceed as follows:
1. Click the Start Button
2. From the Start Menu click Control Panel
3. In Control panel click the Security Center Icon
4. On the Left hand side of the Security Center window you will see a list of option
5. Click on the Change the way Security Center alerts me option
6. Another box will now appear marked 'Do you want to be notified of Security issues?'
7. Look down the list of options and click on Don't notify me and don't display the icon option
8. The box will now close and Security center will no longer notify you of any Security issues
Configuring Dual Boot XP and Vista
To do a dual boot, you need Vista installed second, so if you want to add vista but keep xp this is ideal.
1. If xp is already installed, install Vista or a different partition or drive.
2. Once vista is installed, it should have 'earlier version of windows' in the boot screen. If you have the old XP style screen, you need to use the vista disc and repair the startup.
3. Once you have the vista boot screen, you need to decide which you want as default. In Vista, if you right click on computer, and select properties. Once that has loaded, press advanced, then startup, and the top box is the one that decides which is your default OS.
Some users are likely to find these UAC prompts annoying at best, so here's how to disable UAC on your machine:
1. Open Administrative Tools in Control Panel
2. Double-click on System Configuration
3. Click Continue to accept the UAC prompt
4. Select the Tools tab
5. Scroll down and select Disable UAC
6. Click Launch
7. Reboot your machine
Note that you may not be able to disable UAC if Group Policy configured for enforcing UAC on your computers.
Turning off annoying security prompts
The Security Center alerts you when a security problem occurs. This can be anything from an anti virus application that doesn't have updated definitions to the disabling of UAC. Either way these alerts are important and are not to be dismissed lightly.
Sometimes, however, having a security center flag popping up every now and again can become a nuisance, particularly if the problem isn't serious. In this instance you can, if you wish, set the security alerts so that they don't notify you when a problem occurs.
To change the way Security Center notifies you of a problem proceed as follows:
1. Click the Start Button
2. From the Start Menu click Control Panel
3. In Control panel click the Security Center Icon
4. On the Left hand side of the Security Center window you will see a list of option
5. Click on the Change the way Security Center alerts me option
6. Another box will now appear marked 'Do you want to be notified of Security issues?'
7. Look down the list of options and click on Don't notify me and don't display the icon option
8. The box will now close and Security center will no longer notify you of any Security issues
Configuring Dual Boot XP and Vista
To do a dual boot, you need Vista installed second, so if you want to add vista but keep xp this is ideal.
1. If xp is already installed, install Vista or a different partition or drive.
2. Once vista is installed, it should have 'earlier version of windows' in the boot screen. If you have the old XP style screen, you need to use the vista disc and repair the startup.
3. Once you have the vista boot screen, you need to decide which you want as default. In Vista, if you right click on computer, and select properties. Once that has loaded, press advanced, then startup, and the top box is the one that decides which is your default OS.