To those with Vista, I need help.

I'm having a problem with Vista. I'm probably overlooking something very obvious here, but ever since I've installed Vista it always asks me permission to do anything. Copy, paste, download, etc. Almost everything I do brings up a window asking if it's O.K.

"Do you want to allow web page access to the clipboard?"

"Windows needs permission to continue."

And on and on.....a small window pops up and I always get asked for permission when I wish to do anything, even though under user accounts I'm labeled the administrator. I have searched for every possible way to disable this unnecessary baby sitting, yet it's still acting like it's under parental controls. Can someone direct me to something I missed to disable this? There has to be a way to turn it off....but having searched thoroughly in the control panel I have yet to find it.

Screw it I've been wandering around all kinds of forms looking around for computer stuff. I just went to Google. I found this link after searching "Vista administrator off." Seams to be what you're looking for. (UAC = User Account Control and is what you're talking about.)VacantPsalm

that's what you need to turn off

I hate this piece of **** sewage infested garbage named Vista. Thanks for the link, but it doesn't work. I've tried all the methods. It can't find secpol.msc, but I did get the first step done through method B. Step 2 I can't even past #1, it won't let me. I can change the bullet points, but no box appears.

****in' thing. I'd buy XP if it wasn't $199. I hate this trash. Why the hell did they put something so ridiculous and so hard to disable? Simply incredible.

Thanks for your help though man, I really appreciate it :). Now excuse me while I go firebomb MS headquarters.

I hate this piece of **** sewage infested garbage named Vista. Thanks for the link, but it doesn't work. I've tried all the methods. It can't find secpol.msc, but I did get the first step done through method B. Step 2 I can't even past #1, it won't let me. I can change the bullet points, but no box appears.

****in' thing. I'd buy XP if it wasn't $199. I hate this trash. Why the hell did they put something so ridiculous and so hard to disable? Simply incredible.

Thanks for your help though man, I really appreciate it :). Now excuse me while I go firebomb MS headquarters.

Rekunta

[QUOTE="Rekunta"]

I hate this piece of **** sewage infested garbage named Vista. Thanks for the link, but it doesn't work. I've tried all the methods. It can't find secpol.msc, but I did get the first step done through method B. Step 2 I can't even past #1, it won't let me. I can change the bullet points, but no box appears.

****in' thing. I'd buy XP if it wasn't $199. I hate this trash. Why the hell did they put something so ridiculous and so hard to disable? Simply incredible.

Thanks for your help though man, I really appreciate it :). Now excuse me while I go firebomb MS headquarters.

bededog

Nope, nothing.

I hate this piece of **** sewage infested garbage named Vista. Thanks for the link, but it doesn't work. I've tried all the methods. It can't find secpol.msc, but I did get the first step done through method B. Step 2 I can't even past #1, it won't let me. I can change the bullet points, but no box appears.

****in' thing. I'd buy XP if it wasn't $199. I hate this trash. Why the hell did they put something so ridiculous and so hard to disable? Simply incredible.

Thanks for your help though man, I really appreciate it :). Now excuse me while I go firebomb MS headquarters.

Rekunta

google, "turn off user acount control"

seriously dude its not that hard

[QUOTE="bededog"]Just open the control panel and type in UAC into the search bar. The first thing that shows up should have a place to turn off or on the User Account Control.Rekunta

Nope, nothing.

Sorry to hijack the thread, but I recently got a Vista laptop, and I don't know how to make it so firefox saves downloads to my desktop. When I tell it to save to "Desktop" it saves to a folder name that, and I don't see an option to save directly to my actual desktop.II-FBIsniper-II

Did you try going to Tools->Options and making sure "Save files to" is set to desktop?

[QUOTE="II-FBIsniper-II"]Sorry to hijack the thread, but I recently got a Vista laptop, and I don't know how to make it so firefox saves downloads to my desktop. When I tell it to save to "Desktop" it saves to a folder name that, and I don't see an option to save directly to my actual desktop.IrishPunk

Did you try going to Tools->Options and making sure "Save files to" is set to desktop?

It is set to desktop, but the "desktop" is a folder.II-FBIsniper-II

[QUOTE="IrishPunk"]

[QUOTE="II-FBIsniper-II"]Sorry to hijack the thread, but I recently got a Vista laptop, and I don't know how to make it so firefox saves downloads to my desktop. When I tell it to save to "Desktop" it saves to a folder name that, and I don't see an option to save directly to my actual desktop.II-FBIsniper-II

Did you try going to Tools->Options and making sure "Save files to" is set to desktop?

Click browse and make sure that Desktop is selected (the thing at the very top).

[QUOTE="IrishPunk"]

[QUOTE="II-FBIsniper-II"]Sorry to hijack the thread, but I recently got a Vista laptop, and I don't know how to make it so firefox saves downloads to my desktop. When I tell it to save to "Desktop" it saves to a folder name that, and I don't see an option to save directly to my actual desktop.II-FBIsniper-II

Did you try going to Tools->Options and making sure "Save files to" is set to desktop?

I found UAC pretty annoying too so I turned it off

here is how you do it...go to the start menu> hit control panel > user accounts and family safety > user accounts > turn user control on or off > uncheck the box > hit ok

you will have to restart your pc afterwards

turning off the UAC will make a little icon pop up in your toolbar tell you that you have it off, to get rid of this go to control panel> security > security center > click the thing that says "change how security center alerts me" on the left side in the green part > hit don't notify me and don't display the icon

or you could just set it to always hide (right click toolbar, properties, notification area, customize, change the security center thing to hide)

personally I like Vista better than XP

[QUOTE="II-FBIsniper-II"]It is set to desktop, but the "desktop" is a folder.VacantPsalm

Yup.II-FBIsniper-II

[QUOTE="VacantPsalm"][QUOTE="II-FBIsniper-II"]It is set to desktop, but the "desktop" is a folder.II-FBIsniper-II

[QUOTE="II-FBIsniper-II"][QUOTE="VacantPsalm"][QUOTE="II-FBIsniper-II"]It is set to desktop, but the "desktop" is a folder.bman784

Another question: Is there something that can simulate "middle clicking" on the touch pad for my laptop.II-FBIsniper-II

[QUOTE="II-FBIsniper-II"]Another question: Is there something that can simulate "middle clicking" on the touch pad for my laptop.VacantPsalm