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Old 11-01-2007, 10:15 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by llama64 View Post
Kinda tangential to this, this argument only applies to versions of windows prior to Vista. Vista has implemented a system of User Access Control that mimics the *NIX style (SUDO). Unfortunately it's a bit on the irritating side mostly due to shotty 3rd party programming, particularly from the device market (ATI, nVidia.... tsk tsk). When Windows programmers learn to stop assuming they have the right to modify any file on my PC, the problems will decrease.
yah, the UAC is rather annoying. But I have just disabled it and move on.
But yes, once windows programmers figure out that they don't have free reign over the OS any more (they never should have), the UAC will drive people nuts.
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