Is there a way to tell your computer you ARE Admin?


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    Is there a way to tell your computer you ARE Admin?


    Didn't know how to title the thread, but is there a way to tell your computer "listen compy, I am the administrator and everything I click should be taken as 'Run as administrator', got it?"

    Just wondering. Any tweaks out there?

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    The only way I know is to run as administrator. In other words you could enable the hidden true administrator account. Be Warned: If a bad thing gets by your AV or whatever, it will have full administrative rights to EVERYTHING on the computer. Not recommended. Security comes at a price. UAC is much easier than having to switch from a user acct. to an admin acct. and back to user acct. when you want to install something and desire security in XP or 2k.
    Info here if needed. Built-in Administrator Account - Enable or Disable[2]=User%20Accounts

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    garysgold said:
    The only way I know is to run as administrator. In other words you could enable the hidden true administrator account. Be Warned: If a bad thing gets by your AV or whatever, it will have full administrative rights to EVERYTHING on the computer. Not recommended. Security comes at a price. UAC is much easier than having to switch from a user acct. to an admin acct. and back to user acct. when you want to install something and desire security in XP or 2k.
    Info here if needed. Built-in Administrator Account - Enable or Disable[2]=User%20Accounts

    Gary
    thanks, i'll be careful.
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    Your Welcome.

    And welcome to the Seven Forums. Lots of good info in the tutorials section. Hope you enjoy your stay.

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    andythecurefan said:
    Didn't know how to title the thread, but is there a way to tell your computer "listen compy, I am the administrator and everything I click should be taken as 'Run as administrator', got it?"

    Just wondering. Any tweaks out there?

    I believe that by having UAC turned off, and since your account is an administrator account, if an application needs administrative rights , it will grant them automatically. I'm not sure about that, though, but I never had to tell the system to "Run as administrator" for anything, while I have UAC turned off. It's done by itself. Are you using an administrator account or a limited account?

    Correct my anyone if I'm wrong on the above
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    No some stuff still needs running as admin even with uac off.
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    Yes, but I think it only happens with limited user accounts, not admin accounts. Could you name one?
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