
Quote: Originally Posted by
Hyphen

Quote: Originally Posted by
Ztruker
Why not just make your current account Administrator if it isn't already and disable UAC? You do that via msconfig / Tools tab.
I've read that the built-in Administrator account is different? My user account has alwyas been set as an Administrator but I still get UAC prompts. I've heard the true Administrator account doesn't. I don't want UAC disabled.
Yours is an administrator account because you have only set up one user account on your computer.
However, your account does not have the full permissions that the hidden administrator account has.
If you decide to unhide the "real" administrator account you'll have two account icons on your desktop:
One will be for an account named Administrator that runs without any UAC prompts and the other will be for your user account that will use UAC unless you decide to disable it.
What people sometimes do is use the "real" administrator account to install new programs and
drivers, without the hassle of UAC, and then switch to their own account when using their computer.