A few questions regarding windows 7 64 bit...

[Question2]

Three questions :

1.Sometimes when i open a particular exe file, windows will ask me to confirm that i want to run the file. Is there a way to disable this? Unchecking the box does not help.

2.Is there a way to give my user account the rights and privelges of the hidden administrator account? Without actually logging onto that account everytime i want to do something. Sometimes i get blocked for doing some stuff like saving files to program files even though i have UAC set to never notify.

3.I accidentally used bootsect.exe to prepare a external HDD for a windows installation, is there a way to reverse the effects of this? Everytime i have the drive plugged in, windows complains bootmgr is missing (because there are no windows installation files on the drive).

 

[TwoCables]

Three questions :

1.Sometimes when i open a particular exe file, windows will ask me to confirm that i want to run the file. Is there a way to disable this? Unchecking the box does not help.

Yes, but it will affect Internet Explorer resulting in it always saying that your security setting level puts your computer at risk. This will be the first thing you see whenever you open Internet Explorer, and you'll get the yellow bar at the top saying the same thing on every site you visit.

However, the nice thing is you no longer have to deal with that annoying "are you sure?" type of window.

2.Is there a way to give my user account the rights and privelges of the hidden administrator account? Without actually logging onto that account everytime i want to do something. Sometimes i get blocked for doing some stuff like saving files to program files even though i have UAC set to never notify.

When you say you get blocked, what exactly do you see? Can you post a screenshot?

3.I accidentally used bootsect.exe to prepare a external HDD for a windows installation, is there a way to reverse the effects of this? Everytime i have the drive plugged in, windows complains bootmgr is missing (because there are no windows installation files on the drive).

I don't know. Someone else will have to answer this.

 

[Question2]

1. Can you tell me how to do this?

2. It just complains that i do not have sufficient permissions to do so. Will take the screenshot the next time i see a message like that.

 

[TwoCables]

1. Can you tell me how to do this?

2. It just complains that i do not have sufficient permissions to do so. Will take the screenshot the next time i see a message like that.

1. Open the Internet Options (open the Start Menu, type internet op and press Enter)
2. Switch to the Security tab
3. Click "Custom level..."
4. In the little control panel that opens, scroll down until you see this (the scroll bar button position is circled to make it easier to find this section):

When you enable it, it will look like this:

When you click OK above, you'll see this:

Click Yes.

However, now every time you open Internet Explorer, the Home Page will always be a page telling you "Your security setting level puts your computer at risk". Also, every page you visit will give you the yellow Information Bar at the top telling you the same thing. You can close the Information Bar, but it comes back up for every page you open. The help file claims that you can turn it off, but it doesn't work for this.

 

[problemshredder]

1. here is the instruction : Turn User Account Control on or off
2. you can give the account you are using right now a full control access rights like the one of an administrator. follow this : How to Change File Permissions on Windows 7: 7 Steps
3. i don't really know a particular way to undo/delete those mbr files, but i think you can just use windows disk management or other partition software to mark the disk as 'not active' as windows will look for boot files in the 'active' partition.

 

[gregrocker]

You should not have bootsected a non-OS HD. The way to clear it now is to move the data off and run Diskpart Clean Command , then repartition it in Disk Mgmt.

Turning off UAC is not recommended as you'll not be warned if an invader tries to run something on your PC. But if you don't care then keep your AV and Windows Firewall on and fully updated. Turning off UAC is the same as running Hidden Administrator.

 

[TwoCables]

Guys, this is an example of what he's seeing whenever he opens an .exe file:

 

[AddRAM]

Looks like a normal message you should get to me.

Don`t understand why unchecking the box doesn`t work.

Post a pic of the popup you`re getting.

 

[TwoCables]

Looks like a normal message you should get to me.

Don`t understand why unchecking the box doesn`t work.

Post a pic of the popup you`re getting.

It only works for the file that's being opened. If you download a new one and open it, then you see this message again because it's a new file. So making the change I described disables this entirely. It's great for when setting up a fresh installation of Windows.

 

[Question2]

Yep, the IE change fixed it. Although i can't figure out why IE changes would affect all files on windows....

 

[TwoCables]

Yep, the IE change fixed it. Although i can't figure out why IE changes would affect all files on windows....

Windows Explorer is Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer is Windows Explorer.

So, when you download and open a file, it's subject to your internet security settings.

 

[ThrashZone]

Yep, the IE change fixed it. Although i can't figure out why IE changes would affect all files on windows....

Windows Explorer is Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer is Windows Explorer.

So, when you download and open a file, it's subject to your internet security settings.

Ouch that hurt to read

 

[TwoCables]

Yep, the IE change fixed it. Although i can't figure out why IE changes would affect all files on windows....

Windows Explorer is Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer is Windows Explorer.

So, when you download and open a file, it's subject to your internet security settings.

Ouch that hurt to read

lol just imagine trying to type it! My brain had a pop-up that was like "Are you sure?"

 

[AddRAM]

Last time I checked Internet Explorer was a browser, windows explorer is not. Windows explorer opens up your libraries.

Not exactly sure what you mean.

 

[Dude]

Last time I checked Internet Explorer was a browser, windows explorer is not. Windows explorer opens up your libraries.

Not exactly sure what you mean.

It's a Microsoft thing. I don't know how to explain it, but I knew what TwoCables meant. Yes they are different, but the way explorer handles things and IE are intertwined in windows....if that makes any sense

 

[TwoCables]

Last time I checked Internet Explorer was a browser, windows explorer is not. Windows explorer opens up your libraries.

Not exactly sure what you mean.

Windows Explorer doesn't just open up Libraries. It's the browser for your files and folders.

That's not why I said they're the same. This isn't easy to explain, so just consider why some changes to the Internet Properties affects the behavior of Windows in general. There's a very deep integration. It's not like Firefox or other programs where it's completely separate.

 

[gregrocker]

Why would we advise someone to select an option that is clearly labeled "unsafe?" This could not possibly be a best practice. We are a forums trusted for best practices, not unsafe ones.

The default to Prompt at least gives them a choice if it's something they want installed. Malware can execute it unbeknownst to them otherwise.

 

[TwoCables]

Why would we advise someone to select an option that is clearly labeled "unsafe?" This could not possibly be a best practice. We are a forums trusted for best practices, not unsafe ones.

The default to Prompt at least gives them a choice if it's something they want installed. Malware can execute it unbeknownst to them otherwise.

Sigh. Because he asked me to? I made him ask me if he was sure, and he asked. That's why. Next time, I'll just tell the person that they are out of luck and then I'll send them a PM telling them how to do it. That way, they're the only one who will have access to the information.

 

[gregrocker]

Even with workarounds, what's important is that we learn and teach Best Practices. The only warning I saw given was that he would get chronic messages from his browser which can't be turned off that it is running in an unsafe condtion.

He also asked about turning off UAC for which I gave him fair warning about the risk. We need to do at least that.

A focus on Best Practices is what makes us the top tech forums on the web.

 

[TwoCables]

I'm waiting for a screenshot before I determine that he's talking about UAC.

Anyway, as I said: next time I'll just say that they're out of luck and then talk to them in private about it.