Running everything as administrator...why?


  1. dparm
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    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    Running everything as administrator...why?


    Finally got x64 RTM installed tonight and everything worked out...mostly.

    My problem is that I have to run almost everything as an administrator. If I don't, the app will open briefly, then close. But it stays running under just a few megs of RAM in the Task Manager.

    Happens on Firefox, IE 8 x86, Thunderbird, Cisco AnyConnect, etc. I tried reinstalling all these apps by running installers as administrator, compatibility mode, etc. Still requires me to run every app as an admin.

    And yes, my account is an administrator.
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  3. TGSoldier
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    What about if you disable UAC?
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  4. dparm
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    Makes no difference. I'm wondering if something is screwed up with this profile -- will create a new one and see if that fixes it.
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  6. dparm
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    Made an entirely new profile -- same issue.
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  7. Jeremy Gray
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    windows 7 (Build 7077 32bit)
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    Annoying Ain't It...Wish That Could B Turned Off.
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