Application Permissions without lowering Security?

[whitelion1284]

Greetings,
so windows media player annoyed me so much that I decided to replace it. I installed MediaMonkey and don't know if I like it or not but every time I so much as try to add a song to a playlist Windows is asking me if I want to let the application make changes to the computer. It's very annoying and I'd like it to stop. At the same time I find the notion of making that popup go away by reducing the security settings on my machine a little unsettling.
So: does anyone know how to give that application the right to exist without actually compromising the security of the rest of the OS?
Thanks
Cheers

 

[Barman58]

As long as you install as an admin and store your media in a location that your UserName has full access to, it should work, The location of the database, if not in default location under the application folder, also needs to be accessible.

I've been using Media monkey for at least ten years - probably nearer fifteen and have never been asked for permissions, and my system is very secure.

what I would suggest is that you right click on the location of your media, and ensure that your UserName has full control of these folders, also locate the database for MM and either move it to an area that you have full access to or use the security tab to add the correct permissions to the folder

 

[whitelion1284]

How bizarre. By "install as admin" do I have to be logged in on the "secret" admin account or just as the primary user? Perhaps I need to reinstall?

 

[Barman58]

Assuming you have the standard dual token set-up, it should just be a case of right clicking on the installer and selecting "Run/install as Admin" which will install the software to it's correct location, and also set the required permissions for access.

The reason to use the user rather than the hidden admin is you need the permissions to relate to your user, The hidden admin already has full access to everywhere so would not need to increase it's permissions.

I personally only use the hidden administrator in an emergency. I also keep two regular admin accounts so that should I ever lock myself out, or my ID corrupts, I can use the secondary admin to sort things or enable the hidden admin, which is always disabled

 

[whitelion1284]

Thanks, mate. I will give that a try.

 

[ToughDiamond]

If it's the User Account Control dialogue box that's kicking in all the time, I'm getting the same problem with one or two programs. Currently I'm looking at these step-by-step methods:

How to Disable UAC Prompts for Specific Programs on Windows | TechGainer
Don't know if I'd particularly trust the 3rd-party tools, though they're no doubt the easiest if they work at all. I'm thinking of giving the MS compatibility tool a whirl.