Windows 7 UAC (User Account Control) Concept
By Perry
There is a change in security mode from Windows Xp to Windows 7. UAC is one of the changes.
Windows 7 uses UAC (User Account Control) which does not allow any user, by default,
even an administrator to make changes to locations within the locations on disk
specified by the OS as "Sensitive".
You can find the complete information on why this concept was introduced, how to
disable it etc... at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511445.aspx
Related FAQs
See http://www.eggheadcafe.com/sample-code/Windows7/e53b9d81-c025-4e41-a45c-f22214221c53/windows-7-uac-user-accou.aspx for UAC concept details. This shows how to disable it.
There is a change in security mode from Windows Xp to Windows 7. UAC is one of the changes.
The windir root has been changed from Windows Xp to Window 7. We were using C:\WINNT in Windows 7 and it has changed to C:\Windows in Windows 7 that leads to make changes in configuration files for our applications.
This is real project stuffs I am putting here. Will include more as and when I progress.
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