Unlike in Vista, there's a simple slider control in Windows 7 for the level of UAC protection you want to have in place. Hit the Windows key (assuming your keyboard has a Windows key, that is), type UAC and bring up the UAC controls. Move the slider down to the second-stop-from-the-bottom, selecting the option to only notify you when a program attempts to make changes to the computer and not to dim the desktop. I've found that this setting works nicely in balancing annoyances to me and still keeping my system as secure as possible.
----------------------------------- Regards, Peter, W2IRT -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Neal Campbell Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:14 PM To: Al Burnham (K6RIM) Cc: DXBase Reflector Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Win 7 Issue: UAC Hi Al I personally think you can turn off UAC without any major problems, I think it causes more problems than it prevents but that is just my opinion. If you want to keep it, try using the TweakUAC utility which allows you to tune it (I do not know if it works on Win7, it was written for Vista where it was really obnoxious). The download link is at http://www.tweak-uac.com/home/ The error message you are seeing is because DXBase thinks you have your log file at the default location which is C:\Program Files\Scientific Solutions\DXB2007\. Can you try to open a new database and select where you have moved your log. BTW, its not a good idea to store personal data in the Program Files directory which is something I will change in 2010 for the default location. Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.dxbase.com www.abrohamnealsoftware.com www.sdrsystems.com (540) 242 0911 Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to [email protected] Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ DX Cluster: dxc.k3nc.com port 23 On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Al Burnham (K6RIM) <[email protected]>wrote: > Neal: > > I'm a Win 7 newbie wrestling with UAC. I have it *on* - next to the > highest level, and assume it's a good thing not to defeat UAC. > > But I have a couple of programs (DX Monitor and Acronis) that, when clicked > to open, bring up the UAC message: Do you want to allow the following > program to make changes to your computer? If I click *yes*, DX Monitor or > Acronis will open normally. > > I find this behavior annoying, and would prefer the program to open > immediately without the UAC message. > > *Is there a way to make programs bypass the UAC message and open normally? > (*Opening as Administrator still brings up the UAC message) > * > *I have tried simply turning off UAC. (Again, I gather this is not a good > idea). DX Monitor then opened normally, as did my other programs, *except > DXBase*. > > When I tried to open DXBase, I got a message to the effect "cannot open > this program from C:\Program Files/k6rim.mdb" > > That's interesting, because DXBase is installed in C:/DXbase_2007, not in > Program Files. And why would it not use the normal .exe file? > > In any event, here's my second question: > > *If I want to turn UAC off, how do I get DXBase to start? (i.e., how do I > solve the path issue mentioned above?) > > *With thanks and 73, > > Al, K6RIM > > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
