Oh, rats! Just when it was getting interesting?? People don't actually read manuals? I wonder if it applies to blind gamers?? (evil grin) -- If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Games under Vista
> Hi Shaun, > Well, when installing lots of applications or for trouble shooting > purposes the UAC prompt is down right annoying. In that case I say turn > the Vista UAC confirmation off for a while. > However, it is rather helpful if viruses and other harmful pieces of > software attempt to take control of your system or damage it. In that > case the UAC confirmation can be the diference between stopping a > harmful piece of software cold or having your Windows system fried. Take > your pick. > Bottom line one of the reasons Microsoft has the UAC confirmation on is > to try and idiot proof the operating system from the general public > which doesn't know jack about system security. For example, most Windows > XP users blindly run XP as administrator day in and day out. The way to > make XP more secure is create an admin account for software installs, > etc, and create yourself a limited user account for day to day use. Tell > most general XP users that and they will likely ask you what's the > difference, or say I didn't know that. > I hate to be sinical here, but bottom line most of the general computer > users I have met know how to get on the internet, read his or her email, > run MS Word, and beyond that don't know anything else about their > computer. It is those people that Microsoft has to worry about, because > they are the first to scream my computer doesn't work and I don't know > what to do. They would have not likely been in that situation in the > first place if they had actually took the time to read some computer > manuals or attended a few computer classes. However, you don't want to > get me started on those lazy people who buy software and don't read the > manuals, and then come asking for help rather than looking up the answer > in the manual. > Sorry, I am getting off the point about games and Vista.So let's get > back to the original topic. > Cheers. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
