OKAY so im going to try this again since it worked so well the first time around, even despite the fact it wouldnt allow me to do a bunch of basic stuff (like pokerstars updates, downloading starcraft etc)

wish me luck!

I have too many programs requiring admin rights (or, I don't do a lot on my computer, whatever).

I did set up a Standard Account, which primarily leads to ebay and related sites.

I now just use the named admin account with UAC turned on, personally haven't had a problem. All accounts have been password protected.

For instance, I don't keep postgres running, only when using for HEM. I would need to enter password to start postgres, password to start HEM, password to start hmimport, password to start any skin on Merge network, etc.

Since I have a long, convoluted password, I'm just sticking with the way I run. (Unfortunately, Minesweeper is running at 62% advanced on this account, not switching to other). Just my personal experience (already knew about multi users, etc, from my networking days).

Glad all it needed was a reboot to solve your issues.

Got the fingers crossed. If some things aren't working, then there has to a be a flaw somewhere. Pokerstars and starcraft are applications I use myself, so I can really guarantee that it does work. PS doesn't even need admin rights.

I can only suggest to use the auto-fill feature of www.keepass.info, so instead of typing your password 4 times manually, you press a keyboard shortcut 4 times and you can comfortably have 4 different, very strong passwords for all these applications to further increase security and convenience.

hey wellju so im all used to switch users to DL the new stars updates, but a couple of questions:

1. how come nothing ever asks for my password but instead just denies my access
2. im not able to get hem running. it tells me 'Error creating Stat Ranges xml file: Access to the path C:/Program Files (x86)/RVG Software\Holdem Manager\Config\StatRanges.xml' is denied. i click ok, it still opens but then when i click auto import but it says theres been an 'unhandled exception' and that it cant access files. i have asked on the HEM forums but also wanted to ask you.

Can you confirm a 100% that UAC is enabled on all accounts and all accounts have a set password?

Needing to switch to the admin account for stars updates is very suspicious. I have stars running without admin rights as standard user and never had an issue so far.
If UAC/passwords are set, there is likely an issue with the ownership rights of the files. I can guide you trough that although it involves some work.

how do i know if User Administrator Control is enabled on all accounts? looking at the 'manage accounts' tab, there is 1 standard user (which i use), 1 administator. both say they are password protected.

there is also a guest account which says is turned off.

wellju youve dont it again!

apparently i had something set as 'never notify' which sounds bad in itself, changed it to notify, restarted when prompted, and now i get it asking me!!

good good good

What is the best way for me to move all my files (songs/pics/documents) from my admin acct to my newly created non-admin acct?

Thanks

You don't need to move anything.
Besides that you have to enter your admin password to change system settings/install/uninstall software and the fact that you're as good as malware free in the future, nothing changes.

how come my table ninja and all my poker videos for that matter, can only be found on my standard user account?

"found" is a very vague term.

The files themselves are always at the same physical location. It's just the path to them that may vary.
By found do you mean via windows search? This could be because it's not indexed yet or the other user account has other options set so some files/locations don't get indexed at all and don't show up in the search.

When you install an application, you either can chose if you want to install it for all or only for the current user. That does nothing more than creating a shortcut to the physical file location for either one, or for all users.

So if you can't "find" TN on your user account, just go to the folder where you installed it in the first place, right click on the TN executable and chose send to > Desktop (create shortcut).

With this shortcut you can then either put in your quick launch bar, attach it to an explorer shell shortcut, move it into the start menu and even specify to always run the program as administrator or in compatibility mode or whatever else you want your computer to do with it.
You may assign a butterfly pony icon to the shortcut, or make it load automatically when windows boots up, or exclude it from backups, encrypt it or a bazillion other things.

Just locate the files on your harddrive manually once and create a shortcut via drag&drop or the above mentioned right click > send to - method.

Excellent, thanks.

Linux is also open source, so malware can't hide as easily. At least not from advanced users.

So having used 95, 98 and XP, my options are:

1. Purchase yet another windows product from the guys who haven't gotten it right so far.

2. Limp along in XP limited mode and figure out how to make it work.

3. Use a free OS which already has admin rights set the proper way, which nobody bothers to attack anyway, and which is open source so I can see what the hell is going on change whatever I don't like, whether related to malware or anything else.

That about the size of it?

Yes, I'm pissed off right now (not at you, you're awesome).

Any user sufficiently advanced (to notice an advantage against malware gained from using an open source OS) really shouldn't be having problems with malware, imo.

I think Win 7 is pretty good (but, then again, I didn't have any trouble with XP). If Linux will run everything you need it to then fine, but if you're otherwise going to upgrade, then you'll probably appreciate the benefits that 7 brings.

I was thinking mainly about the fact that the open source software written for Linux that one downloads is very unlikely to have malware due to lots of eyes looking at it, and those eyes usually belong to very advanced people. Not so for downloaded windows software, especially freeware.

There is no anti-virus that can scan every binary and guarantee that it has no virus. If you want to limit our advanced user to never running anything other than shrinkwrapped software and open source windows software, then maybe he won't have a problem.

Also, if the NSA and CIA can be hacked, there is no user too advanced to have a problem with malware.

Well, maybe a handfull...

I'd be happy to be wrong about this though.


Do you use limited mode in XP?

thank you wellju, now can 'find' files on all accounts