tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545863793559798918.post4378802822101957934..comments2024-02-28T21:45:43.932-08:00Comments on Journal of a Programmer: Windows non-elevated administrators?Bryan Pendletonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020254358854104453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545863793559798918.post-1511097949998792252010-07-08T12:33:49.254-07:002010-07-08T12:33:49.254-07:00It's a guess, but in Vista/7, even if you'...It's a guess, but in Vista/7, even if you're a member of the Administrators group you still get the annoying dimmed screen and the "Are you really, really sure you know what you're doing?" box - by clicking 'Yes' on that I think you become "elevated" in order to do hardcore stuff like format a disk.<br /><br />Does seem to confuse the idea of a user account vs. an Administrator account.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545863793559798918.post-29615196234945751642010-07-08T09:19:23.180-07:002010-07-08T09:19:23.180-07:00So in vista and after windows asks you when you wn...So in vista and after windows asks you when you wnat to do something with admin privileges. So maybe after you have been asked you are elevated.Andrew Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05307943791144063866noreply@blogger.com