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Per-User COM Registrations and Elevated Processes with UAC on Windows Vista SP1 Part 2: OLE Automation
Here's an interesting lesson which, quite honestly, I haven't thought about for a while. But it turns out it's rather important. A little over a month ago, I talked about a change to Windows Vista in SP1 regarding per-user COM registration , indicating Read More...
Per-User COM Registrations and Elevated Processes with UAC on Windows Vista SP1
A while back, I was talking about per-user COM registration and elevated processes on Windows Vista . True at the time was this fact: It also means you won't pick up a per-user COM object if you are running as a member of the local Administrators group Read More...
UAC: The Greatest Thing Since the Gag Reflex
It seems that everywhere I turn, the computer press keeps implying that the only people who leave UAC turned on are people who don't really understand computers. In June 2008, for example, it's #6 on their list of tips (page 64 in the print edition): Read More...
Why Does It Take So Long to See the UAC Prompt Sometimes? (Diagnosing Slow UAC Prompts)
I wanted to elevate a response to one of the comments on an earlier post to the status of a full post, so it's hopefully a bit more discoverable. The author writes: "I would't mind dismissing Yet Another Popup, if it would have the decency to pop up already. Read More...
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