John Jay Smith said:
I have been using linux for many years... and it is far less annoying that
this stupid UAC.
The reasons are that in linux fist of all most applications are preloaded
into the OS right out from
the box... then when you want to install applications you dont install one
at a time.
Right, this is very true, however, if Microsoft were to include software
like this they would spend the next 10 years in court . . .
You go once inside, and select many. You dont have to keep on clicking or
adding passwords.
But even that was annoying, and thats why FreeSpire and Linspire removed
that too...
In windows by the time you have set it up with all your programs you have
clicked it 1000 times!
Granted, but once you've installed all your typical software you'll rarely
see it again, unless you're making a system change, or
installing/un-installing software.
Will I get paid for clicking? I wouldnt do that even if I was paid! its a
disgrace!
A disgrace? A disgrace was how bad security was in XP, this is just
inconvienient.
As I have said in a previous post MS ignores how Humans brain works.
If you see a pop up once you read it.. if you see it twice you read it,
if you see it 134829374 times, you never read it and the motion becomes
automatic to click
on the darn STUPID pop up so yo can get your job done. Yes the motion is
automatic,
you never think, never ever remember you clicked on it.
I'm pretty sure I already made a point to this effect.
But with this autonomus motion (that is part of human evolution) Microsoft
now had a way to blame OTHERS
for its crappy OS. Now its the USERS fault for pressing the UAC button!
Hmm, okay, let's see . . . it seems to work just fine until mal-ware starts
taking the system over the system, Microsoft didn't install this mal-ware
and they've given people a way (though not perfect) of stopping this
software from installing . . . that's the true mark of crappy software, I
guess.
Want the most secure system ever? I have the secret . . . install ANY
operating system on your computer, then don't connect it to the internet and
don't install any software other than what you know is 100% bug free and
mal-ware free . . .
Instead of finding an innovative way to get around the problem they dumped
the problem on the user!
Are they stupid and lazy? YOU BET THEY ARE!
No sorry I dont accept a word you say... MS should have found another way
not stupid pop ups. UAC is uneceptable,
and the main question on the internet floating around will be HOW DO YOU
TURN THIS HELLISH thing off!
It's not that hard to turn it off, it's not obvious, but there's a reason
for that.
As far as a better way . . . do you have one? I know I'd like to hear your
idea if you have a better way of doing this. Call me a shill if you like,
but at least they have done something to improve security. They made a mess
of it with XP, now they have to take into account the damage that has been
done by XP and they've come up with what they believe is the best way to
deal with it in Vista.
Is it ideal? Nope, does it work? So far, until as we've both said, the
average user simply starts clicking on the message every time they see it
without bothering to read it . . . and they'll do it even when they aren't
themselves installing a program or making a system change.
Bottom line, you don't like it, turn it off and if your system gets infected
with some form of Mal-ware because you weren't prompted that something was
trying to install, nor given the chance to stop it, then simply deal with it
.. . .
I personally have no issues with it, and many others don't seem to have
issue with it . . . to suggest suing Microsoft because it's going to cause a
RSD, that's just silly. You would have to sue everyone that makes
keyboards, musical instruments, tools, etc.
If you dont believe me now.... well wait a little bit untill vista is
released and then roam a bit around the newsgroups!
The average user doesn't even know what a newsgroup is . . .
Mic
