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| I am mostly a big fan of UAC but I find one behavior, as it relates to installing software, a bit odd. If I run any EXE file, I have the option of right-clicking and choosing Run as Administrator - yielding a UAC prompt. If I run any EXE file that is an installation program, whether I choose to or not, I get a UAC prompt. This is a great feature and I count on it to protect my PC from uninformed installations by my kids or grandkids. The problem is, if a program installs via a MSI file, not only is there no automatic UAC prompt, there also is no option to Run as Administrator. This means that some programs that really do require administrator access cannot be installed correctly. Other programs can be installed by a standard user without administrative permission! This really bothers me. Does anyone have any information on the expected support for MSI installations? How to run them as administrator? And how to keep standard users from running them without UAC? Thanks, Dale | Guest
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