Removing admin rights stymies 92% of Microsoft's bugs

**cardinals_fan** · February 4th, 2009

http://www.computerworld.com/action/...&intsrc=kc_top

That's right, folks. 1 plus 1 continues to equal 2, to the amazement and wonder of all.

*I know the title is misleading - I didn't choose it*

**BlueSkyNIS** · February 4th, 2009

I have been telling that to windows users forever, but they just didn't listen to me. I got comments like: "Nah, UAC is annoying, UAC is this, UAC is that...I turn it off right away..."

**Izek** · February 4th, 2009

Microsoft has refused to call the Windows 7 UAC issue a security bug, and instead has insisted that the behavior exploited by the malicious script is by design.

*facepalm* Arrogant losers. They need to start thinking for once.

**jrusso2** · February 5th, 2009

If Microsoft was to make a non administrative rights default most of the software would have to be rewritten and bought again to work this way. Since the software is either designed to use UAC or run with Admin rights usually.

When I tried to run XP without admin rights I was amazed how many applications would not run without them.

**cardinals_fan** · February 5th, 2009

Originally Posted by jrusso2

If Microsoft was to make a non administrative rights default most of the software would have to be rewritten and bought again to work this way. Since the software is either designed to use UAC or run with Admin rights usually.

When I tried to run XP without admin rights I was amazed how many applications would not run without them.

Such as? All of my apps run, and suRun makes installing/configuring things easy.

**jrusso2** · February 5th, 2009

Originally Posted by cardinals_fan

Such as? All of my apps run, and suRun makes installing/configuring things easy.

Just about anything didn't run without admin rights. Even Microsoft admits this problem. You seem like your never heard of it? Do a simple search and you will find lots.

What I finally had to do was run something called winsudo. Which is no longer in developement.

**cardinals_fan** · February 5th, 2009

Originally Posted by jrusso2

Just about anything didn't run without admin rights. Even Microsoft admits this problem. You seem like your never heard of it? Do a simple search and you will find lots.

What I finally had to do was run something called winsudo. Which is no longer in developement.

suRun is a sudo equivalent.

None of my apps have trouble on a limited account. Maybe I'm just lucky...