Run programs as administrator

[JBenyon]

I know that you can right click on a program and select to run it as an administrator, however some of my programs will ask for permission to run each time I load it up.

I have tried right clicking and going onto properties and compatability to make sure the run as administrator box is unchecked but this has no effect.

I don't want to turn off UAC so if there is a way around this, please help me!! I'm running Vista 32-bit on a Toshiba Equium L40-10X Notebook.

Many thanks,
Jake

[ronallandottk]

To be honest, I've also gone through the same experiences you're having, and the easiest solution, at least for me, was to turn off UAC. I'm not really sure if there is a solution for this problem, since this appears to be key (and highly criticized) feature of Windows Vista whenever certain tasks are performed (see the list here):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Account_Control

Basically anything that requires administrator privileges will trigger UAC, that just seems to be the way Vista is designed. Unfortunately, a lot of legacy applications (and even new ones) are written assuming they have administrator privileges. As you would imagine, these programs trigger UAC the most.

I never really cared for UAC myself, I find it intrusive and distracting. If you do turn it off, it's a good idea to have a good antivirus and antimalware program running, just in case.