UAC Pop-up with No Password Box?

Rob Williams · 12-15-2009, 03:07 AM

Since its launch, Windows 7 has received a fair amount of praise and is being enjoyed by a rather significant number of users, and after what Vista brought to the table, it's great to see. But, as refined as the OS may be, there are still a number of issues with the OS that remain, and one of them I experienced first-hand last night. I'll explain how it happens here, and also the fix.

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2Tired2Tango · 12-15-2009, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Williams

[I]... and one of them I experienced first-hand last night. I'll explain how it happens here, and also the fix.

It's not a bug Rob ... it's an undocumented feature!

It's this kind of thing that makes me wait for the service packs....

Rob Williams · 12-15-2009, 02:31 PM

This is something that wouldn't be fixed in a service pack, because it is the intended design, albeit ridiculous. Since I was doing something that seemed rather sensible, I found it foolish to run into such a show-stopping issue. I looked around the Web, and I saw that others who ran into the issue simply reformatted, because they couldn't find a fix. How insane is that, for something so simple?

Once again, Microsoft should make it a lot easier to make an auto-logon. I'm not sure about OS X, but it can be done quite simply in Linux, so I'm not sure why Microsoft still hasn't implemented a simple method of doing it in all these years.

Kougar · 12-20-2009, 02:21 AM

So, the brother's account was administrative level? That sounds like the issue, you Mother would have to type in his account password in order to make system level changes since she wasn't an admin level user.

If you want auto-login, just don't type in an account password during the install. If you want an account with admin privileges then disable UAC.

If the primary user is not going to have a password, yet a secondary user is going to have an admin level passworded account, then why not make them both admin level accounts? If you set up Windows 7 without a password, by default the UAC messages become warning prompts without a password box.

Rob Williams · 12-22-2009, 03:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kougar

So, the brother's account was administrative level? That sounds like the issue, you Mother would have to type in his account password in order to make system level changes since she wasn't an admin level user.

If you want auto-login, just don't type in an account password during the install. If you want an account with admin privileges then disable UAC.

It was vice versa... mom's account was admin, his wasn't. And not typing in a password is fine, until a second account is created, which was the ultimate goal. As soon as a second account is added, Windows will not automatically log into one at boot.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kougar

If the primary user is not going to have a password, yet a secondary user is going to have an admin level passworded account, then why not make them both admin level accounts? If you set up Windows 7 without a password, by default the UAC messages become warning prompts without a password box.

I didn't want his account to be an admin account, because I didn't want him installing applications without thinking about it. I upgraded her PC and installed Windows 7 because previously, it ran like molasses. It turned out to be an HDD issue instead, so this entire change wasn't truly necessary, but my goal was always to have his as a limited account, to help force him to pay more attention to what he's doing on the PC.

Jesus · 03-08-2010, 02:31 AM

i agree with 2Tired2Tango "It's not a bug Rob ... it's an undocumented feature!

It's this kind of thing that makes me wait for the service packs.... "

12-15-2009, 03:07 AM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	UAC Pop-up with No Password Box? Since its launch, Windows 7 has received a fair amount of praise and is being enjoyed by a rather significant number of users, and after what Vista brought to the table, it's great to see. But, as refined as the OS may be, there are still a number of issues with the OS that remain, and one of them I experienced first-hand last night. I'll explain how it happens here, and also the fix. You can read the rest of our news post here. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

12-15-2009, 02:31 PM	#3
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	This is something that wouldn't be fixed in a service pack, because it is the intended design, albeit ridiculous. Since I was doing something that seemed rather sensible, I found it foolish to run into such a show-stopping issue. I looked around the Web, and I saw that others who ran into the issue simply reformatted, because they couldn't find a fix. How insane is that, for something so simple? Once again, Microsoft should make it a lot easier to make an auto-logon. I'm not sure about OS X, but it can be done quite simply in Linux, so I'm not sure why Microsoft still hasn't implemented a simple method of doing it in all these years. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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03-08-2010, 02:31 AM	#6
Jesus Obliviot Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1	i agree with 2Tired2Tango "It's not a bug Rob ... it's an undocumented feature! It's this kind of thing that makes me wait for the service packs.... "