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    http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/default.aspx[^] In all of their statistics gathering efforts, they never asked how many people turn off the UAC...

    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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    "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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      http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/default.aspx[^] In all of their statistics gathering efforts, they never asked how many people turn off the UAC...

      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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      "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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      John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

      how many people turn off the UAC...

      Me, for one. Life is so much easier now... :-) I am sure they meant well by it, but it really isn't the solution. They are simply going to have to do better. I refuse point blank to sit here and have my computer demand I confirm every (ok, slight exaggeration) action. Work out security issues in the background, please, and stop bugging me with them. I (joe public) just want a computer I can use.

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        http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/default.aspx[^] In all of their statistics gathering efforts, they never asked how many people turn off the UAC...

        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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        "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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        That's because no-one should and they aren't going to back down. If anything changes it will probably be the ability to disable the facility. I've been using UAC for nearly two years, on work and home machines, and it just doesn't bother me. It's only a problem when you've got crap software that's doing something it shouldn't, writing to the root of drive c or the program files directory for instance. UAC is helping to defend the integrity of your system just like anti-virus software does.

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          http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/default.aspx[^] In all of their statistics gathering efforts, they never asked how many people turn off the UAC...

          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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          "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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          90% group similar taskbar buttons? Humph. I'm clearly in the 10%. Probably the .0001%. Marc

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            http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/default.aspx[^] In all of their statistics gathering efforts, they never asked how many people turn off the UAC...

            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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            "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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            Wht's UAC?

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              John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

              how many people turn off the UAC...

              Me, for one. Life is so much easier now... :-) I am sure they meant well by it, but it really isn't the solution. They are simply going to have to do better. I refuse point blank to sit here and have my computer demand I confirm every (ok, slight exaggeration) action. Work out security issues in the background, please, and stop bugging me with them. I (joe public) just want a computer I can use.

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              Whats the better option?

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                90% group similar taskbar buttons? Humph. I'm clearly in the 10%. Probably the .0001%. Marc

                Thyme In The Country Interacx My Blog

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                I'm in the 4.97% who auto hide the task bar. I must admit that I open various bits in the same order so that they appear where I want them. If I accidently close one, I'll then close all the subsequent and re-open so the task bar is in the order I like.


                Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                  I'm in the 4.97% who auto hide the task bar. I must admit that I open various bits in the same order so that they appear where I want them. If I accidently close one, I'll then close all the subsequent and re-open so the task bar is in the order I like.


                  Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                  Oh my god you can't rearange the taskbar. I never knew, I always assumed you could.

                  My current favourite word is: Nipple!

                  -SK Genius

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                    Wht's UAC?

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                    Nagaraj Muthuchamy wrote:

                    Wht's UAC?

                    User Aggravation Conspiracy

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                      I'm in the 4.97% who auto hide the task bar. I must admit that I open various bits in the same order so that they appear where I want them. If I accidently close one, I'll then close all the subsequent and re-open so the task bar is in the order I like.


                      Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                      williamnw wrote:

                      I must admit that I open various bits in the same order so that they appear where I want them. If I accidently close one, I'll then close all the subsequent and re-open so the task bar is in the order I like.

                      I used to do this. I'm a bit OCD about it, I guess. Then I got Taskbar Shuffle: http://www.freewebs.com/nerdcave/taskbarshuffle.htm[^] It's freeware that lets you drag the taskbar buttons around and put them where you want them. It saves me a lot of time!

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                        I'm in the 4.97% who auto hide the task bar. I must admit that I open various bits in the same order so that they appear where I want them. If I accidently close one, I'll then close all the subsequent and re-open so the task bar is in the order I like.


                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                        williamnw wrote:

                        I must admit that I open various bits in the same order so that they appear where I want them. If I accidently close one, I'll then close all the subsequent and re-open so the task bar is in the order I like.

                        And I thought I was alone in this. :laugh:

                        A human being is part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from the prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty… The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which they have obtained liberation from the self. … We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if humanity is to survive. (Albert Einstein, 1, 1954)

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                          http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/default.aspx[^] In all of their statistics gathering efforts, they never asked how many people turn off the UAC...

                          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                          "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                          People keep bitching about the UAC in Vista, but nobody complains that they have to sudo every command in Ubuntu. It's basically the same thing, but why the different attitude?

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                              I'm in the 4.97% who auto hide the task bar. I must admit that I open various bits in the same order so that they appear where I want them. If I accidently close one, I'll then close all the subsequent and re-open so the task bar is in the order I like.


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                              williamnw wrote:

                              I must admit that I open various bits in the same order so that they appear where I want them. If I accidently close one, I'll then close all the subsequent and re-open so the task bar is in the order I like.

                              There is of course A tool to order the window buttons in your taskbar[^] here on CP :-D I've fixed the code to work on Vista, but I haven't updated the article. If there's any interest, I could update it... Nick

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                                Oh my god you can't rearange the taskbar. I never knew, I always assumed you could.

                                My current favourite word is: Nipple!

                                -SK Genius

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                                I've got a free program called Taskbar Shuffle installed that lets you drag and drop the taskbar buttons to a new location.

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                                  People keep bitching about the UAC in Vista, but nobody complains that they have to sudo every command in Ubuntu. It's basically the same thing, but why the different attitude?

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                                  blackjack2150 wrote:

                                  People keep bitching about the UAC in Vista, but nobody complains that they have to sudo every command in Ubuntu. It's basically the same thing, but why the different attitude?

                                  Cause Mark Shuttleworth makes his millions and then goes for a trip as the first tourist in space. Bill Gates makes his billions and hires a fat sweaty twat like Ballmer. Ubuntu - cool like Mark, Vista - fat sweaty monkey like Ballmer.

                                  Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                                    I've got a free program called Taskbar Shuffle installed that lets you drag and drop the taskbar buttons to a new location.

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                                    I use RocketDock, and hide the taskbar. My desktop at home is a blank screen - no icons, no nothing.

                                    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                                    "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                      People keep bitching about the UAC in Vista, but nobody complains that they have to sudo every command in Ubuntu. It's basically the same thing, but why the different attitude?

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                                      That's probably because you don't have to sudo unless you're installing something via the command line or using an admin tool.

                                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                                      "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                        That's probably because you don't have to sudo unless you're installing something via the command line or using an admin tool.

                                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                        -----
                                        "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                        Which is probably because there isn't a significant fraction of *nix devs who've spent the last decade writing apps on the assumption that every single user is an admin. :mad:

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                                          I use RocketDock, and hide the taskbar. My desktop at home is a blank screen - no icons, no nothing.

                                          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                          -----
                                          "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                          Rajesh R Subramanian
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                                          John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                          I use RocketDock, and hide the taskbar.

                                          Well, that's an excellent utility. It is not the eye-candy that I'm concerned about, but it reduces the clutter, I can keep my quick launch there, I can move, resize it as I'd like. And I remember you were the one who suggested it. I'm using it too with my taskbar hidden.

                                          Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal - Friedrich Nietzsche .·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·. [Microsoft MVP - Visual C++]

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