Good answer, Iwan

As a software developer, I'm all too aware that one can only go so far with errors & warnings before the user stops reading them and just presses 'OK'

I think I have an idea how they've done this UAC thing and it's the easiest way:
1. something happening?
2. is it allowed?
3. no it's not
4. ask user

Wait! There's a "yes it is" step missing! See, they've forgotten a step 5 to record that the user has answered this and then check it the next time. Rectifiable, but there's undoubtedly 50000 lines of code to achieve steps 1-4 already ...

Posted By: BerlinCanary on April 6th 2007 at 19:30:51

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Help required with getting the chat room to work (NCFC) - shoddy, Apr 6, 15:12:43
- Works on my new MacBook Pro:-) (NCFC) - Ben, Apr 6, 15:24:31
  - You've polluted your MBP with Vista? Madness. (n/m) (NCFC) - bjt, Apr 6, 15:58:22
    - Always handy to have a working Windows install just in case (NCFC) - Ben, Apr 6, 16:27:44
  - Ooo so does the auto update!! (NCFC) - Ben, Apr 6, 15:28:12
    - Ben, can you get the chatroom applet to install? (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Apr 6, 15:35:56
      - all works fine for me on Vista home premium (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Apr 6, 15:45:59
        
        Thats whats on my parents laptop, on of those things I suppose (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Apr 6, 15:48:20
      - I'll give it a go in Vista in a sec (n/m) (NCFC) - Ben, Apr 6, 15:37:33
    - we love you Ben (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Apr 6, 15:34:03
- click on the yellow bar that should be at the top of the window and then allow access (n/m) (NCFC) - Peter Kay, Apr 6, 15:15:02
  - "I get a security messsage - "windows has blocked this applet because the publisher is (NCFC) - shoddy, Apr 6, 15:18:56
    - Vista "Security" (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Apr 6, 15:27:12
      - it wont let me decrease security to the point that I (NCFC) - shoddy, Apr 6, 15:28:28
        
        Looking at Internet Explorer - Options - Security Tab (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Apr 6, 15:35:00
        
        Sounds like you're not an administrator (n/m) (NCFC) - Ben, Apr 6, 15:33:48
        
        Um.... (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Apr 6, 15:38:12
        
        Yes, they fucked UAC totally - or so I've read (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 6, 18:58:44
        
        No more so than they are already (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Apr 6, 19:10:45
        
        Good answer, Iwan (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 6, 19:30:51
        
        Oh, I use XP at work - it's pretty rock solid (SP2 mind) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 6, 19:34:41
        
        ok, i give up. changed custom setting to enable unsigned activeX, still dont work.... (NCFC) - shoddy, Apr 6, 15:45:28
        
        Have you got a Java Runtime installed? (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 6, 15:51:17
        
        god knows. i've given up to be honest! (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Apr 6, 15:57:08
        
        defo an administrator on this machine (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Apr 6, 15:36:32

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