Author Topic: "program make changes to this computer" message  (Read 347 times)

Offline MachFly

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"program make changes to this computer" message
« on: July 08, 2010, 11:45:27 PM »
I have just started using windows 7 and I noticed every time I want to install a program it gives you that "do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer" message. The problem is this message keeps appearing every time I want to open firefox.
I had fifefox installed for about a week on this computer and everything was fine, the message just started appearing today.


I know if I press "change when these notifications appear" I can set it to not appear at all but I'm not sure if that's a good idea. If I set it to the 2nd lowest option the message still appears every time I want to open fifefox.

Does anyone know what the problem might be?

thanks
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Offline Chalenge

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Re: "program make changes to this computer" message
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2010, 12:02:50 AM »
The problem is User Account Control. You can turn it off forever if you want (I did).

http://www.tweak-uac.com/home/

You dont actually need TweakUAC to do this but there it is.
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Offline MachFly

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Re: "program make changes to this computer" message
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2010, 11:41:29 PM »
thanks
"Now, if I had to make the choice of one fighter aircraft above all the others...it would be, without any doubt, the world's greatest propeller driven flying machine - the magnificent and immortal Spitfire."
Lt. Col. William R. Dunn
flew Spitfires, Hurricanes, P-51s, P-47s, and F-4s

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Re: "program make changes to this computer" message
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2010, 08:57:47 AM »
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