Re: LOL and behold

\\\o///annabee wrote:
> På Sun, 29 Jan 2006 18:59:01 +0100, skrev Herbert Kleebauer
> <klee@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
>> \\\\\o///annabee wrote:
>>
>>> Did you know that if a file is named SETUP.EXE win2000 will popup
>>> the RunAs dialog, and prompt for the admin password, but if you
>>> rename the exe
>>> file to something else, it will be allowed to run?
>>
>> And why do you think this is a bad behavior? Sometimes
>> even Microsoft has good ideas.
>
> I don't know Herbert. I dont think in term of good and bad. I just
> found it funny.

It's a nice feature, actually - it allows you to run a limited user account
(a lot safer than one with administrative privileges), but still be able to
install software. Of course you could manually do "Run As...", but since
most setup programs need admin privs, I think it's sensible enough to
default ask for admin pass...


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