Ok, can disable windows defender and UAC, but...

[chrismr]

Ok, so got Vista Busniess 64-bit - Now that I am playing with it, Vista really ins't very inspiring.... anyway....

When I disable either, or both, of these services, I can no longer connect to my wireless network. I can see the router listed, but it will not let me connec to it.

If I re-enable these services I can then once again connect to my wireless network.

How can I disable these services while still being able to connect to my wireless router

 

[mechBgon]

Are you aware of the substantial loss of security that results from disabling UAC? It's not a good idea to turn it off in today's world. Check out the graph on this page to see why proactive protection such as UAC is becoming more important all the time, as signature-based defenses like antivirus software are beginning to reach their limits against malware that morphs up to 60 times a day.

There's a really good reason UAC is in there 😉 Windows Defender I could take or leave, but UAC is a keeper.

 

[chrismr]

But it's such a pain in the butt....

IT's like someone asking "Are you sure?", "Are you really sure?", "Are you really, really sure?".

Either way though, even if I leave that enabled and disable windows defender, it still causes the same problem with the wireless network.

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: chrismr
But it's such a pain in the butt....

IT's like someone asking "Are you sure?", "Are you really sure?", "Are you really, really sure?".

Either way though, even if I leave that enabled and disable windows defender, it still causes the same problem with the wireless network.

If you don't mind my asking, what are you doing that's causing all the UAC prompts? Gimme a scenario. I only get UAC prompts when there's Important Stuff? going on, and I sure don't want malware being able to do Important Stuff? behind my back unhindered.

A point to ponder: Tom's Hardware Guide was recently serving ANI Exploit files thanks to a compromised advertising partner. Gee, what other site can we think of that this could happen to? 😕 ~ hmmm. With UAC enabled, the exploit was toothless against IE7 users (on Vista) whether they were patched against the vulnerability or not, and even if you were running a browser that doesn't have Protected Mode, the exploit's payload would probably trip UAC prompts, if it's trying to do the stuff the bad guys are most likely to attempt (install a keylogger, install spyware/adware, turn your computer into a Spam zombie, etc).

Just trying to raise some awareness... it's like cutting the seatbelts out of your new car.

 

[mechBgon]

Oh, and regarding the Defender part of it: go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center and try "Diagnose and repair." Any good? 😕

 

[chrismr]

Well, only started setting it up today, so it is every time I am installing something, but also it was pormpting when doing things such as clicking on the vista demos(?!?!), etc.

As for diagnose and repair.... no bloody good for anything. message along the lines of "No, there is definitely something wrong with your connection, but not really sure what. It's not me (Windows), so go and check your hardware, because I am sure the problem lies there."


Edit: Oh for God's sake - just discovered it pops up when wanting to delete files too. Is there anything it does not pop up for?

Edit again: Oh my God! Three confirmations to delete something off my secondary drive.... this is just silly.

 

[mechBgon]

Ok, try this:

1) create a System Restore point so you can undo this if it results in problems. To do so, click Start and type System Restore into the Search box, hit the Enter key, answer the UAC prompt, and at the bottom, it says "To create a Restore point, open System Protection." Click that link, and then hit the Create button on the next panel.


2) Now go to Start > All Programs > Accessories. Right-click the Command Prompt and choose Run As Administrator. You get a command-line box.


3) in this box, type the command

netsh winsock reset

and hit the Enter key.


Survey says...? 😕

Edit again: Oh my God! Three confirmations to delete something off my secondary drive.... this is just silly.

So reassign ownership and security/permissions of the files already, silly 😀 That could've been a Myfip infection deleting your files after sending them to Siberia.