If I am logged into an administrator account, and I run a program, does that mean that the program will automatically have admin privileges? Basically, if I run a program on an administrator account, and it does not ask for administrator permission, can it still do things that it couldn't have if it was run on a standard user account, without admin privileges?
I do have UAC turned on.No.
You are logged on as a local administrator, which is different from the built-in administrator.
If your application needs administrator privileges, you should select PROPERTIES and tick the box next to Run as administrator.
if UAC is enabled- you literally cannot log in as an administrator- ever. For EXAMPLE- my account name is BC_Programming, and I am a administrator. However, UAC still shows me the prompts for admin control.

This is because you never actually run as an administrator- what happens, is when you log in, windows strips out the admin privileges from your security token, and you run with the stripped down token. when a program requests admin access, you are given the UAC prompt and if you say yes the NEW process is run under your full security token. All right, thanks. I was just concerned about running programs, now that I don't have SANDBOXIE because of 64 bit Windows 7.
Oh, well. 6gb of memory is worth it.Quote from: you878 on December 20, 2009, 01:36:53 PM

All right, thanks. I was just concerned about running programs, now that I don't have sandboxie because of 64 bit Windows 7.
Oh, well. 6gb of memory is worth it.