Hi Chris, Yes Microsoft have done a good thing with UAC. There are some circumstances were the settings should be tweaked and/or Elevation should be disabled, but for the most part for home/end-users it should be left at it's default. Cheers, Barry. > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of chris hallsworth > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 11:07 PM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Urgent - Help to Start-Up Laptop Windows 7 > > Hi Barry I love UAC I feel safe with it turned on. > > > From Chris H in Derbyshire > E-mail and Facebook: christopherh40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > MSN: ch9675@xxxxxxxxxxx > Skype: chrishallsworth7266 > Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 > Please visit my blog at http://chrishallsworth.klangoblog.net. > If you need any computer help, please contact me. Thank you. > > On 11/10/2010 22:27, Barry Toner wrote: > > DO, NOT, TURN, UAC OFF! > > > > <smiles> It's there to protect. > > > > Regards, > > > > Barry. > > > > *From:* access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On > > Behalf Of *Eleanor Burke > > *Sent:* Monday, October 11, 2010 9:33 PM > > *To:* access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > *Subject:* [access-uk] Re: Urgent - Help to Start-Up Laptop Windows 7 > > > > Got that thanks Barry. Do you recommend one keeping that control re > > blocking programmes or do you remove it? > > > > Eleanor > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > *From:* Barry Toner <mailto:barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > *To:* access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > *Sent:* Monday, October 11, 2010 8:25 PM > > > > *Subject:* [access-uk] Re: Urgent - Help to Start-Up Laptop > Windows 7 > > > > Eleanor, > > > > When the Laptop boots. There's a Boot Menu that will appear. It's > > hard to give you exact instructions without knowing the system , > > from the point of not being able to see the screen. I would wait > > maybe about 15 seconds and press 1, followed by enter. Give it 3 > > seconds then try this again. If you're lucky this will boot you > into > > Normal mode. > > > > I can do this on my machines because I am used to their noises, > boot > > times etc. > > > > You can hit alt y for yes, and alt n for no on the User Account > > Control (UAC). Which is most likely what the prompt is about. > > > > Regards, > > > > Barry. > > > > *From:* access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > *On > > Behalf Of *Eleanor Burke > > *Sent:* Sunday, October 10, 2010 8:53 PM > > *To:* access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > *Subject:* [access-uk] Urgent - Help to Start-Up Laptop Windows 7 > > > > Hi > > > > I have been driving myself crazy and wonder if anyone would be > able > > to help and if said person would be prepared to call me or give > me > > their number. I have this new laptop. It has Windows 7. My > brother > > got it all up fine and I installed my screen reader. However I > tried > > to update it and it did not work for some reason. I think it all > has > > to do with this permissions thing with Windows 7. Anyway all I > want > > to do is get to basics. I am ot great with keyboard commands and > > without any magnification and speech, I am useless. Have had to > turn > > off the laptop using on/off switch and now it is starting up in > safe > > mode and I want to get it back to ordinary windows startup and > then > > I want to try again to run narrator. I even had that running at > one > > point and then lost it when I turned off the laptop. I can hit > the > > windows key and then r but then I am getting this thing up about > > allowing, and there is a yes and a no. I do not even know how to > use > > the keyboard to get it on the yes insead of the default No that > it > > is at. Would really appreciate any help urgently. Many thanks. > > > > Eleanor > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq