Should I disable UAC in Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit or do something else to get rid of multiple blinking shield-icons in notification bar?
Should I disable UAC in Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit or do something else to get rid of multiple blinking shield-icons in notification bar?
You can see on this screencast that there are three blinking shield-icons in the notification bar on my Windows 7:
http://screencast.com/t/7aIDnIbh
There were many more earlier (perhaps 8), but I clicked on them to close them each after another. The popup text when hovering over these icons says "Password 2.exe is requesting your permission." This is a password application for my two external harddisks. In Windows XP Pro 32-bit, I never had this trouble with multiple blinking shield-icons (because there is no UAC there).
A bit annoying, because they quickly fill up all the notification bar, so I would like to get rid of them somehow. Wonder what the best way to do this is? Disable UAC (if there is no risk with doing this)? Or take some other measures?
You can see on this screencast that there are three blinking shield-icons in the notification bar on my Windows 7:
http://screencast.com/t/7aIDnIbh
There were many more earlier (perhaps 8), but I clicked on them to close them each after another. The popup text when hovering over these icons says "Password 2.exe is requesting your permission." This is a password application for my two external harddisks. In Windows XP Pro 32-bit, I never had this trouble with multiple blinking shield-icons (because there is no UAC there).
A bit annoying, because they quickly fill up all the notification bar, so I would like to get rid of them somehow. Wonder what the best way to do this is? Disable UAC (if there is no risk with doing this)? Or take some other measures?
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It's your computer you can do what you want. Turning it off will put your computer at risk, if having to give permission to 3 or 4 programs every time you reboot your machine is worth the risk and you like to gamble, fine go right ahead.. Otherwise click the icons and let them continue.. You are advised not to .. but in the end it is your computer.
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Thanks everyone! The Task Scheduler seems to be very useful. Can keep UAC then if I use Task Scheduler as Jim-R described in detail. One problem I just found out is that Password.exe adds itself to msconfig Startup, even after I uncheck it in msconfig. Perhaps I can come to terms with this using Task Scheduler. Now I also disconnect the two 250 GB external HDD:s before booting up (took extremely long time to boot when I had them connected during bootup). But even then, Password.exe adds itself to msconfig.
What program is "Password.exe"? Where did this program come from? There may be a way to keep it from re adding itself to "mscofig" by accessing an option or using some command line option of the program. I would need to know more about the program to research any possible solution to this.
If this is a "Freecom Toughdrive" You can possibly have the password feature removed. See this link from their support site.
If this is a "Freecom Toughdrive" You can possibly have the password feature removed. See this link from their support site.
I suggest you configure another scheduled task that runs at shutdown that deletes the registry entry / autostart entry of password.exe (msconfig will tell you what path).
So either use reg /delete <key> /f
if it's a registry entry or use del /q
The task has to run elevated, again ->check the box named "run with highest privileges".
So either use reg /delete <key> /f
if it's a registry entry or use del /q
The task has to run elevated, again ->check the box named "run with highest privileges".
You can disable UAC if u want rid of it....there is no risk with doing so.
Cheers,
:)