Disable UAC and XP Pro 32 Bit

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Non-administrator users on Windows XP aren't allowed to install new software. Change the account settings to administrator to get rid of this. It isn't actually UAC but just a notification to tell you you just can't install software with the current account.

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Po' Lazarus

20 years a GIS Developer. I develop mostly C# based applications, WPF and have dabbled with MVC, Blazor technologies. I also tend to use Python to get things done quickly e.g. making changes or extracting data out of Postgres databases.

Updated on September 17, 2022

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Po' Lazarus over 1 year

It seems the latest patches have included some kind of UAC in XP - I can't seem to find a way to disable it. Does anyone know how/where?

The reason I ask (I may be wrong on UAC) - but when I log in to my PC as a non local Admin and try and install software it refuses and says you have to be "Administrator to install software". So I right click on the exe and it says "Run As" - which is kind of indicates some kind of UAC is at play here.
- heavyd over 13 years
  
  UAC in XP?? Never heard of it... a screenshot would be nice.
- nhinkle over 13 years
  
  Agreed with @heavyd -- I've heard nothing of this sort. Could you provide a screenshot, or clarify your description? Are you sure you aren't seeing something caused by some sort of malware?
- MDMarra over 13 years
  
  There is no UAC in XP. What you are seeing is the normal prompt when a limited user tries to install software on XP. It has been this way since day 1 and was not introduced in a patch.
Po' Lazarus over 13 years

Do I do this on the local PC or via Active Directory on the domain account settings?
Pylsa over 13 years

@Vidar - Depends on where accounts are managed, if managed through a local domain, contact your system administrator. Of it just your own PC, just edit the account's settings through an administrator account. And thanks for getting me to 5000+ rep :D