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Utility Can Help Reduce UAC Headaches When Working with Scripts

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March 18, 2009


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SECURITY SOLUTIONS

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Utility Can Help Reduce UAC Headaches When Working with Scripts

by Jim Turner

If User Account Control (UAC) is giving you a hard time when you're
writing or running scripts on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, try
the Elevate Script HTA. With just a few clicks, you can run .vbs and .js
scripts under administrative privileges. Read the full article for a
solution to User Account Control (UAC) problems when using scripts
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SECURITY NEWS AND FEATURES

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How to Allow Shortcuts When Using SRP on Windows XP Workstations

by Russell Smith

If you enable Software Restriction Policy (SRP) and set the default
security level to Disallowed on Windows XP workstations, the built-in
rules won't allow users to launch applications from desktop shortcuts.
Read the full article for a workaround to allow shortcuts when using
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GIVE AND TAKE

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FAQ: Disk Defragmentation on a Cluster Shared Volume

by John Savill

Q. How do I manually and cleanly perform a disk defragmentation or use
Chkdsk on a Cluster Shared Volume (CSV)?

Read the full FAQ to learn more about performing disk defragmentation on
a Cluster Shared Volume
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