Tutorial: Vista-How to Disable 'User Account Control' (UAC)
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:51 pm
If you are running Microsoft Vista or Windows 7, we highly recommend and it may be required for you to disable "User Account Control" (UAC) and then (re)-install PokerTracker and PostgreSQL.
Windows Vista
Windows 7
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Windows Vista
- Click your Start button and open the "Control Panel".
- Select "User Accounts and Family Safety.
- Note: This step can be skipped if in Classic View
- Select "User Accounts".
- Click "Turn User Account Control on or off".
- Uncheck "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer" then click OK.
- You must now restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Once your computer restarts, proceed with your PokerTracker and PostgreSQL installation.
- Note: You may or may not be able to re-enable UAC. If you do re-enable it, make sure that you are running PokerTracker as an administrator as described in Attn: Microsoft Vista Users.
- If you are interested in learning more about UAC please read the Wikipedia - User Account Control page.
Windows 7
- Click your Start button and open the "Control Panel".
- Select "User Accounts and Family Safety.
- Select "User Accounts
- Click "Change User Account Control settings".
- Drag the slider down to the bottom "Never notify" then click OK.
- You must now restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Once your computer restarts, proceed with your PokerTracker and PostgreSQL installation.
- Note: You may or may not be able to re-enable UAC. If you do re-enable it, make sure that you are running PokerTracker as an administrator.
- If you are interested in learning more about UAC please read the Wikipedia - User Account Control page.
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