Excel 2007 Security

User Account Control (UAC) is a new security feature in Windows Vista that requires users to log on and run in standard user privileges mode instead of as administrator with full administrative rights - thus preventing unauthorized or accidental changes that could destabilize the computer. However, in many cases, administrator rights are needed by users to perform certain tasks such as to install or update programs. Many software applications also need administrator privileges to run properly, as they are designed to write to system locations during normal operation. This is the case with MEI Estimating software. Therefore it is necessary to disable this feature in order for our software to function properly. To do this, follow the steps below. There may be some slight variations depending on how you have your Start Menu viewing options configured.

Step 1. Click the Windows Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

Step 3. Click the User Accounts option. You should see a window that contains this.

Step 4. Click Turn User Account Control on or off to see the following screen.

Step 5. Unclick the Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer option and then click OK.

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