kdamama.blogg.se - Windows vista sp1

This is a simple change, yet makes a big difference to the user experience.

I can give the folder a name and it’s done.

I immediately receive the UAC dialog box, which I consent to.

The big change here is that the shield icon is on the New Folder menu item.

I’ll open the same C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder and create a new folder.

Let’s take a look at the same process on Windows Vista with Service Pack 1:

I’m then prompted again that I’ll need to elevate to change the name of the folder.

The folder is created (as ‘New Folder’) and I can give it a name (which essentially becomes a rename operation).

I’m then presented with a dialog that explains I’ll need to elevate before this can be done.

Lets open C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs and create a new folder.

Here’s the basic walkthrough in a series of screenshots, and then I’ll describe the process: In this example I’m creating a folder in the Start Menu. So what does this actually mean to the end user? Here’s what you see before Service Pack 1. SP1 reduces the number of UAC (User Account Control) prompts from 4 to 1 when creating or renaming a folder at a protected location. Service Pack 1 does away with this dialog when creating and renaming folders -from the Microsoft documentation: I’ve always thought that this dialog box is a little redundant - it just making me confirm something I already know that I’m doing: With the release version of Windows Vista creating a folder in a location such as the All Users Start Menu generated quite a few extra clicks than were perhaps necessary. This is probably the most ‘in your face’ UAC interaction, and beyond this I’ve personally found UAC to be quite usable. Here’s a great example of the improvements to interaction with User Account Control in Windows Vista Service Pack -creating folders in system locations (e.g.