Safari asking for UAC every time with Windows 7

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Safari asking for UAC every time with Windows 7

Hi,

I have been using Safari for two years, never had any issue until yesterday, no updates or changes were made to the PC recently. The problem is Safari is asking for UAC every time I open it, Aero also gets disabled at times, I'm having exact issue posted in the following thread:- http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=12485852&#12485852

See this:- http://i52.tinypic.com/jjqis2.png

Safari never used to ask for UAC or disabled Aero before, I've run a full scan with my anti-virus, there is no sign of virus/spyware/malware etc.

My PC has current drivers from the manufacturer with all Windows Update applied, I'm also using most recent version of Safari. I've uninstalled and reinstalled Safari to no avail. Any help to pointer to solve this (other than disabling UAC) would be appreciated.

Thanks!!!

Windows 7

Posted on Jan 17, 2011 12:29 AM

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Answer 1

b noir

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Jan 21, 2011 1:26 PM in response to Maliha

Interesting.

What does it say in the box if you click that "show details" thing, Maliha?

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Newo182

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Jan 23, 2011 7:29 PM in response to b noir

I have the same issue... and in "show details" says the location of Safari.. and says the info about the safari certificate which is valid..
I tried everything and this issue is really bugging me!

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Maliha Author

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Jan 23, 2011 7:50 PM in response to b noir

Thanks for the reply b noir!

It shows this:- http://i56.tinypic.com/o72ia1.jpg

For rest, please see this:- http://img709.imageshack.us/g/111hh.jpg/

I would appreciate a solution other than permanently disabling UAC, as I said the problem just started happening recently and I didn't make any changes to the system, nor installed any new drivers/software etc.

Thanks again!

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b noir

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Jan 24, 2011 3:05 PM in response to Maliha

... it's a strange one ...

The one thing I can think of that I know can produce the symptoms is if (somehow) the "Run as administrator" checkbox has been checked in the Compatibility tab of the preferences for your Safari.exe. (Sometimes they get ticked without user intervention, for no apparent reason.) So we'd better check on that, just in case.

Quit Safari first.
In Computer, open Local Disk C.
If you've got a 32-bit Windows, open the "Program Files" folder.
If you've got a 64-bit Windows, open the "Program Files (x86)" folder.
Open the Safari folder.
Right-click on your safari.exe and select "Properties"
Go to the Compatibility tab and make sure *no boxes whatsoever* are checked in the tab. (Just in case.)
Click OK.

Does Safari launch without the error now?

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Answer 5

Maliha Author

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Jan 27, 2011 8:57 AM in response to b noir

b noir, that worked!

"Run as administrator" checkbox was checked, I unmarked it and voila!

Thanks so much!

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Answer 6

b noir

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Jan 27, 2011 11:31 AM in response to Maliha

Woohoo! Always a relief when something odd turns out to be something relatively straightforward. (Although it's a bit of a mystery as to why so many people are suddenly getting compatibility settings issues out of the blue ... seeing it over at the iTunes forums too.)

🙂 Glad things are working properly again.

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