Admin rights?

[Chaosy]

hi, I dont really need help but me and my friend was talking about some computer stuff and somehow we got into the topic running as admin.

I said: you need admin rights to run every program the first time atleast and some programs needs admin rights every time you run it.

Friend said: You only need admin rights to run on some specific programs and you barely need admin rights for any program.

can someone give a clear answer here?

 

[Daffa]

A portion of it I found : http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/11464.aspx

 

[chobibo]

I think that shit was introduced in windows vista(?), but it's good to have.
I'm just guessing, running apps with admin rights give those application the ability to modify or write data on system (or USERS) folders. So I think if the app won't access system critical areas of the OS, admin rights isn't needed.

 

[Chaosy]

it could be like that.
But if I remember it right I need to give the program permission to run the first time I start a program. For example WoW and SC2 (if I remember correctly)

 

[chobibo]

Those games write data on your USER folder right? I think that's why.

 

[saphiree]

I'm pretty sure your friend is mostly right. I never really run as a normal user anywhere But you have to be an admin to install something of cause.