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   From: waiting@the.exit.invalid   
      
   "Zaphod Beeblebrox"    
   wrote in news:ja31ne$b4t$1@dont-email.me:   
      
   > "thanatoid"  wrote in message   
   > news:Xns9FA03A20813F0thanexit@88.198.244.100...   
      
      
      
   >> Are the AV (ESET NOD32, all paid for) and firewall working   
   >> EXACTLY as I had them set up as admin, and I don't have to   
   >> worry about ANYTHING? (Those DO sound like "famous last   
   >> words"...)   
   >   
   > Since they are system-level services, they should be set up   
   > and working exactly as you left them under the admin   
   > account.   
      
   OK, that's reassuring.   
      
   >> And IS there ANY way to see the FW status window?   
   >   
   > Probably a number of ways, but one way would be to set up a   
   > shortcut to the program that displays your firewall status   
   > window with the "runas" comamnd.  For example, say your   
   > firewall status window was launched with FW.EXE, you would   
   > make the shortcut comamnd line something like this:   
   >   
   > RUNAS /USER:administrator FW.EXE   
   >   
   > When you launch the shortcut, it will prompt for the   
   > administrator password and then run FW.EXE as the   
   > administrator.  You can also access the RUNAS functionality   
   > by shift+right-click on an arbitrary shortcut and pick Run   
   > As from the context menu.  You'll have to click the radio   
   > button beside "The following user:" in the window that pops   
   > up, then pick the username fromt eh dropdown and type the   
   > password. That works fine for one-off uses, but for things   
   > you need to run as admin frequently the shortcut is the way   
   > to go, in my opinion.   
   >   
   > And before you ask, no, there is no way to build the admin   
   > password into the command, but I seem to recall that there   
   > are third-party utilities that can automate that.   
      
   I will look into this.   
      
      
      
   > Set the shortcut to Run Minimized instead of Normal Window,   
   > then it only flashes the icon in the taskbar instead of   
   > flashing the window on screen.  Also, if you are a keyboard   
   > junkie, WinKey+L will get you there without the mouse   
   > clicks and without flashing the comamnd window/icon.   
      
   I'll try this.   
      
      
      
   > I'm curious how the shortcut could leave you exposed when   
   > you can get the same thing from the Start menu or WinKey+L.   
   > Just asking, because nothing comes to my mind...   
      
   If nothing occurs to an obviously knowledgeable person like   
   you, then it should be fine.   
      
   Thanks for your reply.   
      
      
      
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