How do I check this. It seems so elementary and yet I am not sure, excepting UAC may yield some answers?
 
I have a StudioCat system...I would think I have administrator rights or am the administrator...LOL.
 
Help me to understand...I googled it and get that I can change the rights, but it appears there are several ways to "EQ a track" (I don't care for the other one "Skxnxng a Cxt".)
 
Thanks

I just checked the properties of the launch icon I have on my desktop for the Cakewalk Command Center, and it is NOT set to use the explicit 'Run As Administrator' option.
 
I used to do all installs of Sonar and Dim Pro and Rapture with the Run As Administrator option set, because the product registration dialog boxes required it to complete properly, but as I have everything going through the Command Center now, it appears it isn't a requirement any more.
 
So, even though it looks like you don't still have to install with Run As Administrator, and just to clarify - please note that in any case, Run As Administrator is NOT the same thing as running on an Administrator account.  
 
Even if your Windows account is an Administrator type account, programs that get launched from that account do not get the same level of execution privileges as explicitly using the Run As Administrator option.
 
To get a program to use Run As Administrator for a single launch, right-click on the program's launch icon and click on Run As Administrator.  To change the program's launch icon to ALWAYS launch with Run As Administrator, right-click on the launch icon, then click on Properties, then Advanced, and check the box to Run As Administrator, click OK, then click on Apply.  Then, every time you launch that program, it will have the Run As Administrator option set.
 
Bob Bone
 

I remember the first time it showed it's ugly head in Vista and ever since I've found it totally useless and annoying as far as a home computer goes. I totally get it at work when it blocks me from certain computer tweaking, but at home it is just plain annoying and pointless. I hope they do away with it in W 10... 

You can disable it if you like in control panel but it is not recommended. UAC does a lot more for security than just serve as an annoying popup, it actually protects your PC.

Running as administrator is extremely dangerous in any operating system which was commonplace in windows before UAC because people didn't know how to set up windows securely, or they were lazy.UAC allows the user admin access without it being too inconvenient. Before you had to log out and log in as admin and then log out and log back in again.

UAC does very much the same as 'sudo' in Linux, MS just copied it and implemented it their way:

In fact sudo is even more 'annoying' because it asks for a password every time, something which windows doesn't with UAC which makes it less secure.

Next time you think it's annoying remember it's actually saving your butt AND it's making your life easier. If you think windows is secure without it think again.... You should never run an OS with full administrator rights ever .. Unless you are installing or configuring software.... If you disagree with this you probably think that not being able to drink and drive is an annoyance as well.

Your sysadmin at work seems to know what he/she is doing. Thank them! MS also knows what they are doing by installing this on your home PC which has made windows a zillion times safer.

Your iPhone, and android phone also operates under these same principles. They aren't all doing it for a laugh in order to annoy users.

http://linux.about.com/od...nds/l/blcmdl8_sudo.htm

http://en.m.wikipedia.org.iki/User_Account_Control

Thanks everyone.