Longtime subscriber M.Y. Choy wrote to ask, after a recent email newsletter article “Should I Choose Vista or Windows XP?”:

Dear Terry, the above topic appeared on your 13 May Newsletter.

Unfortunately, I have already switched to Vista and have found this problem i.e. after installing Acronis Disk Director Suite V.10 successfully, I cann’t start the program. Vista “said” that:- “E000101F4: Not enough privileges. You do not have enough privileges to start Acronis Disk Director Suite”

Why Vista allowed us to install the program but denied us to start the program??. Beside this, there are other problems such as “missing” drivers. I donot think many people would start switching to Vista. I regretted doing that.

By the way, is there any way to bypass that annoying ” donot have enough privilege ….” thingy?? Best regards. M. Y Choy

The intent of the “Not enough privileges” error is to protect your computer from viruses, trojans, adware, spyware and other nasties that try to modify system files.

Continue reading Vista’s Not Enough privileges Error

Excellent observation on the corporate impacts of Vista in 3 Reasons Why Corporations Are Going To Hate Windows Vista

The first two were obvious to anyone who has ever been in a corporate environment (but, apparently that excludes Microsoft Corp.).

The third observation, though, is the hidden problem. I noticed it when I saw a demo and then promptly forgot about it. But, most users are lost without the Start button.

Microsoft’s Technet site has a new Windows Vista Security Guide for IT Professionals.

Unfortunately, it really does seem to be aimed at Information Technology professionals, with information for users scattered hither and yon through the document:
Chapter 1: Implementing the Security Baseline

Chapter 2: Defend Against Malware

Chapter 3: Protect Sensitive Data

Chapter 4: Application Compatibility

Chapter 5: Specialized Security – Limited Functionality

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/security/guide.mspx

“One of the favorite enterprise features of Microsoft® Windows Vista™, USB device installations, gets even better in RC1. ”

So starts the USB Blocking in Release Candidate 1 posts to the Windows Vista Security blog on Microsoft Developers Network.

As much as I hate to side with the IT guys on this one, it is just a necessary requirement in today’s corporate world.

First, there were the horror stories of Social Engineering attacks. Vandals or corporate espionage types “lose” flash drives in a company’s parking lot. The employee who finds it naturally plugs it into his(or her) computer. And, the device auto-installs the spy software.

Or, it might be an inside job… Do you have any idea just how much confidential corporate information you can fit on a 4GB flash drive? Whether its financial projections, personnel data, operations data or customer lists, the disclosure to the public or to a competitor could be critical.

We’ve heard the stories of lost or stolen hard drives. With the same type of data on a flash drive, because someone wanted to work on the project at home, it’s easy to misplace that little flash drive. Or, to get it stolen.
As of Vista RC1, Vista group administrators have a new ability.

They can create a group policy that turns off the ability to use USB flash drives — or other specific types of devices — or any USB devices.

I think this one will be welcome. It can also be a big motivator in getting corporate customers to shift to Windows Vista.