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[jon9999]

I am aware that this question has been posted several times here, but none of the "solutions" appear to work.

Every time I run CCleaner version 2.03.532 on Windows Vista Ultimate, a UAC dialog similar to this one appears, asking me whether I wish to grant the program permission to run:

(Of course, the dialog box in this case says "CCleaner" and "Piriform Ltd" instead of Lavasoft.)

This happens whether I run CCleaner from its shortcut, its program file, the Recycle Bin, or -- most annoyingly -- even if it runs automatically on startup.

Turning off UAC is not an option. Following the suggestions in previous forum postings, I have tried setting the CCleaner program file's Compatibility tab to "Run as Administrator" and to "Windows XP," neither of which seem to make any difference.

This is a major limitation of the software, particularly with the "autoclean at startup" option.

Any workaround?

Thank you.

[hazelnut]

Did you try right-clicking the desktop shortcut and choosing run as admin?

[jon9999]

hazelnut, on Dec 23 2007, 07:49 AM, said:

Did you try right-clicking the desktop shortcut and choosing run as admin?

Yes. However, "Run as Administrator" always requires UAC confirmation, at least on my machines. (That's why it has a shield icon next to it.)

From Microsoft KB article 922708: "You cannot set UAC to automatically run a program as an administrator without the user being prompted."

[Caldor]

Its how Vista security works....For too long MS has had poor security models like in XP and 2000. Just deal with it, or ask Mr G to explore a service CCleaner rather than a user mode app