How To/Best Practices for Vista User Access Control

[lwolf]

Hello. I have been workign with JKDEFRAG for a few weeks now, and really like it. Thanks for a great product!

I am trying to script the defrag operations, using JkDefragCmd.EXE, to occur during off-peak hours on our network.  I have it working just fine on Windows 2000 and Windows XP computers. But am having a little trouble when trying to JkDefragCmd.EXE on computers running Windows Vista - because a User Access Control (UAC) popup message is displayed, asking for permission.

Totally disabling UAC is probably not a real option.  I suppose I could turn off UAC via command line, do the required reboot, run JkDefragCmd.EXE, turn on UAC via command line, do the required reboot.

But I thought I would post a note and see how others were handling this.  Any ideas? Best Practices?

Thanks in advance.

Lloyd

[poutnik]

Hmm, when scheduled with admin privilegies, I had no problem with UAC on.

[jeroen]

Take a look at the free PsExec utility from Micorosft. It's ideal for starting JkDefrag over a network. There is no copy of JkDefrag on the target computer, so very easy upgrading, and no hassles with UAC.

[lwolf]

I am using Kaseya (IT Automation tool). So I really don't have any issues with copying the file locally or anything like that. I am just having trouble with that darn UAC.

Lloyd

[jeroen]

So I really don't have any issues with copying the file locally or anything like that. I am just having trouble with that darn UAC.

That's exactly what you will get with the PsExec utility, no UAC problems. The stuff about copying files is just an added bonus.