I'm running IE8 on Windows 7 and logging in under a company domain account (not the machine domain). The domain account is assigned to the machine's administrators group. As a workaround for the issue noted in IE 8 Issues, I discovered that if I started IE8 using "Run as administrator," that the IE8 issue noted go away.
Question: With the login account assigned to the Administrators group, why can't I just start IE8 and already be running "as administrator." Is there something I've overlooked in setting up my domain account in Windows 7 that would eliminate the need to use "Run as administrator?"
On a side note, using "Run as administrator" has also worked around a problem I was having with SQL Server Management Studio 2005.
Best Answer
In Windows 7 (and Vista) you do not run as administrator by default. You have the ability to elevate your privileges as necessary to perform tasks (Run As Administrator). There is extensive information about User Account Control at Understanding and Configuring User Account Control in Windows Vista. It's a bit different in 7, but the concept is the same.