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4. Click the Tools tab.
5. In the Tool Name list, select Disable UAC.
6. Click Launch. A Command window displays the running action. When the command is completed,
close the window.
7. Close the System Configuration dialog box.
8. Restart the machine to apply the changes.
9. Install the Agent as specified in Licensing and Deploying the VCM Agent.
10. After installing the Agent on the target machine, re-enable UAC. To enable, perform the steps
specified above. In Step 5, select Enable UAC in the Tool Name list.
11. Restart the machine to apply the changes.
Disabling UAC using Group Policy
Use the following procedure to disable the UACon multiple machines. The instructions assume you have
configured the Windows 2008 and Vista machines targeted for Agent install in a common Active Directory
domain/OU.
1. On a Domain Controller, click Start | Run. The Run dialog box appears.
2. Type mmc in the Open text box.
3. Click OK. The Console window appears.
4. Select Console Root, and then click File | Add/Remove Snap-in. The Add or Remove Snap-ins
dialog box appears.
5. In the Available snap-ins list, double-click Group Policy Management Editor. The Select Group
Policy Object dialog box appears.
6. Click Browse. The Browse for a Group Policy Object dialog box appears.
7. On the Domains/OUs tab, select the domain/OU to which the target machines belong, and then click
OK.
8. On the Select Group Policy Object dialog box, click Finish.
9. On the Add or Remove Snap-Ins dialog box, click OK.
10. The domain/OU policy is added to the Console Root in the left pane.
11. Expand the added domain/OU and browse to Computer Configuration | Policies | Windows
Settings| Security Settings | Local Policies | Security Options.
12. In the right pane, locate the User Access Control policies. On each of the policies specified below, right-
click and select Properties. Configure as follows:
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User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administration in Admin
Approval Mode: Elevate without prompting.
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User Account Control: Detect application installations and prompt for elevation: Disabled
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User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode: Disabled
13. Restart the machine to apply the changes.
14. Install the Agent as specified in the previous section, "Licensing and Deploying the VCM Agent".
15. After installing the Agent on the target machines, re-enable UAC. To enable, perform the steps
specified above. In Step 5, change the policies to Enabled.
16. Restart the machine to apply the changes.
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