Windows 7 UAC

[you878]

 If I am logged into an administrator account, and I run a program, does that mean that the program will automatically have admin privileges? Basically, if I run a program on an administrator account, and it does not ask for administrator permission, can it still do things that it couldn't have if it was run on a standard user account, without admin privileges?
 I do have UAC turned on.

[oldun]

No.
You are logged on as a local administrator, which is different from the built-in administrator.
If your application needs administrator privileges, you should select Properties and tick the box next to Run as administrator.

[BC_Programmer]

if UAC is enabled- you literally cannot log in as an administrator- ever. For example- my account name is BC_Programming, and I am a administrator. However, UAC still shows me the prompts for admin control.

This is because you never actually run as an administrator- what happens, is when you log in, windows strips out the admin privileges from your security token, and you run with the stripped down token. when a program requests admin access, you are given the UAC prompt and if you say yes the new process is run under your full security token.

[you878]

  All right, thanks. I was just concerned about running programs, now that I don't have sandboxie because of 64 bit Windows 7.
  Oh, well. 6gb of memory is worth it.

[patio]

  All right, thanks. I was just concerned about running programs, now that I don't have sandboxie because of 64 bit Windows 7.
  Oh, well. 6gb of memory is worth it.

This may be true but you need to tweak the system to your liking,,,,

[killerb255]

On the other hand, if you enable the built-in Administrator account and log in as it, everything is automatically elevated (this is true with Vista as well).