E-Z Audit

Window Vista Information

There are some quirks introduced by Windows Vista in the name of security that can be very confusing and frustrating to users. The main one relates to User Account Control (UAC) and folder virtualization. We won't comment on whether these actually deliver better security but will happily state that if it does it is a lousy way to do so from a user experience standpoint (we like to think that UAC stands for "User Annoyance Creator").

If you install E-Z Audit to your PC (and this means as an administrator for the program, nothing to do with your client PCs that will be audited) as one login, say as an Administrator, then use it as another login, say as a User, files that should be shared in the AppData folder (as per Microsoft's own definition of where to store shared data), may not be where you expect it. It's been 'virtualized' into another folder. So, install it as the user that you actually use it as. Don't switch users. And if you have turned UAC off then decide to turn it on (or v.v.), you will have some problems. Read on...

I want to run E-Z Audit Admin console on Vista as a User account and not with Administrator privileges

Install E-Z Audit on your PC but do not launch it. Then log off and log back in as the local Admin and start E-Z Audit. Once it has started, close E-Z Audit and go to C:\Program Data\EZAudit\ and give that folder full control for yourself.

E-Z Audit isn't working on my PC to use the Admin Console after I change User Account Control (UAC) settings for myself

You can install E-Z Audit with User Account Control (UAC) active or inactive. However, if you install with UAC active then later de-activate UAC or v.v., you may get error messages. This is not a defect in E-Z Audit but is related to UAC and its use of virtualized folders. If you want or need to change modes, it is recommended that you uninstall E-Z Audit from your (admin) PC then re-install after you have changed your UAC activation status.

On PCs running Vista, using the Intranet module misses some information when auditing

Read this page regarding Vista and Active X controls.