http://www.pcmech.com/article/an-in-depth-explanation-of-uac/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.pcmech.com/article/an-in-depth-explanation-of-uac/comment-page-1/#comment-23241 Matt Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:06:06 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=9441#comment-23241 Agree with you 100%, I haven't had any problems with security before UAC (previous versions of windows) or Vista without it. It's a pain in the neck. If it came up when something was trying to launch that I hadn't requested, fair enough, but otherwise it really is 'nagware' Agree with you 100%, I haven’t had any problems with security before UAC (previous versions of windows) or Vista without it. It’s a pain in the neck. If it came up when something was trying to launch that I hadn’t requested, fair enough, but otherwise it really is ‘nagware’

]]> http://www.pcmech.com/article/an-in-depth-explanation-of-uac/comment-page-1/#comment-23201 Bob Weiniger Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:11:12 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=9441#comment-23201 I couldn't disagree more. Never in the history of Windows home/office computing has there ever been a more aggravating and frustrating operating system 'feature'. If MS feels they simply MUST include an AI (artificial idiot) 'nanny emulator' program, they should at least make 'disabled' the 'default' setting. First thing i do when encountering this useless bit of 'nagware' in a clients computer is disable it...for which they happily pay me $100 or more for my trouble as they are so very grateful to be rid of it! So while it would surely be in my clients best interest to eliminate the 'nanny', I must also concede that it's a major 'profit center' for independent PC service entrepreneurs like me. I couldn’t disagree more. Never in the history of Windows home/office computing has there ever been a more aggravating and frustrating operating system ‘feature’. If MS feels they simply MUST include an AI (artificial idiot) ‘nanny emulator’ program, they should at least make ‘disabled’ the ‘default’ setting.
First thing i do when encountering this useless bit of ‘nagware’ in a clients computer is disable it…for which they happily pay me $100 or more for my trouble as they are so very grateful to be rid of it!
So while it would surely be in my clients best interest to eliminate the ‘nanny’, I must also concede that it’s a major ‘profit center’ for independent PC service entrepreneurs like me.

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