least this way, it only prompts me when it needs to ask me, rather whenever I have just made the request! I have to use third party programs (extra DUH!) to properly manage the Start menu how I like it, and to allow me to copy contacts from a previous Windows install into my new Win 7. VERY very annoying! Win 7 refused point blank to accept that I was the previous owner of the contact list from MY previous copy of XP and wouldn't allow ME to change ownership of the file, even with an admin login and elevated admin privileges! I had to use the 'explore' program Surf, run as an administrator, before I could get Windows Live to import the contacts from a previous Outlook Express. Most people wouldn't have a clue and would have lost their contact list -- NOT GOOD Microsoft....! "If you drag it all the way down to the bottom, you'll have disabled it entirely." no you havent. the UAC still works. it just doesnt tell you about it. UAC is probably the worst thing that happened to windows. its crippling users that know what their doing and teaching users that dont to always press "yes" without thinking. even with UAC "disabled" i get shitload of problems by my programs not getting correct admin access (not that you can do it anyway since xp). Fastest way,copy these into notepad,and save as uac_off.reg / uac_on.reg,as usual.. requires a reboot,but the fastest way to do