UAC "problem" isn't -- but to the many misguided people, it is." IT IS Microsoft's fault, they built the feature with the best of intentions but it just pissed people off -- try to deny it ... theres a lot of pissed off people out there for it all to be thier fault. Its a great concept (that they stole from elsewhere like most of thier stuff) but it only works in the model circumstances they envisaged. So I have to disagree, if people are misguided as you put it then who guided them? The problem I feel, like with many M$ products is that they are designed around the idea that the user is far too stupid to make the decisions for themselves, need help with everything -- sometimes admittedlly yes they are -- then it is thier fault for being stupid. For anyone else with more than a few years experience with a computer this starts to become tiresome -- almost insulting. Start writing a letter in word and if you havent switched it off already a little paperclip will come and ask you whether you need help to write your letter, the classic example: You Mr User are too stupid to write a letter you need some help from an animated sprite. Hello!!! I have a problem with the User Account Control settins on my machine!! I can not do anything!!! It is driving me crazy because i can not copy anything to my c disk, i