feature to have. It does get annoying for those of us who are 'computer savvy' so to speak. I think that it might help some people but it also might confuse some. I don't know if it was a positive move on MS's part to make this a new feature in vista. It was not in XP, but neither were a lot of other features that are available in Vista. I think if someone really wants to turn it off they will use google and find a way to do it. No need to complain about it though because realistically it isn't going to change anything. :) Yeah -- where the hell is the "exceptions" tab like for firewall? Or perhaps "Permit Always" option on the popup. I have one the hits at startup for a wireless USB device -- and the only solution is to turn off the entire UAC system? Vista Blows. Yeah OSX! Everyone has made valid points about UAC. I've been a computer tech for years and it really doesn't matter if you prompt people to install stuff or not because most of the time the average user does not know if they "are" or "are not" supposed to install something and they just click to install it anyways. That is why techs find so much crap like toolbars and such installed on computers. People think they need it or it must be ok to install because it's already prechecked in an application install program. I