You can pretty much “see” that so-called “power users” hate this the most. That maybe true, but the “elitist” in them would like you to believe that everyone is a power user. Hmmm…

And then there are those that wage the usual “religious” OS wars. Well, it does take a power user to make most of those other OSes to work anyway, so I guess their annoyance is probably more valid.

But to the “usual user” (not casual – are there truly “casual users” anymore?), while it may be good for the ego to think that you’re a power user, the suggestion (and link) to disabling this feature permanently is probably the perfect example of why you’re not (a power user).

My reservation on VISTA is more on resource requirements, and I think that’s one area where annoyance is valid. But UAC? Quoting one poster (not verbatim):

“Being annoyed at this, is just like beying annoyed at a firewall prompting (or blocking) access.”

So to all those “annoyed” people, yeah, go ahead and turn your firewalls (or IPSes) off too. Then let’s talk about your happy surfing experience after a few days….