Vista Final

[CheeToS2]

Originally Posted by Falcor

I still use XP. If the security features have to be disabled for me to do anything, then why bother upgrading?

You only get UAC dialogs when something requires administrative privileges, meaning when you're changing some settings in the control panel, installing new programs, and some isolated instances where a regular program needs admin privileges. You see the most UAC dialogs when you are first setting everything up after installing the OS. I haven't disabled anything and it doesn't get in my way. It's basically sudo with a GUI.

[Admins]

Originally Posted by CheeToS2

It's basically sudo with a GUI.

The main problem with that dialog is probably that in Vista many things that were formerly ok for non-administrators now require administrator rights (e.g. installing programs in the program folder or on C: ), so if you are used to those things it can really get annoying. The "sudo" thing is required less often on Unixes.

There are a few things in Vista which are quite interesting because it makes Windows look less outdated, e.g. you can install gfx drivers without restarting the computer, although the automatic update still requires you to restart the computer, it is trying to wait with that until you shutdown your computer anyway though. The compatbility issues with software and hardware are a problem though, normally people don't expect an OS update to support less software and hardware.