SIW2 said:

Apparently M$ initially said there was no flaw and they were not going to do anything about it

That's because there is no flaw

SIW2 said:

now they say they have fixed it. Let's hope so.

They have just changed it


I can understand them bowing to public pressure though as this would not have gone away

SIW2 said:

That makes no sense - there must have been a flaw otherwise they wouldn't change it.

SIW2

Hi SIW,

As I understand it no. The only flaw was making UAC more user friendly with the results that your article points out. However to change UAC something must first get onto the computer and this has not yet happened.

My point is if you choose to switch UAC off or turn it down what do you expect??

It is like switching the Firewall off as it is asking to many annoying questions

:):)

Hi have a look at this new post that I have just found;
Windows 7 UAC Fix Doesn't Address UAC's Fatal Flaw
It clears things up a bit :)

z3r010 said:

Totally agree m8, I couldn't see any way they could keep it as it was without the negative reporting putting down any future releases.

Thankyou, This is the problem :)

SIW2 said:

Hi Pooch,

Unfortunately, the general public is not you and me. They would likely be lulled into a false sense of security by having the pop ups set at the low level - in reality that could have easily been breached.

If I may quote Oscar Wide again - "Never overestimate the intelligence of the audience"

SIW2

I think it all depends on which angle you see it from.

You cant protect joe public if he is not willing to protect himself, but you can try!

Vista's UAC is right. But to many are complaining so now we have a no win solution because Microsoft is bowing to Peer pressure