Also I do not understand things such as web proxy servers, "Teredo tunneling", connectionless servers, IPv6, & the fact that there are so many references to networking. I have one home PC & do not know why I have a roaming profile, public desktop, etc. I used to work in IT (but over 6 yrs ago), & creating roaming user profiles was an Active Directory function for our Exchange Server (& then synched w/Novell NetWare user accounts). But the idea of a roaming profile obviously is that data is stored on a server so a user can access it from any computer in the domain.I don't understand why the default settings seem to include file & printer sharing, & there are so many references to "remote" servers & services. How do I know what is normal and what isn't for a single, wired standalone PC using my ISP's DSL modem? (Worse, there appears to be a Peer-to-Peer network that I'm part of, & I didn't set it up that way...)

Hi visavisLis, Thanks for using Microsoft Answers! I'm moving your thread to the Windows 7 Networking forums in the TechNet community. They'll be able to better assist you there.Cody C Microsoft Answers Support Engineer Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

Thanks Cody -- If someone could just answer the first question, "Is it normal to have User Account Control Virtualization enabled in Internet Explorer?" I'd appreciate it.And if there's an area on this site that shows what is normal & what isn't for a standalone configuration, please advise. (Didn't mean for the above to turn into a rant, but my other PC was hacked, & log files were created & sent to a remote server, etc., & I was part of a VPN.) Obviously I need to read up on Windows 7 even if I don't like all the built-in network stuff, & the fact IE w/Active X seems to make my computer a little too vulnerable IMHO.............

Hi, May I know what “User Account Control Virtualization” means? Please give us an example or where it is exactly located. Regarding UAC, I would like to share the following with you: Engineering Windows 7 User Account Control User Account Control User Account Control: Virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations Hope this helps. Nicholas Li - MSFT

In Task Manager on the Processes tab, there is a column for "UAC Virtualization" -- the values are either Enabled, Disabled, or Not Allowed (except for System and System Idle Process; they're blank). Process ieexplore.exe *32 shows Enabled. I'm asking if this is the default value for Internet Explorer, and what it means.Another thing that seems odd to me (but might be OK) is that in IE History there is a "Computer" location shown. When selected, it lists Works documents that were accessed, but with the "i" -- Internet Explorer -- icon.Also please let me know if I need the Windows Remote Management (WS-Management) service. I don't understand the explanation for it as stated in the next paragraph:Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service implements the WS-Management protocol for remote management. WS-Management is a standard web services protocol used for remote software and hardware management. The WinRM service listens on the network for WS-Management requests and processes them. The WinRM Service needs to be configured with a listener using winrm.cmd command line tool or through Group Policy in order for it to listen over the network. The WinRM service provides access to WMI data and enables event collection. Event collection and subscription to events require that the service is running. WinRM messages use HTTP and HTTPS as transports. The WinRM service does not depend on IIS but is preconfigured to share a port with IIS on the same machine. The WinRM service reserves the /wsman URL prefix. To prevent conflicts with IIS, administrators should ensure that any websites hosted on IIS do not use the /wsman URL prefix.And I'd still like to know if there's an area on this site that shows what is normal & what isn't for a standalone configuration (in layman's terms please; during transition to Windows 2000 years ago my former employer provided only two days training & a 700-pg. manual -- I'd had no prior NT experience), please advise. I'm talking about more of a general reference showing what services/processes should be running. And why it shows I'm in a WORKGROUP w/roaming profile, etc. when I have a standalone connection. Yes I realize it's probably just the heirarchy of the system & I no doubt need a "For Dummies" book, but until then please point me in the right direction for info geared to a home user; either a Microsoft site or other... (in the meantime I'll Google for something but have been busy so any advice is appreciated -- thanks.)

Hi, yes it is normal, because IE runs in Low Integrity Level, which is a security feature from UAC. This protects the IE and the IE now has the lowest possible rights. In LowIL, the process can't write to normal folders and the calls are virtualized to special Low folders (for example C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\Low). André"A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/

Thanks Andre for your very clear explanation. Because I added the other two questions & now have another concerning networking, I will start a new thread; you can close this one. I've had serious security problems in the recent past & need answers before I reinstall the OS.

just mark any of the replies that answered the question you had and it'll be considered closed ;)MCSE, MCSA, MCDST [If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]