After installing MS Security Essentials, I cannot get UAC to turn off. The box in my user profile is UNchecked, yet I still get that stupid "need to click this to proceed" box. Is this a result of MSE? If so, then it's gonna get uninstalled toot sweet. Bill

Disable User Account Control (UAC) the Easy Way on Win 7 or Vista This is an easier method that you can use to do the same thing from the GUI interface in either Windows 7 or Vista. To recap my earlier article, UAC is ANNOYING. Note: Disabling UAC will lead to a less secure system, so be warned. Disable UAC on Windows Vista Open up Control Panel, and type in “UAC” into the search box. You’ll see a link for “Turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off”: On the next screen you should uncheck the box for “Use User Account Control (UAC)”, and then click on the OK button. You’ll need to reboot your computer before the changes take effect, but you should be all done with annoying prompts. Enable or Disable UAC From the Windows 7 / Vista Command Line Note: Disabling UAC will lead to a less secure system, so be warned. Windows needs your permission to annoy the crap out of you: There’s a quick way you can enable or disable this annoying window from the command line: Disable UAC C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f Enable UAC C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f After you enable or disable UAC, you will have to reboot your computer for the changes to take effect. Regards, MCP | MCTS | MCITP

I looked in to (and used) both methods you describe. Perhaps you missed this in my OP: "The box in my user profile is UNchecked". This means that when I go to the dialog box you describe, the box is already unchecked. Yet, I still get UAC in my face when trying to do pretty much anything with my system after installing MSE. Robooting Ad Finitum still has not made UAC go away. Bill

I have now jerked MSE off my system. However, I am unable to clear up my UAC problem. No matter how hard I try, I simply cannot get rid of it. It butts in every time I try to do anything. My user account used to be an Admin account, but now - somehow - I've been pushed down to some simpleton insignificant user level. I can't even get TO my Admin account by trying to switch users. before, I could to it easily. I am so very sorry for putting MSE on this computer. It screwed me up royally. Bill