Wow.

I'm not sure you read the article you linked to.  Here is a quote....

"Fortunately, UAC can be easily disabled, though you should be aware that doing so strips Vista of a considerable extra layer of security against viruses and malware

. Effectively, disabling UAC brings us back to XP territory in terms of security, but it makes Vista so much easier to use."

The reason why MS kept UAC in Windows 7 is because it's needed.  They provided an additional option for more advanced users who don't want to see so many prompts but it will still be on and by default it will be on.

I have countless applications that do not have problems with UAC.  But in order for them to work, they have to be changed to trigger the UAC prompts that ask the user for their permission.  If they do not do this, the install will fail in strange ways.  This isn't about UAC.

If I understand correctly you are saying that in order to accomodate sloppy application developers, we should remain entrenched in 6 year old technology.  Look even Apple has an equivalent UAC feature in Mac OS.  This article also appears rather old but I'm not sure because I could not find a date.

I'll say it again.  Vista with UAC has been out for 3 years now.  There should be no good reason to disable it as long as the application developer makes the calls to the premade routines that ask your permission when you want to install something.  This is not difficult stuff.  It just has to be tested for before shipping the application.

Finally, if you take a look at the majority of complaints with Poser 8, most of them have to do with installation problems.....missing directories, file links etc.  I really like Poser, don't get me wrong.  But don't make excuses for crappy quality control.

Allan