I disabled it on my home machine. But here at work I took a shot at doing it without disabling it. As you allude to once all the initial setup was done and all the big initial changes were done it doesn't really bother me much anymore.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 12:47 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Going back to XP? > > It is my opinion that there are 2 types of people who hate UAC. > 1. Administrators who make lots of changes to lots of computers for all > the right reasons. > 2. Those who spent a great deal of time removing malware from their XP > machines and complaining about how slow their systems seem to have > gotten lately. > > TVK > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:53 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Going back to XP? > > As long as you don't need to boot and once you disable UAC, it's not > bad. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:49 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Going back to XP? > > I like Vista, it has some very nice perks, but it also has some > serious usability flaws until you start disabling security features. > > From a security perspective, I'd still keep it and recommend it over > XP. > > -- > ME2 > > > > On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 10:16 AM, Eric Wittersheim > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have the same question. Vista is starting to grow on me at home. > I > still > > use XP Pro at work. But at home I run multiple Vista Utlimate and > one > Vista > > Home Premimum (as well as XP Pro and Media Center 2005) and the > interface > is > > starting to grow on me, especially Media Center. > > > > On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Stefan Jafs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Out of curiosity why would you "obviously" want to go back to XP? > >> > >> > >> > >> ___________________________________ > >> > >> Stefan Jafs > >> > >> > >> > >> From: Sean Rector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 8:58 AM > >> To: NT System Admin Issues > >> Subject: RE: Going back to XP? > >> > >> > >> > >> I've been buying my systems this year like this - you have to > specify > >> Vista Business with the XP Downgrade option. If you don't, you > can't > >> downgrade. > >> > >> > >> > >> Sean Rector, MCSE > >> > >> > >> > >> From: Phil Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 8:51 AM > >> To: NT System Admin Issues > >> Subject: RE: Going back to XP? > >> > >> > >> > >> Was this purchased through a business? Dell is still selling XP as a > >> downgrade if you ask for it. > >> > >> > >> > >> I believe you have to have Vista Business or higher to downgrade and > it > >> has to be valid XP software, meaning it can't be one you got with > another > >> computer. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Phil > >> > >> From: Evan Brastow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 8:47 AM > >> To: NT System Admin Issues > >> Subject: Going back to XP? > >> > >> > >> > >> Because I don't feel anyone on this list has anything better to do > than > to > >> answer my silly questions. J > >> > >> > >> > >> Just took delivery of my first Dell in years (I've been using HP > >> Workstations for about 6 years but wanted to give Dell a try again.) > >> > >> > >> > >> It's one of their gaming systems, actually, but it will do well for > my > >> graphics work. 3GHz Core2 Extreme processor overclocked to 3.67GHz, > 4GB > of > >> RAM, dual 750GB hard drives, dual 1024MB ATI Radeon graphics cards, > etc. > >> etc. > >> > >> > >> > >> Sounds nice, right? > >> > >> > >> > >> Also comes with Windows Vista (there was, of course, no other option > when > >> ordering.) > >> > >> > >> > >> Great, so I feel like I bought a new Cadillac and the nav system is > a > >> Lite-Brite with dysfunctional pegs. > >> > >> > >> > >> So, what I'd like to do, obviously, is go back to XP. But I'm > wondering > if > >> there is any legal way to do so? I know I can't transfer an XP > license > from > >> my old system that had XP on it, and I don't think I can buy XP at > stores > >> anymore. > >> > >> > >> > >> Does Microsoft still allow you to "downgrade" (as if going from a > Lite > >> Brite with dysfunctional pegs to a working Etch-A-Sketch is a > downgrade) > >> from Vista to XP if you call them? > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> > >> > >> Evan > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Information Technology Manager > >> Virginia Opera Association > >> > >> E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Phone: (757) 213-4548 (direct line) > >> {*} > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> This email and any attached files are confidential and intended > solely > for > >> the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you > should > not > >> read, distribute, copy or alter this email. 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