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Old 03-02-2007   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Vista is protecting me from myself?

In article <OuZBCjNXHHA.1636@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, Oppie says...
> Every time I change a setting in Vista, I get a popup window asking if I
> want
> to do this. At first I appreciated the added security but it is getting
> annoying now. Is there a way to shut this off?
>

Disable UAC. However, you should be aware that Symantec have just
admitted that UAC helps to make Vista immune to any current malware out
there.

> Any recommendations for security software? Machine came with McAfee security
> suite. I have 60 days to figure out if I like it or not. So far, I still
> prefer Norton Internet Security that I used on the older machine.
>

NOD32.


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