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MS didn't dial-back UAC prompts, they crippled them
If you're in the mode where you get fewer UAC prompts -- i.e. the default mode -- then you might as well turn UAC off. Anything that wants to can bypass UAC in that mode via the backdoor MS gave their own apps (including stuff that doesn't need it like Calc.exe and MSPaint.exe).

My proof-of-concept still works in RC1:

http://www.pretentiousname.com/misc/win7_uac_whitelist2.html

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MS didn't dial-back UAC prompts, they crippled them  LeoD | 05/05/09
Agreed. They took a huge step back with security in Windows 7.  ye | 05/05/09
Vista security wasn't security  Geotopia | 05/05/09
Some of those have nothing to do with security. For example:  ye | 05/05/09
Not Security  Geotopia | 05/05/09
Perhaps so but the discussion was about UAC. (nt)  ye | 05/05/09
Perhaps so but he was talking about UAC.  AzuMao | 05/09/09
Correct - UAC has nothing to do with security  deaf_e_kate | 05/06/09
How so?  ye | 05/06/09
Running as Admin?  notsofast | 05/05/09
I run as root most the time.  bendib | 05/05/09
Try sudo, instead  philculmer | 05/06/09
I dunno..  Wolfie2K3 | 05/06/09
They always do  T1Oracle | 05/05/09
Vista's UAC is not affected  qmlscycrajg | 05/05/09
I must Agree  elliottxp | 05/05/09
How would you fix it?  ye | 05/05/09
ye, that's the problem  Info-Dave | 05/05/09
UAC only prompts when administrative privileges are required.  ye | 05/05/09
"UAC prompts you..."  PollyProteus | 05/05/09
I would not be surprised.  ye | 05/05/09
.ini/.cfg files, not universal access to registry  crythias | 05/05/09
Access to the registry is restricted through ACLs  ye | 05/05/09
OK, but most Vista users are default admins, hence UAC  crythias | 05/06/09
If Vista has been installed correctly...  gypkap@... | 05/06/09
Manually setting up multiple accounts is outside the scope of most users.  AzuMao | 05/09/09
Said it when Vista was released.  TripleII | 05/05/09
ACLs are a much better solution to OGW permissions.  ye | 05/05/09
System files.  TripleII | 05/05/09
and to be clear...  TripleII | 05/05/09
These apply to Windows NT 3.5-4.0  ye | 05/05/09
On Windows the file system IS the security  Geotopia | 05/05/09
The answer is: It depends.  ye | 05/05/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  sahirs@... | 05/05/09
or...  PollyProteus | 05/05/09
have to try to decide  kaninelupus | 05/18/09
How about those of us shafted with Vista (M.E.)  kd5auq | 05/05/09
I've been very pleased with Vista. I have no plans to...  ye | 05/05/09
That's you, ye  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
I'll second Ye's point  wolf_z | 05/05/09
I also got Vista with a new computer, but .....  kd5auq | 05/05/09
Link?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/05/09
Like I said, I can't find it in ZDnet anymore, but ...  kd5auq | 05/05/09
I know about the Win7 issue  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/05/09
@kd5auq re the mp3 corruption issue...  PollyProteus | 05/05/09
File corruption  tealcat | 05/05/09
I also had a file corruption problem  mietz | 05/11/09
I agree and I installed it on existing hardware n/t  notsofast | 05/05/09
Hence my use of the contraction "I've".  ye | 05/05/09
And that's still you, ye  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
Agree With Ye  Max_in_OH | 05/05/09
Thats for sure.  Ez_Customs | 05/06/09
I concur - what's with all the FUD?  stano360 | 05/05/09
Most aren't doing anything. They're just regurgitating FUD...  ye | 05/05/09
I may have my gripes, but Vista64 was very solid and had great multimedia..  HypnoToad72 | 05/05/09
Bios Upgrade Not an Issue here  elliottxp | 05/05/09
I Second that  elliottxp | 05/05/09
Stay tuned  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/05/09
Under $100?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
of course not  notsofast | 05/05/09
When I hear Ed say...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/06/09
Multiple Machines  Ross Snowden | 05/06/09
Does this mean that after June 1, 2010....  mietz | 05/11/09
Well, you didn't HAVE TO pay full price!  mwagner@... | 05/05/09
buying a new pc you get the cheapest version of Windows  Randalllind | 05/07/09
I bought a Mac. I'm done with MS. I've truly had it. I'm sorry.  HypnoToad72 | 05/05/09
Don't Be Sorry  Harry Bardal | 05/05/09
Nobody in their right minds would believe you ever use Windows...  transposeIT | 05/07/09
Why wouldn't you believe it?  Wintel BSOD | 05/08/09
Best mac fanboy quotation ever!  huh_really | 06/15/09
Full Price?  notsofast | 05/05/09
Blah blah Everyone Bashes ME  Ez_Customs | 05/06/09
Question about the XP mode.  Bryan Price | 05/05/09
Yes, all Virtual PC VMs are 32-bit  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/05/09
Unless you happen to have...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
I included that link in this post  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/05/09
No you didn't  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
Post=blog  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/05/09
Ed...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
Can I run 32 bit XP mode under 64 bit Win 7  gino.anthonis@... | 05/05/09
Absolutely right  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/05/09
Seriously? Foxpro for DOS?  stano360 | 05/05/09
90's? How about...  terjeb@... | 05/07/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  The Scummy One | 05/05/09
I'm still trying to figure out how it was...  ye | 05/05/09
If it pops up 50 times in one hour...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
You know...  wolf_z | 05/05/09
Well, since I don't use Vista anymore  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
The question remains: How is it too inconvenient?  ye | 05/05/09
Then why have the settings changed?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
@hasta la Vista, bah-bie: Perhaps you missed where I wrote:  ye | 05/05/09
Why is it too inconvenient, ye?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
@hasta la Vista, bah-bie: Again used missed (or are ignorning) where I...  ye | 05/05/09
You still didn't answer my question, ye  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
@hasta la Vista: It's not about inconvenience  de-void | 05/07/09
I was configuring vista to run on the net.  magallanes | 05/05/09
So. do you think your experience...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
As it should.  ye | 05/05/09
Maybe they didn't take into the account...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
@hasta la Vista, bah-bie: Which has now weakend Windows 7 security.  ye | 05/05/09
I'm sure they will (nt)  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
What are you doing that causes it to prompt 50 times...  ye | 05/05/09
Mine did  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
You failed to answer the question.  ye | 05/05/09
If you were getting 50 prompts in an hour...  PollyProteus | 05/05/09
FYI - it's a straw dog  stano360 | 05/05/09
If you were getting 50 prompts in an hour...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/05/09
@ hasta la Vista, bah-bie  Cayble | 05/05/09
I'd expect tools of Redmond to say that  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/06/09
If it pops up 50 times in one hour...  Cayble | 05/05/09
If it pops up 50 times in one hour..  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/06/09
This is why XP users can't upgrade to Win7  de-void | 05/07/09
People shouldn't have to tinker with it like that  Wintel BSOD | 05/08/09
this isn't new  huh_really | 06/15/09
Two wrongs don't make a right.  AzuMao | 06/16/09
What about partitioning?  Michael Kelly | 05/05/09
No answers yet  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/05/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  robkunz | 05/05/09
Not without a workaround  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/05/09
BLOAT WARE!  jdieter@... | 05/05/09
Yes!  Techref6060 | 05/05/09
I agree  notsofast | 05/05/09
Ah.. Clueless posters.. Gotta luv FUD inspired kneejerk reactions.. GAAA!  Wolfie2K3 | 05/06/09
Relative to Linux...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/06/09
hasta, your arguments against Vista/7 are full of crap.  Solid Jedi Knight | 05/10/09
Real nice comparison there.  AzuMao | 05/10/09
That BS has nothing to do with what they were talking about  Wintel BSOD | 05/11/09
Then stay with CRAPWARE LINUX...Nobody is forcing you to use Windows..  transposeIT | 05/07/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  PIXguy | 05/05/09
Sorry  Techref6060 | 05/05/09
Windows 7 Installation flaws  scouser73 | 05/05/09
...firstly the .iso wasted two DVDs...  PollyProteus | 05/05/09
Installed on Acer laptop today  bvonr@... | 05/05/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  techdeuce.com | 05/05/09
Why must it be a 'bygone' era?  HypnoToad72 | 05/05/09
Just stick to your ORNAMENTWARE or the free CRAPWARE....Both OS is a blast.  transposeIT | 05/07/09
Starter vs. Ultimate on a netbook...  Narg | 05/05/09
Will this upgrade from beta?  Unemployed Telecom Guy / Full Time Student Guy | 05/05/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  Selvarin | 05/05/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  danpeay@... | 05/05/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  comp_indiana | 05/05/09
No matter how many times...  HAFox | 05/05/09
One can always tell when the Fanboies get Worried  Daedalu | 05/05/09
Umm there speaks a fanboy  martin23 | 05/05/09
If you are a gamer no Mac only Windows  elliottxp | 05/05/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  dianecmiles@... | 05/05/09
Windows 7 installation a piece of cake!  tgilbert@... | 05/05/09
Program compatibility  tealcat | 05/05/09
Mail client?  mike.motes@... | 05/05/09
Mail client...  Wolfie2K3 | 05/06/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  dianecmiles@... | 05/05/09
Ah.. Supreme irony...  Wolfie2K3 | 05/06/09
Irony  dianecmiles@... | 05/09/09
have you tried...  huh_really | 06/15/09
Nothing to be desired  gregrocker | 05/05/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  bortonira@... | 05/05/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  cjc82s | 05/05/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  bortonira@... | 05/05/09
Dissapearing post  TripleII | 05/05/09
No, it cannot. At least not in Vista.  ye | 05/05/09
Moderators at work  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/06/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  Dave32265 | 05/05/09
I'm NOT Impressed yet  bortonira@... | 05/05/09
bugs/problems are apparent.  joepranay | 05/05/09
WMP  lehnerus2000 | 05/06/09
WMP 12  joepranay | 05/06/09
More chaos with WMP & Explorer  lehnerus2000 | 05/07/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  erniem1970@... | 05/06/09
Win 7 pro like XP pro?  Randalllind | 05/07/09
Media Center in every version  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/07/09
Windows 7 dosn't like my system  bortonira@... | 05/07/09
4gb doesn't work for 32bit  Randalllind | 05/12/09
Who said anything about 32bit?  AzuMao | 05/13/09
There's a ringing in my ears as if I've heard all this before  sborsher | 05/08/09
Been Running as Primary OS for 3 days...  dcristof | 05/08/09
Windows 7 search  jim.wiley | 05/08/09
The "New" SuperBar is 20 years old...  matthew_of_cambridge | 05/08/09
BitLocker To Go will sell Windows Vista to the government sector...  matthew_of_cambridge | 05/08/09
Name me a chip that suppports it  Randalllind | 05/11/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  jonesoc | 05/08/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  zephs@... | 05/08/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  dianecmiles@... | 05/09/09
why does Rhapsody not work on Windows 7?  Randalllind | 05/09/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  Ross Snowden | 05/10/09
Was Vista just an ingenious marketing trick?  estonijaan | 05/11/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  Buff Loon | 05/11/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  kaninelupus | 05/18/09
Windows 7 - WinFS  dhamilt01@... | 05/29/09
Why do you want WinFS?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/29/09
In the article you linked to..  AzuMao | 05/30/09
A whole new set of problems  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/30/09
Well the way it's worded in the article you quoted  AzuMao | 05/31/09
Right, but...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/31/09
By reliability and performance.  AzuMao | 06/01/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  dianecmiles@... | 05/29/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  intrepi@... | 06/28/09
I agree.  AzuMao | 06/29/09
Office 2000 Premium for XP on Windows 7?  pipsqueakfilms | 07/01/09
Unless you have special hardware supporting virtualization,  AzuMao | 07/02/09
it's only "special" hardware  rtk | 07/02/09
Sweet  AzuMao | 07/03/09
correction  rtk | 07/03/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  cheinyeanlim@... | 09/16/09
RE: What to expect from Windows 7  umair.arshad | 11/25/09

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