Fooling around with Vista

kk played with Vista abit over the weekend. The first thing of cuz I noticed is the UAC or User Access Control system: everytime you install a program you are asked about it, and every app that runs is run under a limited user account. On top of that, if you installed a program that changes files (eg config files) the original file (if placed in special protected folders like Program Files) isn't modified but placed in a special folder called ProgramData.

BUT BUT BUT

What's this, if you right-click on any exe or app, there is an option called "Run As Administrator". This removes the limited user account applied to the usage. Also, you can turn off UAC so that everytime you do something it doesn't prompt u ever again:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
Software\
Microsoft\
Windows\
CurrentVersion\
Policies\
System

Under EnableLUA set to 0!

So... what's the bottom line? If it can be done by the user, it can be done programmatically. And u noe wat, after using it for awhile, Vista seems identical to XP/2K, just prettier. I still can't turn on Aero even tho my Index is 4.8 grrrr I want my sexah tabbing windows!

And why oh why can't I run VC++ 6.0 in Vista?? Thank the heavens for virtualisation.

I was also trying out Vista's "wonderful" volume shrinking feature; yeah you can resize your partitions inside Vista. yeah, you WISH! Actually you can only SHRINK existing vista volumes, but there's a problem: if there are protected files in the way, you won't be allowed to shrink past it. For example if your partition is 80GB and Vista put a restart point or pagefile or MFT in the 79GB part of the HDD, you can only shrink ur 80GB partition to 79GB HAHAHAHA. Bad news tho, my PartitionMagic cannot understand Vista partitions sob sob so partition first or suck thumb.

I also discovered a hidden feature by accident (tho after googling it's not that new heheh), if you rightclick the right pane of Windows Explorer you can get Command Prompt from that folder. But why right pane? Why not add to the GUI?? To get away from the Black Screen of Doom? Then why add it anyway?

Ok last annoyance I'll write about (or maybe feature from heaven! hmmm should I even write about it~~~)... kk guess what, now there are TWO places to check for apps to uninstall, under Add/Remove Programs in your Control Panel, AND....

in Windows Defender! WTF under Tools->Software Explorer, there are tons more apps installed there. Hidden! Hehehe ideas ideas... so much to learn so little time...