Longhorn Beta shows where OS is headed
Longhorn Beta shows where OS is headed
"Previous versions of Windows let people designated as
administrators do whatever they wanted. The rights carried over to the
software they were running -- something that has caused countless
headaches with spyware, adware, viruses and the like.
With Windows Vista's User Account Protection, even administrators are
prompted for a password whenever anything is installed or a system
setting changed. It's an extra layer of protection that's long been a
part Unix-style operating systems, including Mac OS X and Linux.
The protection was not turned on by default in Beta 1, and it's not
clear whether it will be in the final release. The beta seemed a bit
paranoid: I couldn't change the clock or even the accessibility
settings without entering the password."