[citation][nom]V8VENOM[/nom]Randomizer, you seem to believe that "Prompts" are required to secure an OS.[/citation]
Really? Where did I say that? The last thing I want is prompts and passwords, that's why I don't use UAC. However, most people don't have a clue about security, so adding a thin extra layer isn't so much of a bad thing. But if that layer can be removed by someone who copied and pasted a VBScript off the internet then it might as well not exist. At least with a forced prompting in this case the only thing responsible for system "security", or lack thereof, is the user and not the script. The prompt should CLEARY state what is happening though, not just "Do you want to make changes to UAC?". It should also make sure the user is aware that if they did not explicitly make changes themselves then they should click "No". If they still click "Yes" for whatever reason, then PEBKAC.
I definitely agree with your point that most users, including myself, don't want to get involved with the OS. It is there as a layer between my applications and my hardware, it is NOT my applications and therefore I don't want to have to do anything with it. I don't care if Vista runs good when stripped of its services and other garbage, I don't want to have to tweak it (beyond preferential things) to make it run well.