Okies first thing I say is.. YMMV
I installed AC outside of program files, in fact I just took "program Files" off the install path when I installed it.
I installed Dual Client into the AC directory.
I installed Decal into its own subdirectory off of c:
I installed a couple plugins to a subdir off of c called Plugins.
I don't run as Administrator
I still have UAC
I "think" (I'm known to be insane) that if ACDC is outside of the AC directory Vista says nooooo don't touch that program I'm keeping it safe!
Installing them all with each other seems to bypass this problem.
I run ZoneAlarm and AVG, they seem to work well for me.
Admittedly I don't play on my laptop much, but I sometimes fire it up to juggle account contents easier.
This is how I did it, it works for me.
Again YMMV, but what can it hurt to try?
wubbie - look at the propeller on my tech beanie spin.
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