Microsoft published a video on Vista's controversial User Account Control (UAC) feature. Warning: Contains acronyms, depictions of violence against desktop icons. Microsoft has countered the rising chorus of whining about its planned User Account Control (UAC) feature in Vista with a new video that shows the new limited accounts in action. Ok, Ok. It’s not exactly pr0n, but it is a not so subtle attempt to show the world that using Vista as a limited user won’t be unbearably annoying. The video starts with an introduction from Mike Nash, the VP of Security, which may be the last we see from him in a while. Nash is on a three month sabbatical from Microsoft and who knows if he’ll return. (From his bio: “Nash joined Microsoft in 1991…” Nuff said.)Ben Fathi, former GM of Windows Server Division, is taking his place as head of the Security Technology Unit (STU). Pay attention around minute 8 (if you can hang on that long in a video that doesn’t show much more than a bald guy clicking around the Windows desktop.) That’s where we get the UAC “happy ending:” a step through of December CTP of Vista, beta 2 and –hold on to your hat — Release Candidate 1 (RC1)! Basically, in December CTP, you get prompted when you do anything — view the keyboard or mouse configuration settings (don’t modify them, btw), open the Task Manager, open MSN updater applications. In Beta 2, they get rid of most of that — you can open Task Manager and view configuration settings for peripherals like the mouse and keyboard without having to enter admin privileges. In RC1? Steady yourself…You can open the Win Firewall to view status (but get prompted if you want to change configuration) and, you guessed it, delete desktop icons without prompts!!!!! Check it out. Security