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Configure or Disable UAC in Windows Vista Home (or Home Premium)

From Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, for About.com

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Start RegEdit

In the Open field of the Run box, type "RegEdit" to open the Registry editing utility. Assuming that you have not already disabled UAC, you will receive a UAC prompt for consent to open the utility.
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