I came accross this and not sure if this normal: I put a link for Notepad in LINKS toolbar. when I try to open Notepad with this UAC asks me if it's ok...Now I pin the Notepad to the taskbar and open it from there, no question asked. Is this normal? Why it would not trust the Notepad in the first place is a mystery to me.

Is this the dialog box you are talking about? If so, that IS NOT A UAC dialog box, but an Internet Security Warning. Since the Links folder, C:\Users\%username%\Favorites\Links, is programmatically set for Internet shortcuts, the OS believes that you are trying to open a file from an Internet location and not your hard drive. Hence the warning dialog box. However, you are correct in the assertion that this is inconsistent behavior. The OS should be able to identify if a shortcut source is a local file and not an Internet site. A good workaround is to manually create a folder and then place the notepad shortcut, along with any others you frequently use, in that folder. You can then create a toolbar that consists of that folder and all of its shortcuts. Notepad and the others will open w/out any ill will.

Hi NeromanThis is the Internet Explorer Protected Mode and Mandatory IntegrityControlin action. With protected mode every filefrom within IE runs at a Low Integrity Level. When you try to open an executable file (Medium Integrity) from a shortcut within IE (Low Integrity) you get the file security warning.This behavior is by design.I would follow Darien's advice and create a toolbar that you can useforany neededshortcuts or simply place the Notepad shortcut on the Taskbar.NOTE: If you simply move the Notepad shortcut from the Favorites folder to another location, it will retain the Low integrity level. Delete that shortcut and create a new shortcut in the other location.Hope this helps. Thank You for testing Windows 7 Beta Ronnie Vernon MVP

Yes that's what I had. I thought it was UAC giving me the warning. I had a feeling it had to do with the .lnk and not the .exe in local computer. Either way it should be able to differentiate between a Windows program and a file on the internet. It's not such big issue for me I just thought it was strange behaviour.