So, I was kind of excited; I got an invite to Microsoft's Live Mesh web/desktop application for syncing files.  So, I log into Live Mesh and start playing around with it. Here's a short screencast of Live Mesh and my initial reaction:

http://screencast.com/t/oimTJavoYo

You see, Microsoft needs to learn they can't force users to use their stuff.  True, I use a lot of Microsoft products, but only the ones I like.  And right now, Live Mesh is not on my list of web/desktop applications I like.  So, good try M$, maybe I'll try this again, but not anytime soon.

The funny thing is, I bet that any XP user would not have this restriction.  So why force Vista users?  I would think that M$ already knows that most 'power users' have turned off UAC and I would think those are the early adopters they want to attract to a tech preview like this.

Of course, I'm left wonder what would happened if I logged on with a non-administrator account with UAC enabled and then installed the plug-in, but I'll never know because I'm not interested in the hassle.  But, if you've tried this, let me know.  I'd give you my Live Mesh login, but it's tied to my old-school hotmail account that I only use to access Microsoft stuff.