To Disable Or Not: User Account Control

As more and more clients move to Windows 7 (or Windows Vista), the issue of user account control appears to come up more and more in relation to supporting Dynamics GP. The most common issue that occurs, in my anecdotal experience, deals with using Dynamics GP Utilities. Users can successfully launch utilities, but after logging in they will receive BCP utility errors.

The immediate workaround go this issue is to launch Dynamics GP Utilities by right-clicking on the icon and choosing "Run As Administrator". Easy enough. But I have also seen a trend lately where it is just recommended to turn off user account control. Why does that approach bother me? I will admit it does.

I try to tread respectfully when working with a client's IT support (either internal or external) and appreciate that they may have goals and strategies outside the world of Dynamics GP (yes, that world does exist). And it seems to me that the decision to turn off user account control should be left to IT and not to me as a Dynamics GP consultant. Of course, I can share my opinion but to actually disable it blurs an already fuzzy line of responsibility.

Do you all agree? Am I overreacting to something that is benign yet annoying? I put this in the same category as changing permissions on shared drives or local drives for a client. I am hesitant to do so if not working directly with their IT support. Again, am I overreacting?

Please share your thoughts, go ahead and let me know if you think I am a) a worrywart or b) sensible.