Uninstall as Administrator....Seriously Microsoft?

I installed some software on my wife's Windows 7 netbook.  The software didn't work out so I decided to uninstall it.  That is when I had to fight the uphill battle of uninstalling the software.  I got an error about not being an Administrator.  This was weird since we never set up multiple accounts on my wife's netbook.  There was only one user.  Eventually I found an answer on Microsoft's site.  Apparently you have to open up a command window and enable the administrator account.  Once you do that, you can log into the administrator account to uninstall the program.  After you do that, you can re-disable the administrator account.  Seriously?