Alan
I agree with your "blurry" statement.
I'm glad you were able to make the software work properly.
--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
"alan" <alan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
>I appologize, I thought this would be a general issue instead of technical
> but it turned out to be technical. The problem was on our companies
> software.
>
> It didn't run or had errors so I thought I needed to create a manifest.
> Then
> the manifest worked but we kept getting prompt. So I thought it was a
> general
> user setting maybe.
>
> Well I recompiled the program without the manifest (or let Visual Studio
> generate its own and embed it) and it worked without prompt.
>
> Vista does make it hard for companies to update their software
> compatibility
> issues and the lines between general settings and technical settings are
> so
> blurred that its hard to tell where the problems are coming from.
>
> "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Alan
>>
>> What type of program is this? Any program that asks for access to the
>> entire
>> system is going to need aministrator permissions.
>>
>> If a program is completely compatible with Vista, it should not be
>> prompting
>> for permissions. Here is some information, originally posted by MVP Jimmy
>> Brush that describes this process.
>>
>> <quote>
>> Windows Vista does not control the UAC prompts - your application does.
>>
>> It is up to your app to include a manifest file (either compiled into
>> the app or as a seperate file, yourapp.exe.manifest) that tells
>> Windows Vista how it needs to run.
>>
>> Your app can tell vista one of three things:
>>
>> - It never needs admin privileges, even if the user is logged in as an
>> admin (asInvoker)
>>
>> - It needs admin privs if the user is an admin, but it can also run if
>> the user is not an admin (highestAvailable)
>>
>> - It must have admin privs to run, and standard users cannot run it
>> (requiresAdministrator)
>>
>> If your application has no manifest, then the first option (no admin
>> privs) is assumed, unless your app is determined to be an installer,
>> then the third option (requiresAdministrator) is assumed.
>>
>> -JB
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell
>> Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>> </quote>
>>
>> Mark Russinovich: Inside Windows Vista User Account Control
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tec...C/default.aspx
>>
>> --
>>
>> Ronnie Vernon
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>>
>>
>> "alan" <alan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:9C60C23D-BC5A-433D-B57A-E104EE86CDBE@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > Thanks for the reply but this does not fix the problem.
>> > It still prompts after doing this.
>> >
>> > Any other advice to avoid this time wasting, finger tiring, mouse
>> > degenerating hurdle?
>> >
>> > "brink" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> alan;432051 Wrote:
>> >> > I installed an application as administrator.
>> >> > When I launch the program, I always get an Allow or Deny prompt (ya
>> >> > know
>> >> > like the commercial). Other programs don't have this prompt when I
>> >> > start them.
>> >> >
>> >> > Then, I log in with a standard user account and the same program
>> >> > that
>> >> > had
>> >> > the UAC prompt no longer prompts me.
>> >> >
>> >> > Why is this? I would like it to be the same way when logged in as an
>> >> > administrator.
>> >> >
>> >> > I don't see any rhyme or reason to any of this.
>> >>
>> >> Hi Alan,
>> >>
>> >> This is normal for UAC if you can believe it. You will need to right
>> >> click the shortcut for the program in the Administrator account and
>> >> click Properties. Now click the compatibility tab and uncheck "Run as
>> >> Administrator" and click Ok. That should stop it from asking you if
>> >> you
>> >> want to "Allow" the program to run with administrator rights.
>> >>
>> >> Shawn
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> brink
>> >>
>> >> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
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>> >>
>>