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10-15-2007
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| | Automatically updating hosts file Our Installshield exe installs fine on our XP boxes, but I can't get it to update the host file on the Vista machine. I know you need to open notepad as admin and then it's modifiable, but i need to do it automatically. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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10-16-2007
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| | Re: Automatically updating hosts file Run the application elevated? -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Erin" <Erin@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:EDDE0506-AB22-40E6-B90A-96A2D40F472B@xxxxxx Our Installshield exe installs fine on our XP boxes, but I can't get it to update the host file on the Vista machine. I know you need to open notepad as admin and then it's modifiable, but i need to do it automatically. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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10-16-2007
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| | Re: Automatically updating hosts file Nope - doesn't do it "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: Quote: > Run the application elevated? > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com > > > "Erin" <Erin@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:EDDE0506-AB22-40E6-B90A-96A2D40F472B@xxxxxx > Our Installshield exe installs fine on our XP boxes, but I can't get it to > update the host file on the Vista machine. I know you need to open notepad > as admin and then it's modifiable, but i need to do it automatically. Any > help would be greatly appreciated. > |
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