Vista - Does a manifest containing requestedExecutionLevel need to be embedded?

3 Weeks Ago

Hello all,

I've been experimenting with manifests to set "requestedExecutionLevel" to
"requireAdministator" for an application to run on Vista and Windows 7.

It seems that the manifest MUST be embedded in the executable, I cannot just
have myapp.exe.manifest exist in the same directory as the executable at
runtime. Is that the correct behaviour? And is there specific documentation
from microsoft that explains it?

Thanks in advance,

/john

3 Weeks Ago

"John Daintree" <johnd@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:uZVfJXVWKHA.3720@newsgroup

Quote:

> Hello all,
>
> I've been experimenting with manifests to set
> "requestedExecutionLevel" to "requireAdministator" for an application
> to run on Vista and Windows 7.
>
> It seems that the manifest MUST be embedded in the executable, I
> cannot just have myapp.exe.manifest exist in the same directory as the
> executable at runtime. Is that the correct behaviour? And is there
> specific documentation from microsoft that explains it?
>
> Thanks in advance,

This mentions that it is "recommended" to ensure proper runtime
behavior.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...91(VS.80).aspx

3 Weeks Ago	#1 (permalink)
John Daintree n/a posts	Does a manifest containing requestedExecutionLevel need to be embedded? Hello all, I've been experimenting with manifests to set "requestedExecutionLevel" to "requireAdministator" for an application to run on Vista and Windows 7. It seems that the manifest MUST be embedded in the executable, I cannot just have myapp.exe.manifest exist in the same directory as the executable at runtime. Is that the correct behaviour? And is there specific documentation from microsoft that explains it? Thanks in advance, /john
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3 Weeks Ago	#2 (permalink)
FromTheRafters n/a posts	Re: Does a manifest containing requestedExecutionLevel need to be embedded? "John Daintree" <johnd@newsgroup> wrote in message news:uZVfJXVWKHA.3720@newsgroup Quote: > Hello all, > > I've been experimenting with manifests to set > "requestedExecutionLevel" to "requireAdministator" for an application > to run on Vista and Windows 7. > > It seems that the manifest MUST be embedded in the executable, I > cannot just have myapp.exe.manifest exist in the same directory as the > executable at runtime. Is that the correct behaviour? And is there > specific documentation from microsoft that explains it? > > Thanks in advance, This mentions that it is "recommended" to ensure proper runtime behavior. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...91(VS.80).aspx
My System Specs

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