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Vilius Mockūnas
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      08-05-2009
Hi,

Here is my problem:
Application starts from HKLM/.../run key automatically under Vista OS. I
want it to start that way. App has manifest with highestAvailable execution
level. So if standard user logs on - app starts with no problems. But if
member of administrators group logs on - according to required execution
level - now app should launch elevated and UAC prevents it from starting
that way putting it in blocked app list - message "windows has blocked some
startup programs". Now I must do interactive actions to start application(I
intend it to start automatically).
The problem is that I don't need that application to start elevated - for
current app tasks standard user is sufficient. Application is not developed
by me so I can't change it's manifest.

So how do I force highestAvailable execution level application to run as
standard user always ?
Maybe there are other ways to bypass UAC "windows has blocked some startup
programs" by putting some exceptions ? Of course I want minimal impact on
other applications.

thanks
Vilius



 
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      08-06-2009
You can change the manifest.
http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/
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"Vilius Mockūnas" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> Here is my problem:
> Application starts from HKLM/.../run key automatically under Vista OS. I
> want it to start that way. App has manifest with highestAvailable
> execution level. So if standard user logs on - app starts with no
> problems. But if member of administrators group logs on - according to
> required execution level - now app should launch elevated and UAC prevents
> it from starting that way putting it in blocked app list - message
> "windows has blocked some startup programs". Now I must do interactive
> actions to start application(I intend it to start automatically).
> The problem is that I don't need that application to start elevated - for
> current app tasks standard user is sufficient. Application is not
> developed by me so I can't change it's manifest.
>
> So how do I force highestAvailable execution level application to run as
> standard user always ?
> Maybe there are other ways to bypass UAC "windows has blocked some startup
> programs" by putting some exceptions ? Of course I want minimal impact on
> other applications.
>
> thanks
> Vilius
>
>
>


 
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