Elevate via code?
We have an application that is an add-on to another application. While the child app is being installed, it must edit some files belonging to the parent. We wrote an .exe in VB 2005 that performs this action. It has been in production on XP for some months and works fine. It will not, of course, run on Vista with UAC on.Is there an SDK function that provides programatic elevation? I've searched MSDN but can't find any such function.Help.
February 2nd, 2008 2:06am

Getting Started with User Account Control on Windows Vista http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa906025.aspx Windows User Account Control Step-by-Step Guide http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/0d75f774-8514-4c9e-ac08-4c21f5c6c2d91033.mspx?mfr=true
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February 2nd, 2008 2:57am

I had read those pages. Note that they describe actions an administrator can do. I am asking for actions a programmer can do. The .exe is run by the installer. Asking our customers to right click an .exe file is not something we're likely to do.
February 2nd, 2008 3:16am

Hi, This issue seems like a development issue, it may out of our support scale. So I would like to suggest that go to MSDN forum which would be the best resource for your question: MSDN Forumhttp://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?siteid=1 Thanks.-----------------------------Sincerely,Guozhen WangMicrosoft Online Community Support
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February 5th, 2008 8:11am

Thank you.
February 5th, 2008 5:35pm

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