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    enable uac by vc++

    Hello,

    I writed a program that saves data on file, its runs on windows XP ,but whan I execute it on windows 7 its not open the file, I understood its because the uac property,
    if somebody know how can I disable the uac from my program ,
    I would be vary thankfull for him.

    thanks

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    Re: enable uac by vc++

    This isn't possible to do programmatically. If it was, it would be a huge security hole.

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    Re: enable uac by vc++

    hello,

    but I saw a program that open a dialog box that asks the user confirm to do it .

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    Re: enable uac by vc++

    Quote Originally Posted by aangerma View Post
    hello,

    but I saw a program that open a dialog box that asks the user confirm to do it .
    Prompting the user to elevate permissions is completely different than programmatically disabling UAC.

    See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb530410.aspx for writing UAC compliant apps.

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    Re: enable uac by vc++

    Thank you!

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