How to Sign executable for Vista etc.

[RoyK]

I was playing around with just running the IDE on Vista under a non-admin account and I got the following error: An unidentified program wants access to your computer

So I tried to sign it by doing the following:

---make a test certificate:
Makecert -r -pe -sr localMachine -ss demostore -n "CN=DemoCert" 

---sign it:
Signtool Sign /v /s demostore /n DemoCert vb6.exe

--Add certificate to the store:
Certmgr -add democert.cer -s -r localMachine Root

No errors, but no luck. Still get the same error. Any ideas? Also, how does one sign their final .exe for distribution/install?

It seems like when you do an install, Vista gives your .exe admin rights by default. I was able to get VB6.exe to run under a non-admin account but first I had to Right Click/Properties/Compatibility tab/ and uncheck the run as admin.


--hope you all had a good Easter too!

[HanneSThEGreaT]

I have a question, may seem silly, but still, eventually my route might help you..

Are these your own Digital Certificates, are are you making use of Verisign for your certificates ¿

[RoyK]

Makecert allows you to make your own test certificates or so the story goes.