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==Programming against UAC==
==Programming against UAC==
When your permission or password is needed to complete a task, UAC will alert you with one of the following messages:
#Windows needs your permission to continue
#A program needs your permission to continue
#An unidentified program wants access to your computer
#This program has been blocked
* [http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/0eeb9ddd-ddaa-4cc5-a092-9908305665471033.mspx What is User Account Control?]
* [http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/0eeb9ddd-ddaa-4cc5-a092-9908305665471033.mspx What is User Account Control?]
* [http://channel9.msdn.com/Screencasts/211271_Embedding%20a%20Manifest%20edited%20final_100k.wmv Video showing how to embedd manifests in applications to avoid VIsta autodetecting what kind of application it is]
* [http://channel9.msdn.com/Screencasts/211271_Embedding%20a%20Manifest%20edited%20final_100k.wmv Video showing how to embedd manifests in applications to avoid VIsta autodetecting what kind of application it is]
* [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa905330.aspx The Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Developer Story: Windows Vista Application Development Requirements for User Account Control (UAC)]
* [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa905330.aspx The Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Developer Story: Windows Vista Application Development Requirements for User Account Control (UAC)]

Revision as of 20:53, 21 August 2007


Program Compatibility Assistant

The Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Developer Story: Application Compatibility Cookbook

Application Compatibility Additional Resources

Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit

Application Verifier

Programming against UAC

When your permission or password is needed to complete a task, UAC will alert you with one of the following messages:

  1. Windows needs your permission to continue
  2. A program needs your permission to continue
  3. An unidentified program wants access to your computer
  4. This program has been blocked


Folder and registry changes in Vista and Vista x64

Locating Debug Symbols

Add the environment variable:

_NT_SYMBOL_PATH=SRV*c:\websymbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols

Full syntax off _NT_SYMBOL_PATH:

Registry Virtualization

<google>ENGELSK</google>

id=siteTree