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* [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?]


 
'''WARNING !!!'''
* [[Bug in XP causes blue screen if manifest has duplicate xmlns tag]]
* [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921337 The computer may restart when you add a manifest that has the Windows Vista extension to an .exe file or to a .dll file in Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)]
* [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921337 The computer may restart when you add a manifest that has the Windows Vista extension to an .exe file or to a .dll file in Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)]



Revision as of 09:31, 11 September 2007

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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

Application Verifier uses the key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution

to take control over the application when it starts.

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

WARNING !!!


Watch this video to learn to embedd manifests in applications to avoid Vista autodetecting what kind of application it is.


Watch this video to learn how to run an application without Admin Rights and only require Elevation when necessary.


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

Installer issues (MSI)

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