Installing a window service and application

[Guest edua11368]

Hello,

I am trying to install my application on windows vista ultimate and I

am having lots of issues with users permissions. My application has

different pieces, a windows service, a desktop application and another

windows application that runs a the service manager. The application and

the service communicate between each other using Pipes and I use the

service manager to start and stop the service instead of going to the

services manager console. When I install my software I install for all

users, however it only works correctly when i am logged in as

administrator, if i switch to a standard user, i can't start or stop the

service from the application manager, and even thought the service is

running i can't communicate with the the desktop application because the

standard user does not have enough permission.

Is ther a way to grant all users permission to use my software as a

whole??

Thank you very much!!!

 

 

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[Guest Mr. Arnold]

edua11368 wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> Hello,

> I am trying to install my application on windows vista ultimate and I

> am having lots of issues with users permissions. My application has

> different pieces, a windows service, a desktop application and another

> windows application that runs a the service manager. The application and

> the service communicate between each other using Pipes and I use the

> service manager to start and stop the service instead of going to the

> services manager console. When I install my software I install for all

> users, however it only works correctly when i am logged in as

> administrator, if i switch to a standard user, i can't start or stop the

> service from the application manager, and even thought the service is

> running i can't communicate with the the desktop application because the

> standard user does not have enough permission.

> Is ther a way to grant all users permission to use my software as a

> whole??

> Thank you very much!!!

>

> </span>

 

Your solutions must be made to use the Vista UAC Manifest. When the

program uses the Vista UAC Manifest, then it's able to present the

proper credentials to Vista to escalate its privileges, which in this

case would be Run As Administrator.

 

In the case of Standard user running your solutions when the privilege

escalation is required, then the Standard user will need to give the

user-id and psw of an Admin account on the machine to escalate, when the

UAC credentials box pops. In the case of an Admin running your solution,

because Admins are locked down to Standard user, then the allow disallow

UAC box will pop, use Google or Dogpile.com and look up how to use the

manifest from a program.

 

 

I suggest that you read the two links.

 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709691.aspx

 

Also read this link particularly in the Benefits section of using the

account as a developer/user admin.

 

<http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/vista/vista_administrator_activate.htm#Summary_of_Vista_Administrator_-_Super_User_(Hidden_Account)>

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

edua11368 wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> Hello,

> I am trying to install my application on windows vista ultimate and I

> am having lots of issues with users permissions. My application has

> different pieces, a windows service, a desktop application and another

> windows application that runs a the service manager. The application and

> the service communicate between each other using Pipes and I use the

> service manager to start and stop the service instead of going to the

> services manager console. When I install my software I install for all

> users, however it only works correctly when i am logged in as

> administrator, if i switch to a standard user, i can't start or stop the

> service from the application manager, and even thought the service is

> running i can't communicate with the the desktop application because the

> standard user does not have enough permission.

> Is ther a way to grant all users permission to use my software as a

> whole??</span>

 

 

Certainly. Simply rewrite the application so it doesn't require

elevated privileges to run. Then, you'll even b e able to truthfully

claim that the application is not only Vista-compatible, but "Designed

for Vista." Microsoft provides volumes of material to help software

developers achieve Windows compatibility. I'd suggest you start at the

MSDN (Microsoft Software Developers Network) web site.

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx

 

 

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Bruce Chambers

 

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