[izpack-devel] Vista

[Bartz, Klaus]

Hi all,
will be nice, if the VM version 1.6 can be run elevated.
But in the given link I have read this:
"
In future releases, the ONLY way to run an application elevated will be
to have a signed manifest that identifies the privilege level the
application needs.
"
Seems so, MS tries to exclude software which will be produced
by private persons.
May be we should not only look to use a exe which e.g. has the
name setup.exe else to determine how to create the launcher with 
the needed manifest and where to get the signature.
Alternate we should analyze what should be change to allow an
installation without elevation.

Cheers

Klaus


> -----Original Message-----
> From: izpack-devel-bounces at lists.berlios.de 
> [mailto:izpack-devel-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of 
> Vladimir Ralev
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 1:26 PM
> To: izpack-devel at lists.berlios.de
> Subject: Re: [izpack-devel] Vista
> 
> 
> AFAIK Sun has made many vista-specific improvements in JRE 
> 1.6. May be 
> this issue is addressed too. Have you tried it?
> 
> Stefan Wachter wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I found some information about the application manifest 
> that is needed 
> > to take care for having
> > enough privileges: 
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480150.aspx#accprot
> vista_topic8
> >
> > --Stefan
> >
> > PS: I found the uninstaller jar does not work because it has not 
> > enough privileges. In a plain VISTA
> > installation IzPack writes files that can not be removed by 
> the user who did the installation. In 
> > order to make the uninstaller jar work I had to start the 
> uninstaller also via an exe launcher. I 
> > named the executable uninstall.exe. Now the uninstaller 
> removes the files.
> >
> >
> > Markus Schlegel wrote:
> >   
> >> Tested it last December on Vista. Shortcuts and registry 
> entries work 
> >> well as far as I can see. Of corse, I tested only my installer and 
> >> not a complete set of features.
> >>
> >> What's left to do is documenting that the installer must contain 
> >> "setup" or "installer" in its name in order that vista 
> knows it must 
> >> elevate to the SuperUser Access token.
> >>
> >> Maybe there ist a way of providing a "manifestfile" for it, but I 
> >> don't know how to do this.
> >>
> >> Markus
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: izpack-devel-bounces at lists.berlios.de
> >> [mailto:izpack-devel-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Elmar 
> >> Grom
> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 2:54 AM
> >> To: Izpack
> >> Subject: [izpack-devel] Vista
> >>
> >> Hi everybody,
> >>
> >> there is something else, that I think we need to keep on 
> our agenda. 
> >> Since Vista is now officially released it is time to find out if 
> >> IzPack still works properly on the new platform. In 
> particular I am 
> >> concerned about shortcuts and Registry entries.
> >>
> >> If anyone on the list has access to a Vista machine or 
> plans to get 
> >> one in the near future, please run a test and let us know what you 
> >> find. Some folks on the team might even suggest and/or 
> prepare a set 
> >> of tests to run.
> >>
> >>        Elmar
> >>
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