[DUG] Vista help

[Ross Levis]

I can't help you, I'm sorry, but I have some Vista questions of my own 
that I hope someone can answer.

I use D7 and use the XP manifest component currently.  Is it easy to 
modify this to provide a Vista manifest?

I've modified my programs recently to write it's configuarion data to a 
specific subfolder called Data under the installation folder, which is 
normally under the Program Files folder, and I've also made sure the 
programs work with restricted user rights.

I considered using the Common Application Data area but this will be too 
difficult when there are multiple installations of my app on the same 
PC, which is a common occurence.

I have Inno setup changing the access rights on the Data folder to 
read/write/modify during installation

Does any of this break the Vista rules?

Thanks,
Ross.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert martin" <rob at wildsoft.co.nz>
To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:27 AM
Subject: [DUG] Vista help


Hi All

We are testing our Apps in Vista but I must admit to having some
difficulties with the OS.  We use Crystal reports which we understadn is
a problem on Vista.

So I have been testing our runtime install (the full deployment is a
guaranteed no go).  It was working!.  However the app involved showed
with a shield (which apparently indicates running in admin mode),  even
though the properties for the app were set to no compatability fixes and
non admin.  So I rebuilt the app with a Vista manifest setting the
rights to minimum (user).  This removed the shield but broke Crystal.
So I removed the manifest but the shield has not returned and even if I
force the app to run in admin mode, crystal still fails.

I think the issue is the app is no longer 'virtualized'.  I have no idea
how to turn this setting back on.  Does anyone have any ideas, the MS
site tells me all about virtualization and that adding a security
manifest will turn it off (thats what I did), but removing the manifest
has not restored it.

Arrggghh !

-- 
Rob Martin
Software Engineer

phone +64 03 377 0495
fax   +64 03 377 0496
web www.chreos.com

Wild Software Ltd

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