[DUG] Vista help

[Rohit Gupta]

If you go to CodeGears conference download site (I dont have the link 
here) and download the archive by Ray Kor...  Its all about the 
different ways to use the scheme/manifest on XP and Vista.  It was the 
only session that was worthwhile for me.

Ross Levis wrote:
> 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 !
>
>