Yes, this is expected. If the file looks like its an installer, then Vista will elevate it unless the manifest says otherwise. This was to try and aid migration to Vista.
Rob John Daintree wrote: > Hello all. > > I've written a standalone GUI to spawn the install of 3 separate MSIs. The > gui is called setup.exe. Whenever I run setup.exe on a Vista machine I get > the UAC elevation prompt. If I rename the gui to jd.exe I do NOT get the UAC > elevation prompt. > > If I rename the file install.exe I get elevation too. It seems that a > filename of *setup*.exe or *install*.exe is always elevated. Is this > expected on Vista? It certainly seems odd, but also seems like something > microsoft would do. > > I can add a requestedExecutionLevel entry to the manifest I guess, but I > want to be sure that this is expected. > > Cheers, > > John. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
