Re: UAC controls (cross posted from WDSCI-L)

[Tom Jedrzejewicz <tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Windows doesn't want us messing with the root of the OS drive, for obvious
reasons.  Changing something in a folder on the root changes the folder
metadata, which is changing the root, triggering UAC and requiring elevated
privileges.

I have found that putting these "non-installed" executables (such as putty)
into a folder in my profile and putting shortcuts where needed is the
cleanest way to use them.  It also makes it very easy to move the utilities
 when I change computers.

And if that folder is inside My DropBox, they are accessible from any other
computer should I so desire!

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Tom Jedrzejewicz
tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Illegitimi non carborundum"



On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 7:43 AM, Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> 0.6 as well.  Yes compatibility mode (XP sp3) is turned on.
>
> For grins, I created a directory called c:\Utility.
> Copied all the files from c:\Putty into it.
> Created a shortcut and put it on the desktop.
>
> No UAC prompt.....  Now I do see a change in the icon.  The old version
> still has the shield on it, the new one does not.  I have no idea what
> the difference is other than I don't get the prompt.  I'm good with that.
>
> Jim Oberholtzer
> CEO/Chief Technical Architect
> Agile Technology Architects, LLC
>
>
> On 3/29/2011 9:31 AM, David Gibbs wrote:
> > *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(r) Pro*
> > Jim Oberholtzer wrote:
> > > Putty in my case runs in c:\putty.  How is the world do you turn off the
> > > UAC for a specific program?
> > I run putty out of c:/utility/putty and it doesn't trigger a UAC dialog.
> >
> > I'm running version 0.6
> >
> > Do you have putty set to run in a compatibility mode?
> >
> > david
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