Administrator manifest for Vista

[Mike Doty]

To test with Vista I've put a link to the executable here http://www.dotysoftware.com/topdog.exe
Would appreicate knowing the results?

Would someone look over the .xml code to see if it is correct?
All other programs (that do not need more rights) do not need a manifest, correct?
Does TopDog create C:\Program Files\My Test Folder using Vista 32-bit and Vista 64-bit?
What other manifests do we need to distribute Vista programs (if not using an installer?)
Getting a Vista box tomorrow.


'Save as TopDog.Bas

'TopDog.Bas
#COMPILE EXE
#DIM ALL
#RESOURCE "admin.pbr"
'uiAccess = false or you need to pay Microsoft   can only send messages to equal or lower levels
  #COMPILE EXE
  #DIM ALL
  #RESOURCE "admin.pbr"
  FUNCTION PBMAIN AS LONG
    LOCAL sFolder AS STRING
    sFolder = "c:\Program Files\My Test Folder"
    ? "TopDog with admin privileges"
    MKDIR sFolder
    IF ERR = 0 THEN
        ? "Created " + sFolder + " will now remove."
        RMDIR sFolder
        IF ERR = 0 THEN
          ? "Removed " + sFolder
        ELSE
            ? "Error" + STR$(ERRCLEAR) + " of folder " + sFolder
        END IF
    ELSE
        ? "Unable to create " + sFolder + " error" + STR$(ERRCLEAR)
    END IF
 
  END FUNCTION

'Save as Admin.Xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
  <assemblyIdentity
    version="1.0.0.0"
    processorArchitecture="X86"
    NAME = "TopDog"
    TYPE = "win32" />
    <description>I am the top dog</description>
    <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
      <security>
        <requestedPrivileges>
          <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator"  uiAccess="false" />
        </requestedPrivileges>
      </security>
    </trustInfo>
</assembly>

'Save as Admin.Rc

1 24 admin.xml

RC.EXE Admin.Rc ----> creates Admin.Res
PBRES Admin.Res ----> creates Admin.Pbr


uiAccess information

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1180962&SiteID=1

[Rod Macia]

Would appreicate knowing the results?

Does TopDog create C:\Program Files\My Test Folder using Vista 32-bit and Vista 64-bit?

It does create and remove in VISTA64

Rod

[Mike Doty]

Thank you!

[Mike Doty]

All files are at http://www.dotysoftware.com/topdog/

The big question is "Does it ask to elevate permission?"

http://www.dotysoftware.com/topdog/Admin.bas

http://www.dotysoftware.com/topdog/admin.pbr

http://www.dotysoftware.com/topdog/admin.rc

http://www.dotysoftware.com/topdog/admin.res

http://www.dotysoftware.com/topdog/admin.xml

http://www.dotysoftware.com/topdog/all.zip (everything here)
http://www.dotysoftware.com/topdog/easy.bat (create .pbr file)

http://www.dotysoftware.com/topdog/TopDog.bas

http://www.dotysoftware.com/topdog/TopDog.exe

[Mike Doty]

Rod,
Were you running as an admin at the time?
Did it ask if you wanted to elevate permission?

[Greg Lyon]

Mike,

On Vista Home Premium, 32-bit, running as non-admin, it asked for permission, it created the folder, it removed the folder. No problems.

[Mike Doty]

Great. Thank you. Just got a Vista box and seeing some interesting changes. I like it, so far.

[Mike Doty]

The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect.
Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail.

Using Windows 7 and can't run with the manifest.
Anyone used sxstrace or see the problem?


admin.rc

 1 24 admin.xml

admin.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
  <assemblyIdentity
    version="1.0.0.0"
    processorArchitecture="X86"
    NAME = "topdog.exe"
    TYPE = "win32" />
    <description>elevation</description>
    <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
      <security>
        <requestedPrivileges>
          <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator"  uiAccess="false" />
        </requestedPrivileges>
      </security>
    </trustInfo>
</assembly>

topdog.bas

#COMPILE EXE
#DIM ALL
#RESOURCE "admin.pbr"
  #COMPILE EXE
  #DIM ALL
  #RESOURCE "admin.pbr"
  FUNCTION PBMAIN AS LONG
    LOCAL sFolder AS STRING
    sFolder = "c:\Program Files\My Test Folder"
    MKDIR sFolder
    IF ERR = 0 THEN
        ? "Created " + sFolder + " will now remove."
        RMDIR sFolder
        IF ERR = 0 THEN
          ? "Removed " + sFolder
        ELSE
            ? "Error" + STR$(ERRCLEAR) + " of folder " + sFolder
        END IF
    ELSE
        ? "Unable to create " + sFolder + " error" + STR$(ERRCLEAR)
    END IF
 
  END FUNCTION

[George Bleck]

In assemblyIdentity the NAME and TYPE should be lowercase. The manifest elements are case-sensitive (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...(v=vs.85).aspx, see ELEMENTS).

Not sure on the values case-sensitivity so you might also need to also change X86 to x86 under processorArchitecture .

[Mike Doty]

Thank you, George!
That works. Did require x86 to be lower case.

For any lurkers:
Load admin.rc 1 24 admin.xml into compiler and click compile.
That creates admin.res which then creates admin.pbr which
is loaded into final program with the line #RESOURCE "admin.pbr"

Not sure if all programs should use a manifest like this by changing
name = "topdog.exe" to name="program name goes here.exe"?

admin.xml

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
  <assemblyIdentity
    version="1.0.0.0"
    processorArchitecture="x86"
    name = "topdog.exe"
    type = "win32" />
    <description>elevation</description>
    <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
      <security>
        <requestedPrivileges>
          <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator"  uiAccess="false" />
        </requestedPrivileges>
      </security>
    </trustInfo>
</assembly>

admin.rc

 1 24 admin.xml