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Wed, Jun 24 2009 17:18

False Positives in Windows 7's Installer Detection

When User Account Control (UAC ) was introduced in Windows Vista it would have caused problems for many existing setups because they required full administrator permissions. Therefore Microsoft added heuristical detection for installers. For instance...
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Thu, Jun 11 2009 10:44

Why UAC isn’t a security boundary, and how auto-elevation works on Windows 7

Mark Russinovich (of SysInternals fame and now employed as a Technical Fellow at Microsoft) has published an interesting article about User Account Control (UAC) in the July issue of TechNet Magazine. He discusses the goal of UAC, why it could be circumvented...
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Thu, Nov 6 2008 22:49

UAC in Windows 7

At PDC2008 there was a session abstract that essentially said: "there's nothing new here". But I'd still recommend viewing it, and actually it included (a little bit of) new information: PC51 Windows 7: Best Practices for Developing...
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Mon, Jan 21 2008 17:57

Video: Windows Installer and Application Compatibility

Microsoft's Channel 9 posted a video interview with Robert Flaming, program manager on the Windows Installer team. Robert talks about topics like User Account Control (UAC), chainers, restart manager, nested install custom actions, digitally signing...
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Mon, Aug 13 2007 14:46

Setup Guidelines for UAC Compatibility

An article in the Altiris community blog lists best practices that should be followed to make sure your setup works as intended on Windows Vista with User Account Control (UAC). Guidelines and Best Practices to Achieve UAC for Applications on Vista
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Wed, Aug 8 2007 14:56

German: dotnetpro 9/07 - WiX 3 und Benutzerkontensteuerung (UAC)

(This article is only available in German) Auch das neue Heft 09/2007 der Zeitschrift dornetpro behandelt wieder Themen, die für Setup-Entwickler interessant sind. Unter dem Titel " Installationsroutinen mit Windows Installer XML 3 " stellt...
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Mon, Jul 2 2007 21:23

How to trigger UAC elevation from a script

If you need to run command with full administrator permissions in Windows Vista, you could use the elevated command prompt (by right-clicking the command prompt icon in the start menu and selection "run as administrator). However if you need to do...
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Wed, Jun 20 2007 8:41

In-depth analysis of Vista UAC

An article has been posted at The Code Project that examines how UAC on Windows Vista operates behind the scenes, including a debug session of an elevation via the UAC prompt. It also shows how to work with UAC using manifests or the CreateProcess API...
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Wed, Apr 18 2007 19:01

Beware of the UAC Prompt Timeout

Recently I encountered a strange problem when I tried to install an MSI based setup on Windows Vista. I ran through the dialog sequence and clicked the “Install Now” button. The progress bar dialog was displayed as usual, and I left the computer to get...
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Wed, Feb 7 2007 15:23

Types of UAC prompt dialogs and how to remote control them

An article in the Windows Vista Team Blog shows the various types of UAC prompts and in which case (singed or unsigned executable etc.) which type is displayed. The screenshots are a bit tiny but you get the idea. By default, other applications cannot...
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Wed, Feb 7 2007 14:34

7 Reasons Why your Installations May Fail on Windows Vista (And How You Can Fix Them)

An article that I've written for the December 2006 issue of the Macrovision DevLetter. 7 Reasons Why your Installations May Fail on Windows Vista (And How You Can Fix Them) Windows Installer is not just a technology but also a set of rules and best...
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Fri, Dec 22 2006 8:53

Launching a program when setup is completed may be a security issue

An article in the InnoSetup knowledge base points out that launching your application or displaying a readme file (using notepad for instance) at the end of your installation may cause a security issue on Windows Vista. The problem arises if the installation...
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Thu, Dec 21 2006 12:10

MSDN Magazine article about UAC (in multiple languages)

An MSDN Magazine article that talks about User Account Control (UAC) on Windows Vista and also covers setup topics is available online. There are several localized versions of this article. If your language isn't detected automatically you can select...
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Fri, Oct 13 2006 17:15

Important Windows Installer WebCast: Designing Installations for User Account Control (recording available)

Windows Vista includes a new feature call User Account Control (UAC) which has the potential to break many existing MSI-based setups. UAC is a really, really important topic. Although Vista isn't released yet, I'm seeing multiple reports of broken...
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Fri, Sep 22 2006 9:28

How UAC in Vista will impact your Setup (updated Oct 3)

Windows Vista introduces a security concept called User Account Control (UAC) which has multiple impacts on Windows Installer (MSI) based setups. Robert Flaming, Product manager on the MSI team at Microsoft, is posting a series of articles on his blog...
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