This is an example of the kind of thinking I'm describing when
I say things like the whole uac thing is meant to generate warm fuzzies
in the marketing department and to cover microsoft's ass. Check out

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/Sho...iteID=1&mode=1

for an explanation of some of the problems with cygwin on vista,
and then be sure to open

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...UACDevReqs.doc

and read the section on installer detection on page 13. This
is a security system????

you assume anyone listens to what you say?

heh

how optimistic of you


Rich

"Rich" <r.green@comcast.net> wrote in news:#ufYGLRRIHA.5160
@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:

> you assume anyone listens to what you say?
>
> heh
>
> how optimistic of you
>
>
> Rich

I read the linked thread.

In article <Xns9A0EEE2EEC80thisnthatadelphianet@216.196.97.14 2>,
DanS <t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@a.d.e.l.p.h.i.a.n.e.t> wrote:
>
>I read the linked thread.

Do you have an opinion on the idea of requiring privilege
elevation via UAC for executables with certain strings in their
filenames?

Hmmm, I wonder what happens if I write

c:\setup\install\installer\setup.exe -q install

1/2 :-)

wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) wrote in news:fkljt5$o7e$1
@reader1.panix.com:

> In article <Xns9A0EEE2EEC80thisnthatadelphianet@216.196.97.14 2>,
> DanS <t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@a.d.e.l.p.h.i.a.n.e.t> wrote:
>>
>>I read the linked thread.
>
> Do you have an opinion on the idea of requiring privilege
> elevation via UAC for executables with certain strings in their
> filenames?

Sure.....

1) It could be a potential security risk.

2) It doesn't work right anyway. I don't know how many times here I've seen
people having problems installing something, because they didn't choose
'Run as Administrator' when starting the install package.

"the wharf rat" <wrat@panix.com> wrote in message
news:fkkhs4$2bl$1@reader1.panix.com...
>
> This is an example of the kind of thinking I'm describing when
> I say things like the whole uac thing is meant to generate warm fuzzies
> in the marketing department and to cover microsoft's ass. Check out
>
> http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/Sho...iteID=1&mode=1
>
> for an explanation of some of the problems with cygwin on vista,
> and then be sure to open
>
> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...UACDevReqs.doc
>
> and read the section on installer detection on page 13. This
> is a security system????
>

I decided to read one of your post again. I am disappointed here with your
inability to change gears out of *1st* gear and move on.

Is this all your posts are about, either DRM or UAC?

> I read the linked thread.



and?



Rich