Recent content by Zadam

Basically, what I'm trying to hint at, is there some new API in Vista that when called prompts the user with a UAC prompt, and if the user hits "yes" from then on the process which called that API is now running with admin privileges (in the same way it WOULD have been if admin rights were...

Actually no, what I am after is a programmatic way to gain admin privilege in an executable, but bringing up the UAC prompt at runtime (at some point AFTER the exe is launched).

Hey guys, wondering if anyone can help. I know you can add some stuff to the manifest of an exe and it will throw up a UAC prompt as soon as the program is executed, but I was wondering is it possible to run an exe without admin rights (ie without the additions to the manifest file), but then...