On Vista and Win7 (Rexx) installation scripts sometimes need to change
the registry which may be prohibited by the operating system, unless one
executes the installation scripts with administrator rights.

To achieve this, one could use the Windows "runAs" program from the
commandline supplying as user "Administrator" and the local machine
name. [This is actually what I have been experimenting with for the
BSF4ooRexx and OOo installation scripts in the past days.]

Another possibility seems to be the context menu "runAs", which
unfortunately may or may not be avaible on the user's installation. How
would one be able to define this context-menu to rex-scripts? Are there
any reg-files that one can use as a sample (rex-files need to be
executed by rexx.exe, which usually is already defined by the ooRexx
installation) ?

Is there another possibility which can make this simple for the Vista
and W7 users? A manifest kind of file, and if so, how should it look to
allow scripts to be executed with the Administrator credentials or where
can one learn about it)?

Any pointers/opinions highly appreciated!

---rony




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