As far I can remember from the last time I looked at this stuff... writing to the event log as a Joe user is fine - the problem is that creating the "event source" for the log entries required administrative escalation.
On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Peter Maddin <[email protected]>wrote: > I am looking at maintaining an old vs2005 vb.net application.**** > > ** ** > > This has been running on XP Pro workstations.**** > > From trawling through the code, I have found that it uses the event log > for recording errors.**** > > ** ** > > I have open and converted the solution into VS2010.**** > > I noticed that errors are being written to the application event log.**** > > ** ** > > I suspect that on windows 7 (probably Vista as well) that a normal user > may run into problems when trying to write to the application event log.** > ** > > ** ** > > Is this likely to be a problem if the application is installed on windows > 7 and run by a user with minimal rights and permissions?**** > > ** ** > > *Regards Peter Maddin* > *Applications Development Officer* > *Path**West Laboratory Medicine WA* > *Phone : +618 6396 4285 (Monday, Wednesday,Friday)* > > *Phone : +618 9346 4372 (Tuesday, Thursday)** > Mobile: 0423 540 825* > *E-Mail : [email protected]; [email protected]* > *The contents of this e-mail transmission outside of the WAGHS network > are intended solely for the named recipient's), may be confidential, and > may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure in the public > interest. The use, reproduction, disclosure or distribution of the contents > of this e-mail transmission by any person other than the named recipient(s) > is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient please notify the sender > immediately**.***** > > **** > > ** ** >
