No, but I did try that; once again PowerPro only caught programs launched by PowerPro.
--- In [email protected], "brucexs" <bruc...@...> wrote: > > > As I said, I don't know much about Windows 7, so I am just guessing. Are yo > running in XP compatibility mode? > > > --- In [email protected], "ligoten" <ligoten@> wrote: > > > > So, after a lot of testing, mostly in virtual machines, I have discovered > > the following: I can only make PowerPro's "Open" list work correctly under > > Windows 7 if PowerPro is NOT run as an administrator. Both in a 32-bit > > virtual machine and in my 64-bit main system, so long as PowerPro ran as an > > admin, Open commands only ran on programs launched by PowerPro. Yet if I > > run PowerPro without admin privileges, (32-bit) apps launched by other > > programs are checked against PowerPro's Open list. If I run Notepad from > > it's icon on my 64-bit machine, PowerPro doesn't notice, but if I run the > > 32-bit version of Notepad from C:\Windows\SysWOW64, PowerPro creates my > > little test message. Under both 64-bit and 32-bit versions of Windows 7, > > turning UAC off (or as off as the default settings allow) doesn't help at > > all. I also made another test message trigger when a known 32-bit app > > launches, and that action reliably fires whenever I start that app. Any > > idea why not running as an admin could work better than running as an > > admin, or how I can make PowerPro notice 64-bit apps? The end goal here is > > to force the password dialog box for WinRAR to appear always on top, yet > > since my version of WinRAR is 64-bit, PowerPro doesn't seem to be able to > > recognize it. > > > > --- In [email protected], "brucexs" <brucexs@> wrote: > > > > > > I'm sorry, but I just don't know enough about Win 7 to answer. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "ligoten" <ligoten@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Swapping in the newer powerpro.exe (4.9m7) hasen't helped either. Is > > > > this a UAC problem, or some way I've misconfigured Windows for PowerPro > > > > compatibility? I'm not making any changes to the PowerPro configuration > > > > except for creating the new commandlist with my test action and setting > > > > this commandlist to be the "Open" list. > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Sheri" <sherip99@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "ligoten" <ligoten@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Appears to be 4.9m3, installed as administrator, tried install in > > > > > > three different locations: C:\Program Files (x86)\PowerPro, > > > > > > C:\Users\(my_username)\AppData\Roaming\PowerPro, and D:\PowerPro. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Sheri" <sherip99@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "ligoten" <ligoten@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As long as "Run as administrator" and checking the "run this > > > > > > > > program as an administrator" box on the compatibility tab are > > > > > > > > enough; yes PowerPro is running as an administrator. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What version of Powerpro and how was it installed? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/message/37337> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
