Re: [python-win32] COM registration/unregistration and elevation on Vista

2008-01-18 Thread Tim Roberts
Mark Hammond wrote: > On Vista, it's necessary to register python COM objects from an "elevated" > process. In practice, this means I tend to keep a command-prompt open > started with "run as administrator", do registration and unregistration > there, then switch back to the normal command-prompt

Re: [python-win32] COM registration/unregistration and elevation on Vista

2008-01-18 Thread Mark Hammond
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:python-win32- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Roberts > Sent: Saturday, 19 January 2008 5:02 AM ... > It is possible (since XP) to register a COM object in > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes instead of > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes (which is HKEY_CL

Re: [python-win32] COM registration/unregistration and elevation on Vista

2008-01-18 Thread Tim Roberts
Mark Hammond wrote: > In your opinion, is my patch an improvement to the status-quo, or does it > have the potential to cause confusion? > I think your patch is probably the right way to go. It solves the problem for unsophisticated users, and sophisticated users will want to do their own th

Re: [python-win32] COM registration/unregistration and elevation onVista

2008-01-18 Thread MACKEITH Andrew
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Hammond > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:10 PM > To: 'Python-Win32 List' > Subject: [python-win32] COM registration/unregistration and > elevation onVista > > On Vista, it's necessary to reg

Re: [python-win32] COM registration/unregistration and elevation onVista

2008-01-18 Thread Mark Hammond
> -Original Message- > From: MACKEITH Andrew [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, 19 January 2008 1:00 AM > To: Mark Hammond; Python-Win32 List > Subject: RE: [python-win32] COM registration/unregistration and > elevation onVista > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL P

Re: [python-win32] COM registration/unregistration and elevation onVista

2008-01-18 Thread Roger Upole
"Mark Hammond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Vista, it's necessary to register python COM objects from an "elevated" > process. In practice, this means I tend to keep a command-prompt open > started with "run as administrator", do registration and unregistration