Installer Detection - Windows 7 Training Kit Prese.pptVIP

Windows 7 Training Windows? 7 Compatibility Installer Detection Introduction Windows Vista? introduced User Access Control (UAC) Installers typically require administrative privileges 32-bit executables with no manifest are assumed to be “old”, that is, they don’t know about UAC Windows will use heuristics to determine if such a file is in fact an installer that needs elevation of privileges These heuristics may cause issues The Problem Installers prior to Windows Vista usually assume they run with administrator privileges Can write to ProgramFiles folder, HKLM hive in registry, and so on Wi