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> Hello Thorsten,
>
> An Application Manifest will identify an application to Windows Vista and
> allow administrators to define the application's desired security
> credentials-an important step in the deployment process that helps
> facilitate a better user experience. The manifest informs Windows Vista
> when an application is User Account Control-compliant and when to prompt
> users for administrator authorization to elevate privileges. To ensure
> integrity and functionality, these manifests can and should be signed.
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../aa906021.aspx
>
> In Windows Vista, the application manifest, an XML file that describes and
> identifies the shared and private side-by-side assemblies that an
> application should bind to at run time, now includes entries for UAC
> application compatibility purposes. Administrative applications that
> include an entry in the application manifest will prompt the user for
> permission to access the user's access token. Most pre-Windows Vista
> administrative applications, however, can run smoothly without modification
> even though they lack an entry in the application manifest by using
> application compatibility fixes. Application compatibility fixes are
> database entries that enable applications that are not UAC compliant to
> work properly with Windows Vista.
>
> Thanks & Regards,
>
> Ken Zhao
>
> Microsoft Online Support
> Microsoft Global Technical Support Center
>
> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security <http://www.microsoft.com/security>
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> | Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:38:36 +0200
> | From: Thorsten Butz <thbutz@community.nospam>
> | User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 (Windows/20060308)
> | MIME-Version: 1.0
> | Subject: Re: Adding a manifest to a legacy app (from an administrators
> point
> | of view)
> | References: <OiKPGLX7HHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>
> <saDoeud7HHA.360@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
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> | Thanks for the reply, but:
> | my question relates to binary applications for which I do NOT own the
> | source. Is it possible to create a manifest for any existing application?
> |
> | Regards,
> | Thorsten
> |
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am having the same problem but this answer seems to be only marketing
> text
> to me.
>
> What are the technical details/steps that need to be done e.g. to mark an
> existing .NET executable as "requireAdministrativePermissions" in VISTA.
> So
> far I have come across creating manifest files and using mt.exe to sign
> the
> .net executable. But there seem to be many pitfalls to this (mt.exe Vista
> SDK
> version required due to MS Bug
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925378/en-us).
> A complete overview would be helpful (e.g. Is it sufficient to just create
> the manifest file or is mt.exe required in VISTA ?)
>
> Greetings,
> koschins
>
> ""Ken Zhao [MSFT]"" wrote:
>>> Hello Thorsten,
>>
>> An Application Manifest will identify an application to Windows Vista and
>> allow administrators to define the application's desired security
>> credentials-an important step in the deployment process that helps
>> facilitate a better user experience. The manifest informs Windows Vista
>> when an application is User Account Control-compliant and when to prompt
>> users for administrator authorization to elevate privileges. To ensure
>> integrity and functionality, these manifests can and should be signed.
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../aa906021.aspx
>>
>> In Windows Vista, the application manifest, an XML file that describes
>> and
>> identifies the shared and private side-by-side assemblies that an
>> application should bind to at run time, now includes entries for UAC
>> application compatibility purposes. Administrative applications that
>> include an entry in the application manifest will prompt the user for
>> permission to access the user's access token. Most pre-Windows Vista
>> administrative applications, however, can run smoothly without
>> modification
>> even though they lack an entry in the application manifest by using
>> application compatibility fixes. Application compatibility fixes are
>> database entries that enable applications that are not UAC compliant to
>> work properly with Windows Vista.
>>
>> Thanks & Regards,
>>
>> Ken Zhao
>>
>> Microsoft Online Support
>> Microsoft Global Technical Support Center
>>
>> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>> <http://www.microsoft.com/security>
>> ================================================== ==
>> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so
>> that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
>> ================================================== ==
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --------------------
>> | Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:38:36 +0200
>> | From: Thorsten Butz <thbutz@community.nospam>
>> | User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 (Windows/20060308)
>> | MIME-Version: 1.0
>> | Subject: Re: Adding a manifest to a legacy app (from an administrators
>> point
>> | of view)
>> | References: <OiKPGLX7HHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>
>> <saDoeud7HHA.360@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
>> | In-Reply-To: <saDoeud7HHA.360@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
>> | Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>> | Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
>> | Message-ID: <eU4kNdi7HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>
>> | Newsgroups:
>> microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_acco unts_passwords
>> | NNTP-Posting-Host: dslb-084-062-174-127.pools.arcor-ip.net
>> 84.62.174.127
>> | Lines: 1
>> | Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSF TNGP03.phx.gbl
>> | Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
>> microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_acco unts_passwords:5261
>> | X-Tomcat-NG:
>> microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_acco unts_passwords
>> |
>> | Thanks for the reply, but:
>> | my question relates to binary applications for which I do NOT own the
>> | source. Is it possible to create a manifest for any existing
>> application?
>> |
>> | Regards,
>> | Thorsten
>> |
>>
>>
|
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