seva_t
29th August 2003 23:39 UTC

how to become an administrator?
I want to present a dialog box "Run this program as administrator"
typical in recent installers I have seen
if the user doesn't have administrative rights.

Is there a way to do so with NSIS?

Thanks,
-seva

kichik
30th August 2003 12:11 UTC

Have you got an example where this can be seen?

Rovastar
31st August 2003 00:35 UTC

I thought this was going to be I want to be a moderator threads but going whole hog for Administartor status. :) ....but it wasn't.:(

Sorry for derailing posts in your forum kichik. Here have a cake and soem cookies. You are always hungry I seem to remember. :)

Joost Verburg
31st August 2003 22:03 UTC

That's a Windows XP feature, I think it's based on the filename (setup, installer), you should check MSDN.

seva_t
2nd September 2003 19:17 UTC

Thanks for info.

Related question:
assuming that the user has administrative rights,
is it possible to start a Windows service in NSIS?

Thanks!

seva_t
2nd September 2003 19:19 UTC

P.S.
an example where this can be seen:

create a regular user (PowerUsers group) and log in as that user.
Then run MS Office installer.

kichik
2nd September 2003 21:54 UTC

To start Windows services use Sunjammer's services plug-in from the archive's download page. See http://nsis.sf.net/archive

Sunjammer
3rd September 2003 00:10 UTC

Or on 2K/XP (& NT?) just use exec the "net" command, e.g. "net start servicename".