Subject Re: Run As Administrator From Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net> Date Wed, 1 May 2019 21:13:00 -0700 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 5/1/2019 9:11 PM, Ken Mayer wrote: > On 5/1/2019 7:41 PM, michael wrote: >> Hi Bruce/Andy, >> >> I would rather run it in my own private directory c:\RT9999 and I use >> Set directory for that but it seems that if I dont run it as >> administrator it looks for the program in the windows32\system folder >> regardless. >> >> So, then If I run as Administrator then windows wont execute it in the >> startup folder. >> >> So, what i am asking is why does dbase need to run as Administrator? >>   Can we work around it? I already set directories depending on users. > > The default in dBASE is to use CUA (Common User Access) Paths. You can > turn this off by using: > > _app.useUACPaths := false > > All of this is discussed in my books ... You may also want to look at the manifest file issues -- there's a setting there that can be done but that may not help with this particular issue (but may with the run as administrator option). Ken -- *Ken Mayer* Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm