Installer UAC compliance

[stefansundin]

Installer UAC compliance

[stefansundin]

It was done like this because it is the easiest way to make NSIS elevate the installer.

1. The user will not lose their configuration, since it is not stored in a user-specific location. I agree it is not ideal to run the program elevated, but I'd rather do that than having users become frustrated the first time the app is run because they are trying to drag elevated programs.
2. Maybe you are right, maybe I should add it to all users instead. I haven't really thought about this because all my computers only have one user.

I built AltDrag when installing stuff in Program Files was more common. I agree that it is probably time to revise that and start installing in %APPDATA%.

Thank you for your input.

[AeliusSaionji]

I am perfectly fine with installing to Program Files, I only mentioned %APPDATA% as an option where the installer doesn't require elevation at all.

The default for Elevate to administrator privileges is off, so it seems MORE inconsistent to me that you would have an elevated AltDrag for just the first session ("why could I drag this window before now suddenly I can't?!")

It is possible to operate on administrative windows without running the process as an administrator. It works by installing a system certificate- I don't know the details, but you can look through the source code here:
http://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/70449-enable-interaction-with-administrative-programs/
And this article is referenced in the above link
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb756929.aspx

[stefansundin]

I have never seen the system certificate thing before, thanks!

[AeliusSaionji]

It might not be a viable solution since the formal process seems to involve a yearly payment for a signed cert, but if you are able to implement a self-signed cert for the more technically inclined users (as AHK did), that'd be great too!

I really don't have a problem with AltDrag not working on elevated processes by default, since I rarely have elevated processes running and I understand the technical limitations when I do (and AltDrag incidentally helps me identify programs running as admin when they shouldn't be!). However you decide to proceed with the cert thing, I'll be happy :)

[Zer0t3ch]

I built AltDrag when installing stuff in Program Files was more common. I agree that it is probably time to revise that and start installing in %APPDATA%.

Just a note, but this wouldn't really be practical when trying to install system-wide for all users.

[Nindaleth]

If installing for all users, %ALLUSERSPROFILE% can be used (or %PROGRAMDATA% for Windows Vista and newer).

[stefansundin]

I hope everyone is happy with the solution I picked: 2679805

Let me know if you have opinions. :)

[AeliusSaionji]

This change probably requires an uninstall of the old version first, right?

I'll test it out when I next get the chance

[stefansundin]

Yup, I put this note on the upgrade page:

Note: version 1.1 and later defaults to install to the user directory. If you are upgrading from a previous version, then I recommend that you first uninstall and then install from scratch. Otherwise you have to right click the installer and use 'Run as administrator'.