V11 vs. UAC

[Peter.Greulich]

I installed both v10 & v11 on a new HP Win-7 laptop. Whenever I load v11 I get the UAC prompt . Whenever I load v10 I don't. Both programs are checked to run as "administrator". So what am I missing?

[Fisher]

Re: V11 vs. UAC

Maybe V11 uses some calls which "wake up" UAC and V10 doesn't. Disable UAC if you think it is safe.

[WendyWelton]

Re: V11 vs. UAC

I'm on Win 7 - and not getting a UAC nag. I'm pretty sure I just installed, didn't try to tell it Administrator or not. But if it asked if I wanted to run as Admin, I would say "yes".

[Peter.Greulich]

Re: V11 vs. UAC

I don't want to disable UAC, that would not be wise.

Anyone else?

I'm sure it's a simple setting somewhere.

[Michael Humby]

Re: V11 vs. UAC

We have Win 7 and can run V11 with or without UAC with no prompts, we do not have the shorcut set to run as Admin. Have you tried unchecking 'Run as Administrator'

Michael

[WendyWelton]

Re: V11 vs. UAC

I agree. I think I had to say "yes" to installing as Admin. But I do not have it set to run as Admin.

[TedBerry]

Re: V11 vs. UAC

I have V10 and V11 running on Windows 7 64 bit and Windows 7 32 bit. I don't get the UAC prompt on either. Here is how the V11 properties page looks.

A511 Properties.png

I have several customers running the same way with runtime - no issues.

Ted

[Peter.Greulich]

Re: V11 vs. UAC

We have Win 7 and can run V11 with or without UAC with no prompts, we do not have the shorcut set to run as Admin. Have you tried unchecking 'Run as Administrator'

Unchecking doesn't help, Michael.

[glenschild]

Re: V11 vs. UAC

Unchecking doesn't help, Michael.

Hi Peter

I found that I needed to install v11 (and v10 for that matter) with administrator rights AND also on first run as well.

[Peter.Greulich]

Re: V11 vs. UAC

Hi Peter

I found that I needed to install v11 (and v10 for that matter) with administrator rights AND also on first run as well.

Hi Glen,

I was thinking that it might be something like that. I'm new to Win-7 so I wasn't sure what I did when I installed. I'll try uninstalling and go from there.

Thanks

[MFAUZIM]

Re: V11 vs. UAC

You need to install and run as an admin when in Win7.
That what I experience with Alpha as well with codecharge.

[Ted Giles]

Re: V11 vs. UAC

Peter, I've just downloaded the trial version of V11 using FDM and it loaded once I had clicked the Windows authorisation to allow Alpha to make changes to this computer. (Win7 64) UAC set at default.
V10 was a bit more difficult, and I had to run as Admin.
Also, beware where you place it. Not the x86 folder.

[Bill Griffin]

Re: V11 vs. UAC

Also, beware where you place it. Not the x86 folder.

Ted,

Just curious why you would say not the x86 folder? (I presume you mean Program Files(x86) which is where 32 bit programs usually run from) and also the suggested install path for A5.

Bill

[Ted Giles]

Re: V11 vs. UAC

Bill, Win-7 seems to handle Program Folders differently to XP. There are more stringent permission requirements. (Yep, I meant the ProgFiles x86 folder)
It caused me a few heartaches when I first let V10.5 load to a SSD. I overcame the issues and it now loads in less than 1� secs.

However, I found that the hassle was something which might cause others problems so I answered a few questions on the Forum.
The hassle is OK if you are PC literate, but from some of the questions that appear on the Forum, there seems to be a world of difference between a plug and play app., and something like Alpha which does require some depth to PC working knowledge as well as database design etc.
An example is the problems getting the printers to work, and there are quite a few comments about Win-7 and Alpha not playing nicely out of the box together initially.
Best thing I can say is that if it works for you, then fine, but there are situations where something developed in another instance of A5 won't work the same way on my instance of A5.

[Peter.Greulich]

Re: V11 vs. UAC

Both v10 & v11 are in x86 folder. Only v11 prompts for the UAC. I have yet to unistall/reinstall.