Hello guys,
I need to change some registry values which requires Admin rights on Vista.
Do you know some API I can call to request such elevation when I need it instead of asking the user to run my program "As Admin" ?
Thank you,
Davide
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I've solved it creating a .reg file and shellexecuting it.
Thank you anyway.
Davide
Davide,
Would you mind to show the reg file contents ? Or a sample ? Thanks! 
It's as simple as creating a text file like:
I suggest you using a different reg key for testing (really changing the computer name might not be desirable), then:
You could even shellexecute directly the reg file, but then regedit would popup a lot of confirmations.
Regards,
Davide
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName]
"ComputerName"="WKS005"I suggest you using a different reg key for testing (really changing the computer name might not be desirable), then:
ShellExecute(0,"open","regedit","/s myfile.reg","",1)You could even shellexecute directly the reg file, but then regedit would popup a lot of confirmations.
Regards,
Davide
Davide,
Thanks!