Launch a URL from shellexecute in win8 (with elevated privileges)

[JackDinn]

I'v always been using ShellExecute("URL") to open a url in the default browser but today i found out that when win8 is in elevated privilege it dont work it just errors saying "Class not registered"

It works if a limited account

Been working fine in xp & 7 for years

I want it to open in the users default browser ,Any suggestions.

[allSystemsGo]

Have you tried _RunDOS()?

[JackDinn]

nop cant say i have, pitty is i dont have win8 on any VM's any more

i shall get a friend to try it, thx.

[JackDinn]

Nop sorry but no dice _RunDos() does the same thing i.e. error "class not registered"

[FireFox]

If the _RunDOS does not work you can try in addition a trust level.

;possible trust levels, take the highest one.
runas /showtrustlevels

runas /trustlevel:<trustlevel> program

Edit :

;e.g:
runas /trustlevel:0x20000 "program.exe"

Br, FireFox.

Edited March 15, 2013 by FireFox

[JackDinn]

ok thx all

@Firefox, your method wont run a url in the default browser , it needs a file to execute so you would have to use something like

runas /trustlevel:<trustlevel> Iexplorer.exe url

Turns out that it was only after the installer installs my app. The installer is elevated so it can write to programfiles then after the installation (or update) it runs the app again but now the app is elevated to because it was run by the installer !

Once the app has been closed and restarted it is then running in "normal" privileges

Is a little odd though cos this never caused a problem on win7 , no matter i can sort it i think :-/

Thx.

[allSystemsGo]

Nop sorry but no dice _RunDos() does the same thing i.e. error "class not registered"

You get a visual error message? _RunDOS should be silent.

[FireFox]

Started less than 1 hour ago and already 1,706 views ? wtf.

Edit :

You get a visual error message? _RunDOS should be silent.

No, look at the image in the first post. Edited March 15, 2013 by FireFox

[JackDinn]

thats what my friend siad , yep same error box showing

[allSystemsGo]

Started less than 1 hour ago and already 1,706 views ? wtf.

Edit :

No, look at the image in the first post.

_RunDOS never tells me anything

[allSystemsGo]

thats what my friend siad , yep same error box showing

The "Class not registered" makes me think of an ActiveX control like a ,OCX file...but what do I know,,

[FireFox]

_RunDOS never tells me anything

Indeed. The function is a RunWait, meaning that it waits for the process to terminate.

If you want to have the standard output, use run and StdOutRead/StdErrRead.

Br, FireFox.