FileCreateShortcut problems with Vista

[simbo]

Hi All.

One of my scripts creates a shortcut to itself in the user's startup directory like this:-

FileCreateShortcut(@ScriptFullPath, @StartupDir & "\myprog.lnk")

This works fine.

When I try and create a similar shortcut in the common startup directory like this...

FileCreateShortcut(@ScriptFullPath, @StartupCommonDir & "\myprog.lnk")

It returns zero and doesn't work.

I assume Vista is blocking it because if I try and do it manually I get "Destination Folder Access Denied", have to click Continue and then User Account Control asked me to click continue as well. (Why do I have to tell them twice?! But that's another issue). Windows doens't throw any error messages or prompts when I run my script, it just doesn't work.

I can't just turn off UAC because it will be used on other people's machines as well.

Can I do something with the optional arguments when using FileCreateShortcut? to give the command Admin priviledges or something?

Thanks in advance

Simbo

[LurchMan]

Hi All.

One of my scripts creates a shortcut to itself in the user's startup directory like this:-

FileCreateShortcut(@ScriptFullPath, @StartupDir & "\myprog.lnk")

This works fine.

When I try and create a similar shortcut in the common startup directory like this...

FileCreateShortcut(@ScriptFullPath, @StartupCommonDir & "\myprog.lnk")

It returns zero and doesn't work.

I assume Vista is blocking it because if I try and do it manually I get "Destination Folder Access Denied", have to click Continue and then User Account Control asked me to click continue as well. (Why do I have to tell them twice?! But that's another issue). Windows doens't throw any error messages or prompts when I run my script, it just doesn't work.

I can't just turn off UAC because it will be used on other people's machines as well.

Can I do something with the optional arguments when using FileCreateShortcut? to give the command Admin priviledges or something?

Thanks in advance

Simbo

Why don't you just create a registry key for startup for the script (if its compiled). Not sure where its at in vista search google to find it.

[simbo]

Why don't you just create a registry key for startup for the script (if its compiled). Not sure where its at in vista search google to find it.

Thanks LurchMan,

I had initially rejected that because some anti-vrius programs seem to notice my scripts fiddling with the registry and give my users scary sounding error messages, but I may well have to unless someone else has a way around the UAC?

Regards,

Matt

[LurchMan]

thats vistas wonderful security that everyone loves so much. In XP i can edit reg info without AV even caring (which can be good and bad )

[GodlessSinner]

#requireadmin
FileCreateShortcut(@ScriptFullPath, @StartupCommonDir & "\myprog.lnk")

It's works.

[simbo]

#requireadmin
FileCreateShortcut(@ScriptFullPath, @StartupCommonDir & "\myprog.lnk")

It's works.

I've just given it a try and it makes UAC appear every time. With Vista even Admins have to click continue to make system changes.

I think I shall have to use the registry, unless I'm missing something?