[softwarelist] Problems Installing on Windows Vista

Hi,
A warning. On Vista one does not get administrator rights as easily as on previous versions of Windows. This matters when you are installing programs when typically the installer will want to write protected resources e.g. the registry.
Things will go wrong if you run an installer as a mere user. To stop things going wrong with installation you have a number of options.
(1) right click the installer and use the run as administrator menu option.
(2) ensure the installer has the "correct" name - files with "Install" or "Setup" in their names are treated specially by Windows Vista.
(3) use installers which have a UAC (User Access Control) manifest embedded.
I am updating all my installers to include manifests. This will take some time. 


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