Hi Peter, I agree, setup should handle this. I would suggest to have setup write "PermissionsCustomized=0" on a new install only. If "PermissionsCustomized=1" is already there then leave it alone thus preventing overwriting any customizations on an update install. Best Regards, Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Sullivan" <peter@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 3:26 PM Subject: [duxhelp] Re: Unable to emboss > Kevin, Mark, and Sean, > > Here is a (hopefully) final thought on this thread: > > Only an administrator can set rights on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE branches, insofar > as I'm aware. So I've planned to do all of the rights modifications in > SETUP, rather than in DBT. This is based on the theory that you are more > likely to install with some privilege than to run DBT with it. > > The plan in fact is to try setting extra rights for the embosser branch, but > to issue no error or warning if this fails. It would, I suggest, be too > "noisy" to be warning about this. > > - Peter > > * * * > * This message is via list duxhelp at freelists.org. > * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with > * unsubscribe > * as the subject to <duxhelp-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also > * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription > * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive > * is also located there. > * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com > * * * * * * * This message is via list duxhelp at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxhelp-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * *