[wdmaudiodev] Re: Problem writing to endpoint property store using Standard user account on Vista
- From: Mitchell Rundle <mitchr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:45:32 -0700
I'll look into this and get back to you soon.
Thanks
Mitch
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[mailto:wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael R. Preston
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:39 AM
To: wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [wdmaudiodev] Re: Problem writing to endpoint property store using
Standard user account on Vista
Mitch,
Is there any way to modify the permissions so the Sound control panel will
run as administrator (without modifying RunDLL32 for the whole system - that
wouldn't be a good idea).
Mike
Mitchell Rundle wrote:
> Correct.
>
> -- Sysfx propertystore is always read/write for the sysfx ui extensions.
> -- Endpoint propertystore permissions are determined by users permissions.
>
> BTW, the sample you are using must be outdated.
> PKEY_AudioEndpoint_Disable_SysFx now lives in the sysfx propertystore. It
> was moved there so that sysfx ui extensions would always have write access to
> it.
>
> There is currently no way to make the endpoint propertystore writable from
> cpl propertypages running as limited user.
>
> Regards,
> Mitch
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael R.
> Preston
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 10:37 AM
> To: wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [wdmaudiodev] Re: Problem writing to endpoint property store
> using Standard user account on Vista
>
> Well, that's only partly correct. The prop page extension is only handed a
> pointer to the system effects property store. It isn't handed a pointer to
> the endpoint property store. For example in the Swap APO sample code, the
> prop page extension code uses the system effects property store for the
> "Enable Channel Swap GFX" and "Enable Channel Swap LFX" properties, but uses
> the endpoint property store for the "Disable System Effects" property. Since
> the prop page extension isn't handed a pointer to the endpoint property
> store, it has to get it from the MMDevice through the device enumerator.
>
> The call to OpenPropertyStore() fails when trying to open the endpoint
> property store for writing. This seems to be because when RunDLL32 is called
> to open the control panel, it's run with the current user's username, not
> administrator. So even passing the prop page extension a pointer to the
> endpoint property store might not even help, since it's not running in the
> proper context. How can we get the control panel to run as administrator
> when RunDLL32 is called? Otherwise, no prop page extensions that use the
> endpoint property store will work when running in a Standard user account.
>
> On a related note, I was able to get an external applicaton to write to the
> endpoint property store simply by installing the app under the "Program
> Files" directory while running in an administrator account.
> Apparently, this causes the app to run as administrator even when running in
> a Standard user account.
>
> Mike
>
> Larry Osterman wrote:
>
>>Signing the APO won't affect your ability to read or write to the
>>property store.
>>
>>If you use the IPropertyStore objects handed to your prop page
>>extension in the sound control panel, you should be able to read and
>>write properties to that store.
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message----- From: wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>>mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 8:35 AM
>>To: wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [wdmaudiodev] Re: Problem
>>writing to endpoint property store using Standard user account on
>>Vista
>>
>>Larry, Does this have anything to do with the fact that my APO isn't
>>signed, or just because the app isn't running as administrator? Like
>>I said previously, I'm seing the same problem with the property page
>>extension for the endpoint in the Sound control panel. Also, is this
>>just a problem with the endpoint property store and not the system
>>effects endpoint?
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>
>>From: Larry Osterman <Larry.Osterman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subj:
>>[wdmaudiodev] Re: Problem writing to endpoint property store using
>>Standard user account on Vista Date: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:01 am Size:
>>2K To: "wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>That's correct. The endpoint property store is machine-wide and only
>>administrators can modify it. If you need to modify the endpoint
>>property store outside the mmsys.cpl framework, you need to run your
>>applet elevated.
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message----- From: wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael R.
>>Preston Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 10:15 PM To:
>>wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [wdmaudiodev] Problem writing to
>>endpoint property store using Standard user account on Vista
>>
>>I'm seeing a problem writing to the endpoint property store from an
>>application or from a property page extension in the Sound control
>>panel when running on a Standard user account. When doing an
>>OpenPropertyStore() on the default endpoint's MMDevice with either
>>STGM_READWRITE or STGM_WRITE, the call fails. Opening the property
>>store with STGM_READ still works, though. However, the exact same
>>code (with STGM_READWRITE specified) works on an administrator
>>account. Could this be a problem with unsigned drivers or APOs? I
>>noticed the problem in RC1, and it's still there in RC2. The problem
>>doesn't happen with the built-in system effects, but does happen with
>>my custom APO. Anyone have any ideas?
>>
>>Thanks, Mike --
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