Run As Administrator

[diverron]

I program primarily in C++ using Visual Studio 2005. Can anyone help me figure out how to set a program (in this case one that polls network time servers and then sets the system clock) to automatically run with administrative rights so that Windows Vista & 7 will allow it to set the system time?

Thanks in advance.

Ron

[unkamunka]

Is there a reason why the program cannot be run with Administrative Privileges built-in by using TaskScheduler in Vista|Win7?

That would appear to be a simpler (& generally accepted) solution.

[BATcher]

Surely the Even Easier method is to use the built-in mechanism?

Right-click on the time at the bottom right of the screen, and select Adjust Date/Time from the pop-up menu. Click on the Internet Time tab and it tells you all about it! If you don't like the default NTP server(s), choose one you prefer(in the UK, uk.pool.ntp.org, for example.

[JoeP517]

See if Elevated Program Shortcut without UAC Prompt - Create - Windows 7 Forums helps.

Also, see Application Compatibility Issues | User Account Control (UAC) | Tools and the download Download details: Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit.

Joe

[jscher2000]

Can anyone help me figure out how to set a program (in this case one that polls network time servers and then sets the system clock) to automatically run with administrative rights so that Windows Vista & 7 will allow it to set the system time?

In case the above replies do not address the issue... Perhaps you want to create a program that can bypass the UAC dialog by elevating the user's privileges automatically. That almost certainly is not possible for ordinary EXEs run by the user, but it seems to be possible for programs installed as drivers or services that run in the SYSTEM context.

Some MSDN doc on UAC for possible further investigation:

User Account Control
Teach Your Apps To Play Nicely With Windows Vista User Account Control

[OddOne]

In case the above replies do not address the issue... Perhaps you want to create a program that can bypass the UAC dialog by elevating the user's privileges automatically. That almost certainly is not possible for ordinary EXEs run by the user, but it seems to be possible for programs installed as drivers or services that run in the SYSTEM context.

Some MSDN doc on UAC for possible further investigation:

User Account Control
Teach Your Apps To Play Nicely With Windows Vista User Account Control

Exactly - normal user executables are not supposed to run elevated unless manually elevated by the user, and should not have any mechanism to elevate themselves. (UAC is actually supposed to stop that, as self-elevating user-level executables are a massive security threat.) If your code has to run with top-level privileges, and given what you want to do this will probably be the best approach, the ideal mechanism is to build it into a noninteractive service and run that within the SYSTEM user context.