Win2008 / Vista UAC - elevage privileges

2009-08-26 Thread rocku
Hi, is there a way to request administrator token from within a Perl script under Win2008 or Vista? -- rocku ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list Perl-Win32-Users@listserv.ActiveState.com To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs

Re: Win2008 / Vista UAC - elevage privileges

2009-08-26 Thread rocku
it). On Windows Server 2008 it requires the user to confirm the elevated privilege dialog, which I can't get to show up. I found a solution described here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/150782/windows-vista-how-to-execute-a-exe-program-in-the-cmd-as-an-administrator/150911#150911 It is based on a weird

RE: Determining Vista Editions

2009-08-20 Thread Jack
___ From: perl-win32-users-boun...@listserv.activestate.com [mailto:perl-win32-users-boun...@listserv.activestate.com] On Behalf Of Michael Cohen Sent: August-19-09 5:40 PM To: perl-win32-users@listserv.ActiveState.com Subject: Determining Vista Editions

Re: Determining Vista Editions

2009-08-20 Thread Sisyphus
- Original Message - From: Michael Cohen mico...@us.ibm.com I have been using the Win32::GetOSVersion() function for many years in order to pull the Windows OS level. However, I now have a new need to determine whether or not the OS is Windows Vista Home Basic (or for that matter

RE: Determining Vista Editions

2009-08-20 Thread Steven Manross
:somecomputer would be a remote system. P.S. In Vista, typically remote WMI Access is turned off by default (firewall hardening and all)... HTH Steven http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394239(VS.85).aspx #-- use Win32::OLE qw(in); $objWMI = Win32::OLE-GetObject(winmgmts

Determining Vista Editions

2009-08-19 Thread Michael Cohen
To whomever knows the answer: I have been using the Win32::GetOSVersion() function for many years in order to pull the Windows OS level. However, I now have a new need to determine whether or not the OS is Windows Vista Home Basic (or for that matter, other various editions). I do not see

Re: [OT] Having multiple x64 compilers on Windows Vista 64

2009-05-29 Thread Sisyphus
- Original Message - From: Jan Dubois j...@activestate.com I'll continue looking - and maybe even try installing again. In the meantime, any help appreciated. I think you have to run the web installer again, and then make sure you *do* select the AMD64/x64 tools. Turns out they

RE: [OT] Having multiple x64 compilers on Windows Vista 64

2009-05-28 Thread Steve Hay
.) But I *would* like to be able to switch between the two. Will that be possible if I go ahead and install the 2008 version ? I don't know about Vista 64, but I've got the Server 2003 SDK and the Server 2008 SDK both installed on my 32-bit XP box, and they live together quite happily. I also

RE: [OT] Having multiple x64 compilers on Windows Vista 64

2009-05-28 Thread Jan Dubois
On Wed, 27 May 2009, Sisyphus wrote: I currently have the Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2 compiler. I would like to also install Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 from

Re: [OT] Having multiple x64 compilers on Windows Vista 64

2009-05-28 Thread Sisyphus
- Original Message - From: Steve Hay steve...@planit.com But I *would* like to be able to switch between the two. Will that be possible if I go ahead and install the 2008 version ? I don't know about Vista 64, but I've got the Server 2003 SDK and the Server 2008 SDK both installed

Re: [OT] Having multiple x64 compilers on Windows Vista 64

2009-05-28 Thread Sisyphus
- Original Message - From: Jan Dubois j...@activestate.com It's important that I don't lose the 2003 version, as it seems to be no longer readily available from MS. (All links to it quickly turn into links to the 2008 version when it comes to strating a download.) Really? I

RE: [OT] Having multiple x64 compilers on Windows Vista 64

2009-05-28 Thread Jan Dubois
On Thu, 28 May 2009, Sisyphus wrote: - Original Message - From: Jan Dubois j...@activestate.com It's important that I don't lose the 2003 version, as it seems to be no longer readily available from MS. (All links to it quickly turn into links to the 2008 version when it comes to

Re: [OT] Having multiple x64 compilers on Windows Vista 64

2009-05-28 Thread Sisyphus
That tells me: The IA64 compilers are not currently installed. Please go to Add/Remove Programs to update your installation. If I specify /x64 as the second switch I get the same message, except s/IA64/x64/. And if I specify either /x86 or /vista, then it's the x86 compilers that are reported

RE: [OT] Having multiple x64 compilers on Windows Vista 64

2009-05-28 Thread Jan Dubois
/. And if I specify either /x86 or /vista, then it's the x86 compilers that are reported as missing. Runing 'cl /?' reports that 'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Where are these compilers supposed to be ? (I would've thought in separate

[OT] Having multiple x64 compilers on Windows Vista 64

2009-05-27 Thread Sisyphus
Hi, I currently have the Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2 compiler. I would like to also install Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E6E1C3DF-A74F-4207-8586-711EBE331CDCdisplaylang=en . Will

Re: Vista?

2009-03-30 Thread Sisyphus
- Original Message - From: Jon Bjornstad j...@logicalpoetry.com To: perl-win32-users@listserv.ActiveState.com Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 4:29 PM Subject: Vista? How can I tell if I'm running on Vista instead of XP? $^O tells me I'm on Windows but not which version. perl -MWin32

Vista?

2009-03-29 Thread Jon Bjornstad
How can I tell if I'm running on Vista instead of XP? $^O tells me I'm on Windows but not which version. ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list Perl-Win32-Users@listserv.ActiveState.com To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs

New dev platform running Vista x64; now I'm totally lost!

2008-12-12 Thread Brian H. Oak
platform, a Lenovo ThinkPad W500 with 8GB RAM running Windows Vista Business x64 SP1. I blissfully installed ActivePerl-5.8.8.824-MSWin32-x64-287188, expecting my development life to become even more joyful than before...WRONG! First off, I had to re-learn PPM command line arcanities since

RE: New dev platform running Vista x64; now I'm totally lost!

2008-12-12 Thread Jan Dubois
this week I received what is intended to become my new development platform, a Lenovo ThinkPad W500 with 8GB RAM running Windows Vista Business x64 SP1. I blissfully installed ActivePerl-5.8.8.824-MSWin32-x64-287188, expecting my development life to become even more joyful than before...WRONG

Re: [OT] patch.exe on Vista is unusable.

2008-09-28 Thread Sisyphus
- Original Message - From: Jan Dubois [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Sisyphus' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'perl-win32-users' perl-win32-users@listserv.ActiveState.com Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 10:44 AM Subject: RE: [OT] patch.exe on Vista is unusable. On Wed, 24 Sep 2008, Sisyphus wrote

RE: [OT] patch.exe on Vista is unusable.

2008-09-26 Thread Jan Dubois
On Wed, 24 Sep 2008, Sisyphus wrote: Despite the fact that this is a great and wondrous innovation on the part of Microsoft (I bet Linux wish they'd thought of it first), I would like to remove this behaviour. Anyone know how to do that ? I think I figured it out: In the policy editor open

Re: [OT] patch.exe on Vista is unusable.

2008-09-25 Thread Sisyphus
- Original Message - From: Sisyphus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: perl-win32-users perl-win32-users@listserv.ActiveState.com Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 1:41 PM Subject: [OT] patch.exe on Vista is unusable. . . Does anyone have a working patch.exe on Vista ? There's actually nothing

RE: [OT] patch.exe on Vista is unusable.

2008-09-25 Thread Jack
- Original Message - From: Sisyphus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: perl-win32-users perl-win32-users@listserv.ActiveState.com Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 1:41 PM Subject: [OT] patch.exe on Vista is unusable. Does anyone have a working patch.exe on Vista ? There's actually nothing wrong

Re: [OT] patch.exe on Vista is unusable.

2008-09-25 Thread Sisyphus
- Original Message - From: Jan Dubois [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Sisyphus' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'perl-win32-users' perl-win32-users@listserv.ActiveState.com Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:15 PM Subject: RE: [OT] patch.exe on Vista is unusable. . . Despite the fact that this is a great

[OT] patch.exe on Vista is unusable.

2008-09-24 Thread Sisyphus
Hi, Well ... it's some perl source that I'm wanting to be able to patch. (But,yeah ... I know ... that doesn't count :-) Does anyone have a working patch.exe on Vista ? At every attempt I make to run 'patch' from the cmd.exe command line I'm prompted for admin password and, having provided