Delphi 7 vista / windows 7 manifest
delphi, delphi-7, manifest, uac
Solution
Here are the steps:
1. Remove `XPMan`: Remove any reference to `XPMan` component in your project. `XPMan` adds a default manifest to the executable that prevents Windows to see our customized manifest. You shouldn't be worried about XP Theme provided by `XPMan`, theme support is preserved in the following manifest.
2. Create the customized manifest: Create a file like `Win7UAC.manifest` in the project directory (the filename really doesn't matter). add the following lines to `Win7UAC.manifest`:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
<assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="App" version="3.1.0.0" processorArchitecture="*"/>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" version="6.0.0.0" publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" language="*" processorArchitecture="*"/>
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
<trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
<security>
<requestedPrivileges>
<requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false"/>
</requestedPrivileges>
</security>
</trustInfo>
<compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
<application>
<!--The ID below indicates application support for Windows Vista -->
<supportedOS Id="{e2011457-1546-43c5-a5fe-008deee3d3f0}"/>
<!--The ID below indicates application support for Windows 7 -->
<supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>
</application>
</compatibility>
</assembly>
You can add more items to this manifest. You can also remove `Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls` parts to disable the theme support.
3. Compile manifest to a resource: Create a file named `Win7UAC.rc` in the project directory that contains one line as:
1 24 "Win7UAC.manifest"
To compile this file, go to cmd, point to project directory and run following command:
brcc32.exe Win7UAC.rc
4. Add resource (the manifest) to the project: Just add the following line anywhere you want in one of the unit files of the project:
{$R 'Win7UAC.res'}
A suitable place for adding this line is in the project main file (usually named `Project1.dpr`) and under the `{$R *.res}` line.
5. Rebuild the project
6. Remember whenever you add XPMan component to any of project units, this UAC manifest will not work properly.
Problem
Would anyone have an example of a manifest file for Delphi 7 which allows apps to run as administrator on Windows XP / Vista / 7? Running an application with this feature usually leads to a User Account Control (UAC) dialog asking for privileged permissions.