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From: Le Chaud Lapin on 30 Jun 2008 14:59 Hi All, I converted a GUI EXE from a service to a normal application after realizing that a number of problems would be eliminated with normal app approach (not having to worry about Shatter Attack, etc.). There are several per-user .dat configuration files that go with the EXE, and I intend to place these in the user's App Data directory (or whatever it's called). It will inevitably occur that one of my customers will want his machine to be running continuosly, with the EXE running, but with no user logged in, since the EXE is capable of providing a few services over the Internet without a specific user being logged in. In this case, I would like to: 1. Run the EXE under the [insert answer here] account. 2. Save/Load .dat configuration files to the [insert answer here] directory that is appropriate for no-login situation. TIA, -Le Chaud Lapin-
From: Pavel A. on 30 Jun 2008 18:47 Use AutoAdminLogon? --PA "Le Chaud Lapin" <jaibuduvin(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:25ef95d8-9d9e-46ed-bc9f-0cd905bb7a60(a)56g2000hsm.googlegroups.com... > Hi All, > > I converted a GUI EXE from a service to a normal application after > realizing that a number of problems would be eliminated with normal > app approach (not having to worry about Shatter Attack, etc.). There > are several per-user .dat configuration files that go with the EXE, > and I intend to place these in the user's App Data directory (or > whatever it's called). > > It will inevitably occur that one of my customers will want his > machine to be running continuosly, with the EXE running, but with no > user logged in, since the EXE is capable of providing a few services > over the Internet without a specific user being logged in. In this > case, I would like to: > > 1. Run the EXE under the [insert answer here] account. > 2. Save/Load .dat configuration files to the [insert answer here] > directory that is appropriate for no-login situation. > > TIA, > > -Le Chaud Lapin-
From: Le Chaud Lapin on 30 Jun 2008 19:15 On Jun 30, 5:47 pm, "Pavel A." <pave...(a)NOwritemeNO.com> wrote: > Use AutoAdminLogon? Hi Pavel, This solution looks like it is what I need, but as often, the Microsoft KB Article is written by someone who does not understand how angry engineers get when they read documentation written by someone who does not understand how angry engineers get when they read poor documentation: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231 1. The key AutoAdminLogon implies that the automatically-logged-in user will have Admin priviliges. Is this true? 2. There is a DefaultUserName DefaultPassword entry for the key. Are these to be new or old existing credentials? 3. The explanation of ForceAutoLogon is weird and makes no sense. All I know at this point is that holding down the SHIFT key will make something happen. I could do what I normally do in situations like this: get a snack and spend an hour or so experimenting and rebooting my computer over and over until I understand what Microsoft writer could not write right in a single page of text, but I won't. :) But...I really do appreciate your help. Before I had nothing and now I have something. -Le Chaud Lapin-
From: bg_fisted on 30 Jun 2008 21:04 On Jun 30, 6:15 pm, Le Chaud Lapin <jaibudu...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > This solution looks like it is what I need, but as often, the > Microsoft KB Article is written by someone who does not understand how > angry engineers get when they read documentation written by someone > who does not understand how angry engineers get when they read poor > documentation: > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231 While some Microsoft documentation is poor, I do not think that is your problem. Ok, I will spoon feed you the information, but first let me tie this Winnie-the-Pooh bib around you neck, so that you do not get any dribble on you. There. Now you are ready :) > 1. The key AutoAdminLogon implies that the automatically-logged-in > user will have Admin priviliges. Is this true? No. It depends on the permissions of the login you specify. > 2. There is a DefaultUserName DefaultPassword entry for the key. Are > these to be new or old existing credentials? The credentials must already exist. > 3. The explanation of ForceAutoLogon is weird and makes no sense. All > I know at this point is that holding down the SHIFT key will make > something happen. It will force the computer to always automatically logon again when you log off, hence the name "ForceAutoLogon." > I could do what I normally do in situations like this: get a snack and > spend an hour or so experimenting and rebooting my computer over and > over until I understand what Microsoft writer could not write right in > a single page of text, but I won't. :) Your ability to solve simple problems on your own is clearly without equal. + fisting stopped
From: Le Chaud Lapin on 30 Jun 2008 23:09
On Jun 30, 8:04 pm, bg_fisted <bg_fis...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On Jun 30, 6:15 pm, Le Chaud Lapin <jaibudu...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Ok, I will spoon feed you the information, but first let me tie this > Winnie-the-Pooh bib around you neck, so that you do not get any > dribble on you. I hope banana pudding involved. It's my favorite. > There. Now you are ready :) > > > 1. The key AutoAdminLogon implies that the automatically-logged-in > > user will have Admin priviliges. Is this true? > > No. It depends on the permissions of the login you specify. KB article does not say that. And why do they put Admin in the word? > > 2. There is a DefaultUserName DefaultPassword entry for the key. Are > > these to be new or old existing credentials? > > The credentials must already exist. KB article does not say that. > > 3. The explanation of ForceAutoLogon is weird and makes no sense. All > > I know at this point is that holding down the SHIFT key will make > > something happen. > > It will force the computer to always automatically logon again when > you log off, hence the name "ForceAutoLogon." KB article does not say that. > > I could do what I normally do in situations like this: get a snack and > > spend an hour or so experimenting and rebooting my computer over and > > over until I understand what Microsoft writer could not write right in > > a single page of text, but I won't. :) > > Your ability to solve simple problems on your own is clearly without > equal. You should ask Microsoft to rewrite that KB article. :) [Seriously though, Thanks. Instead of spending at least an hour of "problem solving", I was able to go play two hours of basketball.] -Le Chaud Lapin- |