JDK-6405138 : Vista: Add manifest to installers to run with elevated privileges
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: install
  • Sub-Component: install
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: windows_vista
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2006-03-28
  • Updated: 2013-06-04
  • Resolved: 2006-05-22
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Other Other JDK 6
1.4.2_19-revFixed 1.4.2_20Fixed 6 b85Fixed
Description
Since Java installation requires administrator privilege, the installer needs to be marked as requiring Administrator privilege. So it can run with the elevated privilege on the installation.
This is for Vista only.
Comments
SUGGESTED FIX webrev: http://web-east.east/www/webrevs/qz198522/6405138/ testcase: http://web-east.east/www/tests/1.6.0/qz198522/6405138/ jdk-6-windows-i586-iftw.exe and jre-6-windows-i586-iftw.exe are the installer executable names.
25-04-2006
EVALUATION The documentation on how to create manifest in Vista: http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnlong/html/AccProtVista.asp (Look at section "Marking Applications on Windows Vista Using Manifests") http://blogs.msdn.com/wndp/archive/2006/02/22/537082.aspx
04-04-2006