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PopMenu Run at StartUp Issue

 Keywords: PopMenu Vista UAC User Account Control 

Question:

I installed WinBatch 2007 on Vista. It works fine, but every time I start up Vista, PopMenu is blocked and I have to start it manually. Vista Help suggests getting a new version that will run the program as an administrator. Is such an upgrade available now?

Answer:

Popmenu requires an Application Manifest with an Execution level set to 'HighestAvailable' and 'UI Access' set to true in order to run any possible menu items properly.

It is because of this, Vista prevents PopMenu from running at StartUp. Vista displays a UAC prompt at startup, blocking it and then displaying a "Windows has blocked some startup programs" notification balloon giving you the choice to manually unblock and run it, for reasons described here:

http://blogs.msdn.com/uac/archive/2006/08/23/715265.aspx

WorkAround:

If you really want PopMenu to run at startup whne running with UAC enabled, then you can make a .BAT file that launches it, eg:

cd "C:\Program Files\WinBatch\System"
start popmenu.exe
And then change the Start Menu item to run the .BAT file instead of popmenu.exe. Or you can use any other scripting method you want.
Article ID:   W17295
File Created: 2007:07:03:14:29:24
Last Updated: 2007:07:03:14:29:24