SmartQuant Discussion

Windows Vista problem:

"This software requires administrative privileges to run."

There are 2 ways to resolve this problem:

1. Disable UAC (User Account Control) mechanism. (not recommended,
because your computer will have not enough protection from viruses,
etc.

2. Find OpenQuant.exe in the installation folder.
(usually C:\Program Files\SmartQuant Ltd\OpenQuant)

a) Right-click on the program and select 'Run as Administrator'.

or

b) Right-click on the program, select Send To-> Desktop (create
shortcut). Then right-click on the shortcut, select Properties and
check 'Run as Administrator' box in Advanced tab. Double-click
shortcut to run OpenQuant.

Would it not be possible to have the installer create a shortcut on the start menu for you that could be configured to be run as administrator? The shortcut created by the installer can't be configured in such a manner, which means you have to do the manual working around, which is a bit of a pain, especially if you typically load programs from your start menu, instead of from the desktop.

Hi,

Currently we develop new version of the product that will be fully compatible with Windows Vista and will not require administrative privileges to run.

Regards,
Alex

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SmartQuant Development Team

I have this installed on vista 64 and every time I launch the app from the shortcut (with launch as admin selected) I get the UAC 'allow/cancel' nag dialog.

Is there a way to mark this shortcut as trusted to not get the nag?

As far as I know, no
On the one computer where I actually do run Vista, I turned the UAC off completely. I understand it has a purpose, but it's a major major pain, largely in my case cause I depend on a program that can't deal with it at all.

Your in this forum, your a programmer, you should know your way around your computer enough to not need the UAC.