Set app to require elevation?

Question

I\'m working on the bootstrap application of a new installer for some of our products. So far, I\'ve been relying on two things that I read about somewhere:

1. Ap

Answer 1

In VS2008: Add new item; application manifest file (app.manifest; the comments in the template file tell you how to demand more access).

You can now specify the manifest in project properties on the Application tab (but you need to uncheck "Enable the Visual Studio hosting process" to debug it).

Answer 2

When I couldn't find application manifest as a new item that could be added to my project, I went into the online help and found this:

configure the VS2008 in Configuration Properties - Linker - Manifest File - UAC Execution Level (requireAdministrator)

That did the trick.