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MiKTeX 2.5 and Windows Vista

Monday, 22 January 2007 10:32 by CSchenk

MiKTeX 2.5 is not designed to be run on Windows Vista. But Microsoft "added some shims to Windows Vista specifically for the MiKTeX 2.5 installer. They do not resolve all the compatibility problems, but they do resolve the UAP-related issues". There remain a few issues, but all in all you will find that MiKTeX 2.5 runs reasonable well on Windows Vista.

The shims only work for MiKTeX 2.5, i.e., before MiKTeX 2.6 can be released, I have to resolve some UAC-related issues. For example, the package installer has to use the UAC consent dialog, because "C:\Program Files" is not writable for the normal user.

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Tags:		miktex 2.5, windows vista
Categories:		MiKTeX Development
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March 14. 2007 12:43

I use MikTeX 2.5 in Vista since august 2006. There is way to solve problem with UAC. I run miktex update or package setting in addministrator mode. In this case Vista asks permision only when module starts. You can do it two ways: or right click on icon and select administrator mode or put this selection in compatibility tab of the property. I think this is more reliable then search in the code how to go around UAC.

Aleks Kleyn

March 14. 2007 18:14

Thank you Aleks, but you missed an important point: people do not want to start TeX and Friends with elevated privileges. Only when a missing package has to be installed, the elevation prompt pops up.

Nobody "has to search the code", because all is well documented. Setting executable file properties in order to cope with UAC would be a naive action. And it would lock out restricted users. Bad idea...

CSchenk

April 13. 2007 04:08

This is not only issues in Vista, but also in XP.

I run MikTeX in an environment, where my employer does not give administrator rights. It would really be helpful to have a version that allows, for example, creating new roots directories with limited user's rights.

Antti Ripatti

October 28. 2007 12:12

If you use NSIS as an installation system, then it is possible to use the UAC plugin to allow MikTeX to install under limited user privileges on Windows NT-based systems from Windows 2000 and higher. Additionally, the Vista UAC system is supported through the UAC plugin.

King InuYasha

July 13. 2009 21:29