How to disable the elevated user check when upgrading companies

How to disable the elevated user check when upgrading companies

Summary

This article explains how to skip the check for elevated user privileges when attempting to upgrade a SWCS company.

More Information

In order to upgrade a SWCS company when running on Windows Vista or Windows 7, the Solatech Window Covering Software will attempt to make sure that the user is running at an elevated user level (i.e., 'Run as Administrator'). If for some reason the user is running elevated but SWCS does not recognize this the upgrade will not proceed. This check can be disabled so that the upgrade will proceed no matter how the software is running.

To disable the check for elevated user privilege

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows to correct them. Solatech cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.

  1. Close SWCS.
  2. Click Start, Run, type "regedit" (without the quotes) and press Enter.
  3. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Solatech\Window Covering Software\4.0"
  4. From the Edit menu click New, DWORD value and give it the name "SkipElevatedUserCheck" (without the quotes).
  5. Double-click on the new entry to change it's value.
  6. Change the value to 1 and click OK.
  7. Close Registry Editor.

Note: This check only applies to version 4.2.387 or higher of the Solatech Window Covering Software.


Once the upgrade is complete you should to delete the registry entry you added

  1. Click Start, Run, type "regedit" (without the quotes) and press Enter.
  2. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Solatech\Window Covering Software\4.0"
  3. Find the entry "SkipElevatedUserCheck" in the list on the right side of the screen and select it.
  4. From the Edit menu click Delete. Click Yes when asked to confirm.
  5. Close Registry Editor.

REFERENCES

For more information, refer to the following knowledge base articles:

  • Administrator privileges required to create or upgrade a company
  • How to create a company on Windows Vista

APPLIES TO

  • Solatech Window Covering Software 4.2

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