I'm writing a(nother) script that when an image is dropped onto, it sets said image as the login screen background for Windows 7.
When UAC is off/ in Admin account, the image (which is defined as %1 in the batch file) is copied to system32 and some reg values are changed. When i start as a regular user or on a machine with UAC on, i get access denied messages (obviously), there doesn't seem to be anyway to elevate the script. Any ideas out there guys?

Example:



TIA

Try Right Click 'Run as Admin" LOL


Edit : I think you are trying to something like changing 7's Start up wall from .bat file ? Am i Right ?

Yes. As per my initial post i am trying to change the login screen.



Thanks for the suggestion. That'd work if there was no argument (ie the image file).

Well this sort of stuff is beyond me but I was kinda wondering about what Uvais said..... does your admin username not need to added in the batch file?

If I am talking mince just tell me LOL

Right clicking the batch file and running as admin or making a shortcut and setting it to always run as admin will work so long as the batch file is run directly (double clicked), if we invoke the batch file via an image being dropped onto it we have no way (yet) to elevate so both methods are useless in this case.

You could use the runas /user:administrator but that means that the built-in hidden Admin account has to have a password set and is enabled. Also if this is done, i have to invoke another command prompt window as the runas command requires a program to run (ie runas /user:administrator notepad.exe) so we have ourselves a loop.

Well if you wanted to post this on my forum as there are many guys over there deal in all this sort of stuff and may be able to shed some light on it for you.

either way no harm done

I don't have an account to post. You could link back to this post if you like?
I was literally just looking through your programming forum!!!

Ok I have been told that you cannot do this using DOS you will need to use Visual Basic instead....

I will repost the question over there for you and see what comes back

It can be done without Visual Basic, whoever told you that is telling porky pies! + the fact i don't know VB! (neither am i using DOS)

Seen the post over on your, thanks for that

LOL sure thing, I am sure it will attract plenty of attention over the next couple of days and we have a good bunch of young guys who are well into this type of stuff so fingers crossed.