Vista and Inno setup

I'm still adjusting the software to Windows Vista. I think that the clock is ticking as more and more users will be switching to the new operating system. I've made huge improvements with the previous release, but I still need a few tweaks in the setup.

The biggest problem is that my applications need administrator rights for certain functions. One can't expect to be able to debug an application without those rights. This can all be solved without too much hassle, but I want to keep it easy enough for all users.

The previous setups would always disable the User Account Control. While this does solve the problem, it is not the best solution. It would be better to keep the UAC turned on, and still run my programs with administrator rights. So I decided to include a 'manifest file' with my program. This will make sure the application is run with administrator rights. I still want to be able to disable the UAC in the setup though, but it should be something that the user chooses to do instead of disabling it automatically.

So I played with the Inno setup code, and found out how easy it was to create my own function which determines if you want to adjust a registry key or not. I'm always surprised by the power of Inno setup. You can create anything you want using the scripting. Yes, it might require some programming. But you need those programming skills when creating your application in the first place right?