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  • imported_tickstory
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    July 9, 2013 at 12:52 pm
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    #19070

    Hi Gooly,

    This issue seems related to your restricted user privileges under Windows 7. Can you try having a read of the following links to see if it resolves your problem?

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/installed-program-always-need-admin-password-on/a17aa66f-3f87-4f25-a745-adf19c5f3c4b
    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_programs/windows-7-asks-for-admin-password-to-run-a-program/c0f7a3f6-4b70-44ec-83a4-6bbc567f7df2

    Thanks.

    gooly
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    July 9, 2013 at 3:54 pm
    Post count: 57
    #19071

    hmm,

    from here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/installed-program-always-need-admin-password-on/a17aa66f-3f87-4f25-a745-adf19c5f3c4b I looked up my registry and find ONLY here:
    HKEY_USERSS-1-5-21-13….00SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall{DD677DA4-6AA6-435F-A78A-B28452584048}_is1

    (..uninstall ??)

    several DWORDS – which shall I change?
    MajorVersion REG_DWORD (0)
    MinorVersion REG_DWORD (9)
    NoModify REG_DWORD (1)
    NoRepair REG_DWORD (1)

    This: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem
    and check the value of the following registry DWORD: ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin.
    (from the same url) is already at 5 not 1!!

    The second hint from here:
    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/How-do-I-change-the-behavior-of-User-Account-Control-by-using-the-slider
    turn off user account controll setting – why should I reduce the security only for one program?
    The safest option (‘Always Notify’) it tell me to inform me if a program wants to change my Windows Settings or wants to install s.th.
    I don’t see the need to fro this!!

    Regards,
    Gooly

    gooly
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    July 12, 2013 at 5:11 pm
    Post count: 57
    #19072

    Hi tickstory,

    I just downloaded in run the new setup: as possible and as I prefer it I installed it as user without admin-rights.
    But starting tickstory it again requests my admin password 😥

    I do not want to run non-admin-programs as admin, why should I?
    I can’t understand why your program needs admin-rights? It loads, stores and converts data finally it starts the MT4-terminal.

    I know that MT4 installed in Windows’ program folders causes problems saving self-made or dld. EAs and indicators and other files.
    That’s why I re-installed the MT4-terminla in ‘my’ Document-Folder, that simplifies everything!!

    Now it could be that your program tickstory running with admin-rights will cause other very nasty troubles as it probably stores where ever data as admin-owner for users unable to read, it’ll start the MT4-therminal as admin, which will save everything in the admin folders and so on..

    You advised me to reduce the security of my system, by reducing the restrictions of the user privileges.
    But your program tickstory (which does nothing special and nothing which is system relevant) is the only one that needs that.,
    All the other e.g. StrategyQuant’s TickDataDownloader nor Birt’s TickData Suite requires that.
    So I think I am not too immodest to ask you to change this request for the admin-rights. I hope it’s not too complex.

    Regards,
    Gooly

    imported_tickstory
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    July 13, 2013 at 10:25 pm
    Post count: 1479
    #19073

    Hi Gooly,

    As you pointed out, Tickstory does not do anything that requires admin rights. This seems to be a Windows request that the application requires admin for some reason.
    We will put an item to address this in a future version.

    Regards.

    gooly
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    July 14, 2013 at 11:36 am
    Post count: 57
    #19074

    Thanks with hope 😉
    Gooly

    HarriFX
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    August 13, 2013 at 8:21 am
    Post count: 10
    #19075

    My experience with TickStory has been that you need to install the software as Administrator, and also run it as an Admin user – it wont work otherwise.

    In the manifest for the install, there is a setting that requires Admin rights, and for the installed program as well. When bundling up the setup.exe, you need to fix these settings correctly so non-admin users can run TickStory.

    As a workaround, I i) Installed in a non-standard directory, ie, NOT C:Program Files, which require admin access and ii) I have used Microsoft ACT tool 5.6 to create a “shim” that bypasses the need for the admin password (“RunAsInvoker” setting) when you run the installed program. It 90% works, but sometimes crashes when it tries to access something in C:ProgramData (You should fix this too). The crash report looks like this:

    Product name: Tickstory Lite
    Product version: 0.9.2.0
    Details:
    Access to the path ‘C:ProgramDataTickstoryTickstory LiteTickstoryLite.config’ is denied.
    at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
    at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
    at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
    at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share)
    at System.Configuration.Internal.WriteFileContext.ValidateWriteAccess(String filename)
    at System.Configuration.Internal.WriteFileContext.Complete(String filename, Boolean success)
    at System.Configuration.Internal.InternalConfigHost.StaticWriteCompleted(String streamName, Boolean success, Object writeContext, Boolean assertPermissions)
    at System.Configuration.Internal.InternalConfigHost.System.Configuration.Internal.IInternalConfigHost.WriteCompleted(String streamName, Boolean success, Object writeContext)
    at System.Configuration.Internal.DelegatingConfigHost.WriteCompleted(String streamName, Boolean success, Object writeContext)
    at System.Configuration.UpdateConfigHost.WriteCompleted(String streamName, Boolean success, Object writeContext)
    at System.Configuration.MgmtConfigurationRecord.SaveAs(String filename, ConfigurationSaveMode saveMode, Boolean forceUpdateAll)
    at ..()
    at ..(Object , EventArgs )
    at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
    at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
    at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
    at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
    at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
    at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
    at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
    at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
    at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
    at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
    at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
    at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

    imported_tickstory
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    August 19, 2013 at 11:31 pm
    Post count: 1479
    #19076

    Hi Harri,

    Thanks for the detailed information. We have raised a ticket to look at this item.

    Regards.

    HarriFX
    Participant
    August 27, 2013 at 11:35 am
    Post count: 10
    #19077

    Hello

    Any update on this? It is still causing a problem when I want to change which MT4 installation I use in “MT4 settings”.

    Congratulations on the release of version 1.0! I know you might not want to tinker with your brand-spanking new release, but I notice another user is having the same issue as me

    http://tickstory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=232&p=820&hilit=TickstoryLite.config

    Thank you very much

    harri

    imported_tickstory
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    September 19, 2013 at 4:45 am
    Post count: 1479
    #19078

    Hi all,

    The ‘permission denied’ error is expected to be addressed in the next version 1.1 of Tickstory. Please note that the issue is due to Windows 7 UAC account controls so we will need to relocate the location of the config file.

    We will also try and address the prompting issue in this version, Gooly, however we will need your assistance to see if it works for you given that we have been unable to reproduce the issue.

    Thanks.

    imported_tickstory
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    September 21, 2013 at 3:27 am
    Post count: 1479
    #19079

    Hi all,

    Please refer to where you can download v1.1RC which should address the need to run the application as administrator:

    viewtopic.php?f=2&t=262&p=1093

    Please let us know how you go.

    Thanks.

    gooly
    Participant
    September 21, 2013 at 7:39 am
    Post count: 57
    #19080

    Hi,
    sorry for my delay, I just read your priv. message and dld. and installed the v1.0 and failed same problem 🙁
    Than I read that you have v1.1 and de-installed 1.0 and installed 1.1 and FINE!
    I installed it to one of ‘my’ folders and neither during the installation nor after the start of Tickstory I was asked for the Admin-PWD!

    Thanks – great job!
    Calli
    PS: pls if you want me s.th. to test write me again a pm – it’s faster 🙂

    imported_tickstory
    Participant
    September 21, 2013 at 11:30 am
    Post count: 1479
    #19081

    Hi Gooly,

    Thanks for your feedback. Glad that it worked for you. Apologies for taking some time to resolving this for you – we are trying our best to address all the feedback we are getting as quickly as possible.

    Kind regards.

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