Hi all:

I've got a question regarding retrieving a value from the Registry

within Vista that I hope someone here can help me answer.

Here's the situation. I've got an existing application that has been

working just fine under Windows XP Pro. At application startup, it queries

the Registry to retrieve the following key value:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Logon

User Name

This value is then used to check in a Security table for a match on the

name. (Yes, I know this is an odd logon situation; it's what the client

wanted.)

The thing is, now they're looking to move to Vista. And, for some

reason, this key value does not exist in Vista.

Can someone point me to a reference of registry keys for Vista? Or can

someone recommend to me a key value I could use that would return the Logon

User Name? Unfortunately, I don't have direct access to Vista, so I can't

just open up the Registry and browse around to find the appropriate key.

Any help you can send my way will be greatly appreciated.

Jon

Hi Dave:

Yes, the application is running on a network. I'll look into using

Sys(0) and see if that solves the problem. I'll let you -- and the list --

know either way.

Jon

----- Original Message -----

From: "Dave Crozier"

To: <profoxtech@leafe.com>

Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 10:41 AM

Subject: RE: Question on Registry in Vista vs Windows XP

> John,

> Why not simply use Sys(0) that gives you the machine name and the Login

name

> and it is version independent.

>

> I assume you are running on a network.

>

> Dave Crozier

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf

> Of Jon Westcot

> Sent: 25 February 2009 16:45

> To: ProFox

> Subject: Question on Registry in Vista vs Windows XP

>

> Hi all:

>

> I've got a question regarding retrieving a value from the Registry

> within Vista that I hope someone here can help me answer.

>

> Here's the situation. I've got an existing application that has been

> working just fine under Windows XP Pro. At application startup, it

queries

> the Registry to retrieve the following key value:

>

>

> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Logon

> User Name

>

> This value is then used to check in a Security table for a match on

the

> name. (Yes, I know this is an odd logon situation; it's what the client

> wanted.)

>

> The thing is, now they're looking to move to Vista. And, for some

> reason, this key value does not exist in Vista.

>

> Can someone point me to a reference of registry keys for Vista? Or

can

> someone recommend to me a key value I could use that would return the

Logon

> User Name? Unfortunately, I don't have direct access to Vista, so I can't

> just open up the Registry and browse around to find the appropriate key.

>

> Any help you can send my way will be greatly appreciated.

>

> Jon

John,

Why not simply use Sys(0) that gives you the machine name and the Login name

and it is version independent.

I assume you are running on a network.

Dave Crozier

-----Original Message-----

From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf

Of Jon Westcot

Sent: 25 February 2009 16:45

To: ProFox

Subject: Question on Registry in Vista vs Windows XP

Hi all:

I've got a question regarding retrieving a value from the Registry

within Vista that I hope someone here can help me answer.

Here's the situation. I've got an existing application that has been

working just fine under Windows XP Pro. At application startup, it queries

the Registry to retrieve the following key value:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Logon

User Name

This value is then used to check in a Security table for a match on the

name. (Yes, I know this is an odd logon situation; it's what the client

wanted.)

The thing is, now they're looking to move to Vista. And, for some

reason, this key value does not exist in Vista.

Can someone point me to a reference of registry keys for Vista? Or can

someone recommend to me a key value I could use that would return the Logon

User Name? Unfortunately, I don't have direct access to Vista, so I can't

just open up the Registry and browse around to find the appropriate key.

Any help you can send my way will be greatly appreciated.

Jon

[excessive quoting removed by server]

It might be this:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment\UserName

I searched the registry for things, I do not have a reference to say this is

what you are looking for.

As Dave said, SYS(0) or a complicated API call might be what you are looking

for.

GetEnv("UserName") can be dinked with.

When you start VFP with Run As... who the application is running as from

SYS(0), API, and direct Registry read are all the same.

Tracy

-----Original Message-----

From: Jon Westcot

Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:45 AM

Hi all:

I've got a question regarding retrieving a value from the Registry

within Vista that I hope someone here can help me answer.

Here's the situation. I've got an existing application that has been

working just fine under Windows XP Pro. At application startup, it queries

the Registry to retrieve the following key value:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Logon

User Name

This value is then used to check in a Security table for a match on the

name. (Yes, I know this is an odd logon situation; it's what the client

wanted.)

The thing is, now they're looking to move to Vista. And, for some

reason, this key value does not exist in Vista.

Can someone point me to a reference of registry keys for Vista? Or can

someone recommend to me a key value I could use that would return the Logon

User Name? Unfortunately, I don't have direct access to Vista, so I can't

just open up the Registry and browse around to find the appropriate key.

Any help you can send my way will be greatly appreciated.

Jon

Hi Dave, Tracy, et al.:

Thanks for the suggestions. It seems that SYS(0) works like a champ.

HOWEVER....

Now I'm being asked to apparently "sign" the executable to avoid having

Vista ask if they really want to run the application. The user sent me the

following comment:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

windows prompts me to run the software because of it being an unknown

publisher, but I think that is an easy fix? Can you change?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Well, I could, if I knew how to do this. Or even what to do to create

such a signature or certificate. Can someone enlighten me? This is

essentially an in-house application; I just happen to be maintaining it from

1800 or so miles away. ;)

Thanks for any help any of you can share. (Oh, I tried to search for

this on the ProFox search website but, without knowing exactly what it was I

was trying to find, I was having a lot of trouble finding anything useful

that wasn't talking about SSL Certificates for web pages.)

Jon

----- Original Message -----

From: "Tracy Pearson" <tracy@powerchurch.com>

To: <profoxtech@leafe.com>

Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:25 AM

Subject: RE: Question on Registry in Vista vs Windows XP

> It might be this:

> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment\UserName

>

> I searched the registry for things, I do not have a reference to say this

is

> what you are looking for.

>

> As Dave said, SYS(0) or a complicated API call might be what you are

looking

> for.

>

> GetEnv("UserName") can be dinked with.

>

> When you start VFP with Run As... who the application is running as from

> SYS(0), API, and direct Registry read are all the same.

>

> Tracy

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Jon Westcot

> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:45 AM

>

> Hi all:

>

> I've got a question regarding retrieving a value from the Registry

> within Vista that I hope someone here can help me answer.

>

> Here's the situation. I've got an existing application that has been

> working just fine under Windows XP Pro. At application startup, it

queries

> the Registry to retrieve the following key value:

>

>

> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Logon

> User Name

>

> This value is then used to check in a Security table for a match on

the

> name. (Yes, I know this is an odd logon situation; it's what the client

> wanted.)

>

> The thing is, now they're looking to move to Vista. And, for some

> reason, this key value does not exist in Vista.

>

> Can someone point me to a reference of registry keys for Vista? Or

can

> someone recommend to me a key value I could use that would return the

Logon

> User Name? Unfortunately, I don't have direct access to Vista, so I can't

> just open up the Registry and browse around to find the appropriate key.

>

> Any help you can send my way will be greatly appreciated.

>

> Jon

>

>

>

>

[excessive quoting removed by server]

On Wed, February 25, 2009 1:25 pm, Tracy Pearson wrote:

> It might be this:

> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment\UserName

>

>

> I searched the registry for things, I do not have a reference to say this

> is what you are looking for.

>

> As Dave said, SYS(0) or a complicated API call might be what you are

> looking for.

>

> GetEnv("UserName") can be dinked with.

>

>

> When you start VFP with Run As... who the application is running as from

> SYS(0), API, and direct Registry read are all the same.

In that case, why *wouldn't* you use SYS(0)?

You're welcome,

If it's in house, they can change the setting on the EXE from a Right Click

of the EXE directly. They should see at the bottom of the General tab:

Security: This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help

protect this computer.

With an Unblock button next to it.

If the EXE resides on the server and runs on the workstation, the server

needs to be added to trusted sites. Trusted sites can be added in the IE 7

Options dialog.

Digital Signatures cost money, and require an internet connection to verify

it.

-----Original Message-----

From: Jon Westcot

Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 2:34 PM

Hi Dave, Tracy, et al.:

Thanks for the suggestions. It seems that SYS(0) works like a champ.

HOWEVER....

Now I'm being asked to apparently "sign" the executable to avoid having

Vista ask if they really want to run the application. The user sent me the

following comment:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

windows prompts me to run the software because of it being an unknown

publisher, but I think that is an easy fix? Can you change?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Well, I could, if I knew how to do this. Or even what to do to create

such a signature or certificate. Can someone enlighten me? This is

essentially an in-house application; I just happen to be maintaining it from

1800 or so miles away. ;)

Thanks for any help any of you can share. (Oh, I tried to search for

this on the ProFox search website but, without knowing exactly what it was I

was trying to find, I was having a lot of trouble finding anything useful

that wasn't talking about SSL Certificates for web pages.)

Jon

Jon,

When you run the application from the local "C" drive, it is treated as 1

security zone.

However , wn you run it via a UNC (or any other external location) on the

network it is a different, untrusted security zone.

To fix this, open the IE settings from Tools, Internet Options. On the

Security tab select Local Internet and click Sites. Clear the checkbox for

"Automatically detect intranet" and check the other 3 boxes. Click the

Advanced button on that same dialog box and add file://ServerName to the

list of trusted sites.

Clear the checkbox to "Require server verification (https) for all sites in

this zone".

Dave Crozier

-----Original Message-----

From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf

Of Jon Westcot

Sent: 25 February 2009 19:34

To: profox@leafe.com

Subject: Re: Question on Registry in Vista vs Windows XP

Hi Dave, Tracy, et al.:

Thanks for the suggestions. It seems that SYS(0) works like a champ.

HOWEVER....

Now I'm being asked to apparently "sign" the executable to avoid having

Vista ask if they really want to run the application. The user sent me the

following comment:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

windows prompts me to run the software because of it being an unknown

publisher, but I think that is an easy fix? Can you change?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Well, I could, if I knew how to do this. Or even what to do to create

such a signature or certificate. Can someone enlighten me? This is

essentially an in-house application; I just happen to be maintaining it from

1800 or so miles away. ;)

Thanks for any help any of you can share. (Oh, I tried to search for

this on the ProFox search website but, without knowing exactly what it was I

was trying to find, I was having a lot of trouble finding anything useful

that wasn't talking about SSL Certificates for web pages.)

Jon

----- Original Message -----

From: "Tracy Pearson" <tracy@powerchurch.com>

To: <profoxtech@leafe.com>

Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:25 AM

Subject: RE: Question on Registry in Vista vs Windows XP

> It might be this:

> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment\UserName

>

> I searched the registry for things, I do not have a reference to say this

is

> what you are looking for.

>

> As Dave said, SYS(0) or a complicated API call might be what you are

looking

> for.

>

> GetEnv("UserName") can be dinked with.

>

> When you start VFP with Run As... who the application is running as from

> SYS(0), API, and direct Registry read are all the same.

>

> Tracy

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Jon Westcot

> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:45 AM

>

> Hi all:

>

> I've got a question regarding retrieving a value from the Registry

> within Vista that I hope someone here can help me answer.

>

> Here's the situation. I've got an existing application that has been

> working just fine under Windows XP Pro. At application startup, it

queries

> the Registry to retrieve the following key value:

>

>

> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Logon

> User Name

>

> This value is then used to check in a Security table for a match on

the

> name. (Yes, I know this is an odd logon situation; it's what the client

> wanted.)

>

> The thing is, now they're looking to move to Vista. And, for some

> reason, this key value does not exist in Vista.

>

> Can someone point me to a reference of registry keys for Vista? Or

can

> someone recommend to me a key value I could use that would return the

Logon

> User Name? Unfortunately, I don't have direct access to Vista, so I can't

> just open up the Registry and browse around to find the appropriate key.

>

> Any help you can send my way will be greatly appreciated.

>

> Jon

>

>

>

>

[excessive quoting removed by server]

On Wed, February 25, 2009 2:33 pm, Jon Westcot wrote:

> Hi Dave, Tracy, et al.:

>

>

> Thanks for the suggestions. It seems that SYS(0) works like a champ.

>

>

> HOWEVER....

>

>

> Now I'm being asked to apparently "sign" the executable to avoid having

> Vista ask if they really want to run the application. The user sent me

> the following comment:

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> windows prompts me to run the software because of it being an unknown

> publisher, but I think that is an easy fix? Can you change?

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

>

> Well, I could, if I knew how to do this. Or even what to do to create

> such a signature or certificate. Can someone enlighten me? This is

> essentially an in-house application; I just happen to be maintaining it

> from 1800 or so miles away. ;)

>

>

> Thanks for any help any of you can share. (Oh, I tried to search for

> this on the ProFox search website but, without knowing exactly what it was

> I

> was trying to find, I was having a lot of trouble finding anything useful

> that wasn't talking about SSL Certificates for web pages.)

Tell them to just ignore that and proceed. That is the EASIEST and

CHEAPEST solution. To go the route of getting it "signed" is expensive

and not worth it, imo, if I understand the process.

> -----Original Message-----

> From: profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com

[mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com]

> On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions General Account

> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:55 PM

> To: profoxtech@leafe.com

> Subject: Re: Question on Registry in Vista vs Windows XP

>

> Tell them to just ignore that and proceed. That is the EASIEST and

> CHEAPEST solution. To go the route of getting it "signed" is

expensive

> and not worth it, imo, if I understand the process.

Agreed.... having a digi sig means it needs to be on EVERY machine that

will use the app, EVERY time you have to refresh from an image (and

forget about the digi sign), and a hassle.... plus the digi sig expires

and you get to do it all over again..........

At least that's been my experience...

Matt Jarvis

Programmer/DBA

King | Retail Solutions

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