Re: security issues with a dll
"Dave Cullen" <nospam@mail.com> wrote in message
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I'm writing a VC6 program under WinXP to control machinery in my company's
manufacturing plant. I'm using a third party dll (WinIO) that allows
access to the computer's hardware (digital I/O boards). Three files are
required: the dll, a .sys file and a .vxd file. These reside in the
Windows / System folder.
The .vxd is probably not used under XP, only Win9x. Also, if an
administrator loads the driver (.sys), can the program then run as a normal
user? You can use the "net" command to start and stop drivers as well as
services, also you can try changing the driver registry settings to
automatically start at boot. If the driver restricts permissions on the
device objects it creates, though, this might not help.
The problem I'm having is that the dll will not respond unless the user
has full admin rights on the computer. This is understandably unacceptable
to the IT dept. Looking for solutions or suggestions.
Thanks
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