open project in delphi as administrator

Question

In Delphi XE3 -> project Options -> Application, set Custom Manifest with C: \ Program Files \ MyProject \ Win7UAC.manifest, but the project does not open as an administrator if the system is installed in a directory other than C: \ Program Files \ MyProject.

How do I configure the project to open as administrator regardless of the path to be installed?

Win7UAC.manifest

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
  <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="orion.exe" version="3.1.0.0" processorArchitecture="*"/>
  <dependency>
    <dependentAssembly>
      <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" version="6.0.0.0" publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" language="*" processorArchitecture="*"/>
    </dependentAssembly>
  </dependency>
  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
    <security>
    <applicationRequestMinimum>  
      <PermissionSet ID="FullTrust" Unrestricted="true" />  
      <defaultAssemblyRequest permissionSetReference="FullTrust" />  
    </applicationRequestMinimum>    
    </security>
  </trustInfo>
  <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
    <application>
      <!--The ID below indicates application support for Windows Vista -->
      <supportedOS Id="{e2011457-1546-43c5-a5fe-008deee3d3f0}"/>
      <!--The ID below indicates application support for Windows 7 -->
      <supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>
    </application>
  </compatibility>
</assembly>

The installation location has nothing to do with whether or not an app requires elevation. — Ken White
I need the path to be dynamic in Project Options -> Application -> Custom Manifest, because I do not know where the user will install the application — alice
@alice you misunderstand what that option does. The path you specify is where the manifest file is located on your development machine when you compile the project. The content of the manifest is then compiled into the resources of the final EXE that you give to your users. The manifest file does not need to be deployed to the users. — Remy Lebeau
But when I put project.exe in the same directory as the manifest file, the project runs as an administrator and when I put it in another directory, it does not run as administrator — alice

Remy Lebeau Remy Lebeau · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-24T19:16:59

Your manifest is missing a requestedExecutionLevel element. You need to add that to your trustInfo element, eg:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
  <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="orion.exe" version="3.1.0.0" processorArchitecture="*"/>
  <dependency>
    <dependentAssembly>
      <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" version="6.0.0.0" publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" language="*" processorArchitecture="*"/>
    </dependentAssembly>
  </dependency>
  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
    <security>
      <applicationRequestMinimum>
        <PermissionSet ID="FullTrust" Unrestricted="true" />
        <defaultAssemblyRequest permissionSetReference="FullTrust" />
      </applicationRequestMinimum>
      <requestedPrivileges>
        <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false" />
      </requestedPrivileges>
    </security>
  </trustInfo>
  <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
    <application>
      <!--The ID below indicates application support for Windows Vista -->
      <supportedOS Id="{e2011457-1546-43c5-a5fe-008deee3d3f0}"/>
      <!--The ID below indicates application support for Windows 7 -->
      <supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>
    </application>
  </compatibility>
</assembly>

open project in delphi as administrator

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