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"vc" wrote in message
news:11e7a684.0401080516.384f766f@posting.google.c om...
> Hi all,
>
> I have an application that I want to be run only by admin. So first
> thing I have to do is to find out if the current user is admin. I know
> that there is a Windows function to find this out, but I can not
> remember how is it called.
>
> Can somebody help me please?
> Thx,
> Viv

If you're targetting Windows 2000 or later, try IsUserAnAdmin.

PS: A Windows-specific newsgroup, such as
comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32, is better than alt.os.development for
these types of questions.

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"vc" wrote in message
news:11e7a684.0401080516.384f766f@posting.google.c om...
> Hi all,
>
> I have an application that I want to be run only by admin. So first
> thing I have to do is to find out if the current user is admin. I know
> that there is a Windows function to find this out, but I can not
> remember how is it called.
>
> Can somebody help me please?
> Thx,
> Viv