DynamiCube 3.0 Now Supported on Windows Vista™

DynamiCube 3.0 Now Supported on Windows Vista™

Dear Users

We are pleased to announce that DynamiCube 3.0 is officially supported on the Windows Vista ™ operating system. The User Account Control (UAC) security mechanism has changed the way developers create applications. Applications and ActiveX controls will continue to run on Windows Vista machines; however, some of the rules have changed, forcing developers to rethink how they build applications. This document is an overview of how the UAC affects the installation and distribution of DynamiCube 3.0 on Windows Vista machines. 

Things to note before installing the control on a Windows Vista machine: 

• The UAC requires that you execute the installation using the ‘Run as Administrator’ command. Microsoft introduced the UAC to provide users with more security. For information on why this is required, click here: Windows Vista User Account Control Step by Step Guide.
• You will be presented with an “Error Accessing Registry” error the first time you open any sample Visual Basic 6.0 project.
• When this happens, choose the “Continue loading the project” option until the project has fully loaded.
• After all the prompts have displayed and the project is fully loaded, close the project and reopen it; the project will then load with no problems. The reason for this behavior appears to be directly related to how the Visual Basic IDE interacts with Registry Virtualization.

Some users might choose to turn off the User Account Control altogether. However, developers should not assume that this will be the case with their end users. There are many sources on the internet with in-depth information regarding the UAC. If you are interested in finding more information, here are some sites from which to start:

• The User Account Control Blog
• User Account Control Overview
  

Thank you,

Data Dynamics Team