Running the Genero Desktop Client on Windows Vista

Starting the GDC after installation.

Once GDC is installed, the Windows™ Firewall will prompt the user to unblock the program, as described in GDC and Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Although most of the features of Genero Desktop Client will work out of the box on Windows Vista, some features will only work if you start GDC as administrator.


This figure is a screenshot of a Contextual menu showing the Run as administrator menu item.

Figure 1. Run as administrator

Even an Administrator User has to run the program "as administrator". However, Administrator users can create a shortcut and specify in the Compatibility tab that this program is always run as an administrator.


This figure is a screen shot of the Compatibility tab options

Figure 2. Compatibility tab

Note: Using the -a GDC command line option to run GDC in "admin mode", a mode where you can manage GDC shortcuts, is not the same as asking Windows Vista to start GDC "as administrator", a special mode where the program can perform system-level tasks.