Parental control bug in Windows Vista RC1?
"Michiel Kolders" <[email protected]> Wed, 3 Jan 2007 14:19:06 +0100
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Hi,
I've ran into a strange problem with Parental Control in Windows Vista
(RC1): I've done all the necessary things to support the feature; embedded
manifest, signed the executable, added the game using IGameExplorer in the
installer and calling IGameExplorer::VerifyAccess on startup of my game.
This all seems to work well, except when I switch Parental Control ON with
the following settings.
- Game Ratings: Up to 18+ (PEGI)
- Block games with no rating
- No additional game descriptors blocked
- Always blocked: None
- Always allowed: None
My game has a rating of 12+ (PEGI), so my game should run fine. The Game
Explorer indicates that it's allowed to run, and starts the game. Then, when
IGameExplorer::VerifyAccess is called, it returns false, denying access!
Does anyone here have a clue why the Game Explorer says it's fine, but
VerifyAccess thinks it's not?
Many thanks in advance!
Michiel Kolders
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>I’ve ran into a strange problem with =
Parental
Control in <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Windows Vista =
(RC1)</span></b>:
I’ve done all the necessary things to support the feature; =
embedded
manifest, signed the executable, added the game using IGameExplorer in =
the
installer and calling IGameExplorer::VerifyAccess on startup of my =
game.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>This all seems to work well, except when I =
switch
Parental Control ON with the following =
settings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 =
lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span
style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Game Ratings: Up to =
18+
(PEGI)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 =
lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
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style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Block games with no =
rating<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 =
lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
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style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>No additional game
descriptors blocked<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 =
lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
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style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Always blocked: =
None<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 =
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Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Always allowed: =
None<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>My game has a rating of 12+ (PEGI), so my =
game
should run fine. The Game Explorer indicates that it’s allowed to =
run,
and starts the game. Then, when IGameExplorer::VerifyAccess is called, =
<b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>it returns false</span></b>, denying access! =
Does
anyone here have a clue why the Game Explorer says it’s fine, but
VerifyAccess thinks it’s not?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Many thanks in =
advance!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
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