Required to run as admin in Vista?

[patja]

Is it required to run Paint.NET as administrator in Vista? If so is this being addressed?

When I run as administrator it seems to work fine. When I don't, it consistently generates this error:

Application version: Paint.NET v3.22 (Final Release build 3.22.2933.24445)

Time of crash: 2/29/2008 11:18:27 AM

Application uptime: 00:00:00.3300570

OS Version: 6.0.6000.0 Workstation x86

.NET Framework version: 2.0.50727.1433 x86

Processor: 4x "Intel® Core2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz" @ ~2999MHz (DEP, SSE, SSE2, SSE3)

Physical memory: 2045 MB

Tablet PC: no

Updates: true, err

Locale: pdnr.c: en-US, hklm: en-US, hkcu: n/a, cc: en-US, cuic: en-US

Loaded assemblies:

mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089 @ C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorlib.dll

PaintDotNet, Version=3.22.2933.24445, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null @ C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.exe

System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089 @ C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Windows.Forms\2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.Windows.Forms.dll

System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089 @ C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System\2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.dll

System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a @ C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Drawing\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\System.Drawing.dll

PaintDotNet.Core, Version=3.22.2933.24442, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null @ C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.Core.dll

PaintDotNet.Base, Version=3.22.2933.24440, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null @ C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.Base.dll

PaintDotNet.SystemLayer, Version=3.22.2933.24441, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null @ C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.SystemLayer.dll

PaintDotNet.Resources, Version=3.22.2933.24441, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null @ C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.Resources.dll

PaintDotNet.Data, Version=3.22.2933.24442, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null @ C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.Data.dll

PaintDotNet.Effects, Version=3.22.2933.24443, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null @ C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.Effects.dll

Exception details:

System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Paint.NET' is denied.

at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.Win32Error(Int32 errorCode, String str)

at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.CreateSubKey(String subkey, RegistryKeyPermissionCheck permissionCheck, RegistrySecurity registrySecurity)

at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.CreateSubKey(String subkey)

at PaintDotNet.SystemLayer.Settings.CreateSettingsKey(Boolean writable)

at PaintDotNet.SystemLayer.Settings.SetObject(String key, Object value)

at PaintDotNet.SystemLayer.Settings.SetString(String key, String value)

at PaintDotNet.ColorsForm.SwatchControl_ColorsChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)

at PaintDotNet.SwatchControl.OnColorsChanged()

at PaintDotNet.SwatchControl.set_Colors(ColorBgra[] value)

at PaintDotNet.ColorsForm..ctor()

at PaintDotNet.AppWorkspace.InitializeFloatingForms()

at PaintDotNet.AppWorkspace..ctor()

at PaintDotNet.MainForm.InitializeComponent()

at PaintDotNet.MainForm..ctor(String[] args)

at PaintDotNet.Startup.StartPart2()

at PaintDotNet.Startup.Start()

at PaintDotNet.Startup.Main(String[] args)

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[Rick Brewster]

Admin isn't required. There is something wrong with the permissions on that registry key. Do a search for "Access to the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Paint.NET' is denied" (or variations). I'm pretty sure this has been solved before.

[patja]

I've searched on a variety of combinations of the keywords in the error message and am not finding another relevant thread.

I uninstalled Paint.NET, deleted the HKCU/Software/Paint.NET registry key and reinstalled...the error still happens.

I checked the permissions on the registry key and there is an odd entry under the list of user names "Account Unknown(S-1-5-5-0-176429)" Looking at other keys I don't see this listed on any other keys. SYSTEM and Administrators are also listed. The account I use is not listed.

I added my own account to the list and granted permissions, and now it works.