Guide - Getting RivaTuner work smooth in Vista 64 bit

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  1. nrm

    nrm New Member

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    Guide tested on RivaTuner 2.08, Vista 64 bit Ultimate, 8800 GT

    Here's yet another guide to getting things work without UAC prompts in Vista 64 bit as previous one probably fell of the first page. Please reply if it helped you so it stays on the first page if it's not sticky. Thanks.

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    As you've found out by now, using any Apply at startup or Launch at startup setting will add a startup registry key that results in the elevation prompt on startup so we need to start by cleaning those:

    *** Getting rid of elevation prompts:

    1. See none of these at checked/set:
    - driver/low level "Apply settings at windows startup"
    - settings tab "Run at Windows startup via startup registry"

    2a. If you have existing rivatuner built-in scheduler items, change their "run task at windows startup" to "run task at rivatuner startup".

    2b. Since removing a scheduler item with "windows startup" does not remove the startup registry keys that result in the UAC prompt
    - go to Power user tab, in the bottom of the list click Windows startup, select "Rivatuner startup daemon" and press delete key.

    *** Getting RT to start without elevation prompt:

    1. If you hadn't used fan/oc profiles before, check another guide on how to create such profile, then create new item in Launcher tab and add your profile in the associated profiles.

    2. In Rivatuners Scheduler tab, create new item that points to your previously created profile
    - set items to run at RivaTuner startup

    3. Go to Vista Task scheduler: Start menu/Control Panel, from the lower left corner click Schedule Tasks
    - create basic task, give it a name "rivatuner"
    - Set trigger as When I log on
    - Set Action as Start a program
    - Point Program to Program Files (x86)\RivaTuner v2.08\Rivatuner.exe
    - Set Add Arguments to: -T
    - check "Open the Properties dialog for this task when I click Finish", click finish
    - Select "Run with highest privileges", OK


    Reboot. If you still get UAC prompt from RT verify different places in RT that there's nothing that runs RT on windows startup.

    If things don't work (fans don't readjust) upon logon, verify you set RT to start with the "-T" argument.

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    As to why what used to work with one click now requires so many steps to work I don't know. Still, there's no Vista compat issues in RT or known bugs even though the need for these previously unnecessary steps have been reported hundred times by now. And why is that? Some people feed on a daily dose of whineage and improving the UX would starve them I suppose.
     
  2. mikeyakame

    mikeyakame Master Guru

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    run notepad as administrator
    edit c:\path to\rivatuner 2.08\rivatuner.exe.manifest.
    change RequestedExecutionLevel to <AsInvoker/>
    save file
    set it read only so its not overwritten.
    set your shortcut up with "run as administrator" privs.

    then proceed with task scheduler setup.

    if you follow this + the guide, you will never have problems unless you simply haven't followed it correctly.

    all this does, is allow you to run with highest privs in task scheduler, without it prompting for UAC. the manifest file controls the process elevation.

    Vista blocks any untrusted app from loading at boot without launching through scheduler (much like linux uses init scripts), its just standard security behaviour.
     
  3. m4gg0t

    m4gg0t Member Guru

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    there is a much easier way: just disable UAC in user accounts.
     
  4. }{Alienz}{

    }{Alienz}{ Member Guru

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    Easiest way. Do NOT use 2.08. Riva Tuner 2.06 works with everything and does not require tedious workaround methods or using the bad scheduler system for linear fan adjustment.
     

  5. mikeyakame

    mikeyakame Master Guru

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    of course it still needs it. the whole reason people with vista do workarounds is because of a restriction at OS level, not because they like doing it.
     
  6. soulrver

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    Followed the instructions in posts 1 & 2, and it works brilliantly (using Vista 32 bit)! Thanks!! :)
     
  7. Unwinder

    Unwinder Ancient Guru Staff Member

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    Sure, I'm doing nothing but making RT worse and worse with each release. Thank you, really pleased to work for such thankful and polite users. Try to analyse the hypotesis, that "bad" thing can be actually located between your chair and keyboard.
     
  8. Jarrstin

    Jarrstin Guest

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    Don't take this the wrong way, but I'd just ignore him, Unwinder. Almost everyone that uses RT loves it, but with everything there will always be people that don't like someone's work. It's best to ignore the criticism, unless it's constructive, instead of making yourself look less professional and attacking the person back.
     

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