Re: [GD-Windows] Parental control bug in Windows Vista RC1?

[Jason S. <ja...@mi...>]

So VerifyAccess is returning *pfHasAccess =3D=3D false?   It's possible you=
r signing your exe with an untrusted cert.   Do you see rating being displa=
yed properly for your game in the Game Explorer UI?  Have you tried setting=
 your parental controls to allow games that have no rating to see if that w=
orks?

Jason

From: gam...@li... [mailto:gamedevlis=
ts-...@li...] On Behalf Of Michiel Kolders
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 5:19 AM
To: gam...@li...
Subject: [GD-Windows] Parental control bug in Windows Vista RC1?

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 mani=
fest, signed the executable, added the game using IGameExplorer in the inst=
aller 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 Ex=
plorer indicates that it's allowed to run, and starts the game. Then, when =
IGameExplorer::VerifyAccess is called, it returns false, denying access! Do=
es anyone here have a clue why the Game Explorer says it's fine, but Verify=
Access thinks it's not?

Many thanks in advance!

Michiel Kolders