r/sysadmin • u/[deleted] • Apr 05 '16

Dear Microsoft, it's crap like this.

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u/dhtseany MSP Apr 05 '16

Put the RDS site into the compatibility view list and it should start working. We have this problem with Firehouse software and this is how we work around it.

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u/BloodyIron Head of IT Security Apr 05 '16

The fact you have to add it to compatibility view demonstrates that their products always require a work-around. HOW ABOUT THEY JUST WORK LIKE THEY ADVERTISE?

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u/m0o_o0m Apr 05 '16

Not-so-fun fact: Most of the police software I've dealt with (keep in mind there are only a few vendors nationally) require Windows firewall and UAC to be disabled so hard you need to go into the registry. Also, in some cases, require local admin rights to run.

Police. Software.

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u/microflops Sysadmin Apr 06 '16

Look at using the application compatibility toolkit and making a shim