display warning and dont load HUD if running without admin under vista/7

pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py

@@ -223,15 +223,16 @@ class GuiAutoImport (threading.Thread):
     def startClicked(self, widget, data):
         """runs when user clicks start on auto import tab"""
 
-#    Check to see if we have an open file handle to the HUD and open one if we do not.
-#    bufsize = 1 means unbuffered
-#    We need to close this file handle sometime.
-
-#    TODO:  Allow for importing from multiple dirs - REB 29AUG2008
-#    As presently written this function does nothing if there is already a pipe open.
-#    That is not correct.  It should open another dir for importing while piping the
-#    results to the same pipe.  This means that self.path should be a a list of dirs
-#    to watch.
+        # Check to see if we have an open file handle to the HUD and open one if we do not.
+        # bufsize = 1 means unbuffered
+        # We need to close this file handle sometime.
+
+        # TODO:  Allow for importing from multiple dirs - REB 29AUG2008
+        # As presently written this function does nothing if there is already a pipe open.
+        # That is not correct.  It should open another dir for importing while piping the
+        # results to the same pipe.  This means that self.path should be a a list of dirs
+        # to watch.
+        
         if data == "autostart" or (widget == self.startButton and self.startButton.get_active()):
             self.startButton.set_active(True)
             # - Does the lock acquisition need to be more sophisticated for multiple dirs?

pyfpdb/HUD_main.pyw

@@ -80,12 +80,23 @@ class HUD_main(object):
             self.hud_dict = {}
             self.hud_params = self.config.get_hud_ui_parameters()
 
-    #    a thread to read stdin
+            # a thread to read stdin
             gobject.threads_init()                        # this is required
             thread.start_new_thread(self.read_stdin, ())  # starts the thread
 
-    #    a main window
+            # a main window
             self.main_window = gtk.Window()
+            
+            if os.name == 'nt': # Check for admin rights, don't start auto import if we don't have them
+                if (os.sys.getwindowsversion()[0] >= 6):
+                    import ctypes
+                    if not ctypes.windll.shell32.IsUserAnAdmin():
+                        dia = gtk.MessageDialog(parent=self.main_window, flags=gtk.DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT, type=gtk.MESSAGE_ERROR, buttons=(gtk.BUTTONS_OK), message_format=_("No admin rights for HUD"))
+                        dia.format_secondary_text(_("Please right click fpdb.exe and HUD_main.exe, select properties, and set them both to run as admin.")+" "+_("You will need to restart fpdb afterwards."))
+                        response = dia.run()
+                        dia.destroy()
+                        return
+            
             if options.minimized:
                 self.main_window.iconify()
             if options.hidden: