Background
Microsoft Windows Vista includes a new feature, User Account Control (UAC), which helps administrators manage their use of elevated privileges. When running on Microsoft Windows Vista, administrators do not use their administrative privileges by default. They perform most actions as standard (non-administrative) users, temporarily assuming their administrative privileges only when necessary.
How UAC impacts BI Documenter
Versions 1.6.5 and upwards of BI Documenter will run perfectly o.k on 32-bit versions of Vista if BI Documenter is run with elevated privileges. Without elevated privileges BI Documenter will not run at all on Windows Vista.
We encourage all users of versions of BI Documenter prior to 1.6.5 to upgrade to the latest version (1.6.6 at the time of writing) in order to run BI Documenter on Windows Vista.
How to run BI Documenter with Elevated Privileges on Windows Vista
Below are two methods to launch BI Documenter with elevated privileges:
How to run BI Documenter with elevated privileges (temporary solution):
From the "Start" menu, right-click on the "BI Documenter" program icon and select "Run as Administrator".
How to run BI Documenter with elevated privileges (more permanent solution):
From the "Start" menu, right-click on the "BI Documenter" program, select "Properties" and on the "Compatibility" tab and check "Run this program as an administrator".