EXE Author's name on Windows 11

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

Dear friends, I noticed that on Windows 11 I can't see the Author's name of my EXE files. It was displayed previously (on Windows 10 and maybe on an earlier version of Window11, I don'r remember exactly). Any ideas?

[Antonio Linares]

Dear Enrico,

Could you provide an example of how you are placing the author name in the EXE ?

many thanks

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

Here it is (it worked fine previously):

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VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
{
 BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
 {
  BLOCK "040904E4"
  {
   VALUE "CompanyName", "EMAG Software\0"
  }
 }
}

[Antonio Linares]

Dear Enrico,

FWH\samples\filever.prg and filever.rc are working fine on Windows 11

Just modify ISNUM() with HB_ISNUM() call (fixed for next build)

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

Please look at properties details of the EXE. There is no company name property.

[Antonio Linares]

Dear Enrico,

This is what I get on Windows 11:

It seems as "Legal trademarks" is the name of the company

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

No, it should be CompanyName.

[karinha]

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20230503-51/?p=108135

https://learn.microsoft.com/pt-br/windows/win32/menurc/versioninfo-resource

Regards, saludos.

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20230503-51/?p=108135

https://learn.microsoft.com/pt-br/windows/win32/menurc/versioninfo-resource

Regards, saludos.

Yes, from here:

https://learn.microsoft.com/pt-br/windows/win32/menurc/versioninfo-resource

CompanyName Empresa que produziu o arquivo , por exemplo, Microsoft Corporation ou Standard Microsystems Corporation, Inc. Essa cadeia de caracteres é necessária.
LegalTrademarks Marcas comerciais e marcas registradas que se aplicam ao arquivo. Isso deve incluir o texto completo de todos os avisos, símbolos legais, números de marca e assim por diante. Essa cadeia de caracteres é opcional.

[Rick Lipkin]

Enrico

Not tested on Windows 11 .. I compile this file into my programs Version.RC but I have to edit it with Notepad ...

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// Generated by ResEdit 1.6.6
// Copyright (C) 2006-2015
// http://www.resedit.net

#include <windows.h>
#include <commctrl.h>

//
// Version Information resources
//
LANGUAGE 0, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
1 VERSIONINFO
    FILEVERSION     02,23,0,0
    PRODUCTVERSION  02,23,0,0
    FILEOS          VOS__WINDOWS32
    FILETYPE        VFT_UNKNOWN
    FILESUBTYPE     VFT2_UNKNOWN
    FILEFLAGSMASK   0
    FILEFLAGS       0
{
    BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
    {
        BLOCK "04090025"
        {
            VALUE "CompanyName", "CCI by Richard Lipkin"
            VALUE "FileDescription", "Leave-Travel Info"
            VALUE "FileVersion", "02.23 Prod"
            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "CCI - SA Software"
        }
    }
    BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
    {
        VALUE "Translation", 0x0409, 0x0025
    }
}

 

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[Enrico Maria Giordano]

Yes, this is exactly the problem: the CompanyName field is not displayed anymore (it was few months ago).

[Rick Lipkin]

Enrico

If you hover over the .exe with your mouse you do the the Company name ... etc .. but not when you look at the properties of the .exe ..

Rick Lipkin

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

It doesn't show the company name here on Windows 11.

[Jimmy]

hi Enrico,

It doesn't show the company name here on Windows 11.

when have to look last Time for "Company Name" in Property

this was Windows XP where i have "Firma" ( "Company Name" )


this is since Windows 7


same with Windows 10/11


it have change with Windows 7 and that is a long Time ago ...

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

Please look at the startup applications tab in the Task Manager of Windows 11. The Author's name is displayed only for the apps and not for the desktop programs anymore. It was few months ago, I am sure.