1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/zen/privilege.cpp b/zen/privilege.cpp
index d4f956a8..98eaad43 100644
--- a/zen/privilege.cpp
+++ b/zen/privilege.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "thread.h" //includes <boost/thread.hpp>
 #include "zstring.h"
 #include "scope_guard.h"
+#include "win_ver.h"
 
 using namespace zen;
 
@@ -68,9 +69,17 @@ void setPrivilege(LPCTSTR privilege, bool enable) //throw FileError
                                  nullptr)) //__out_opt  PDWORD ReturnLength
         throw FileError(replaceCpy(_("Cannot set privilege %x."), L"%x", std::wstring(L"\"") + privilege +  L"\""), formatSystemError(L"AdjustTokenPrivileges", getLastError()));
 
-    const ErrorCode lastError = getLastError();
+    ErrorCode lastError = getLastError();
     if (lastError == ERROR_NOT_ALL_ASSIGNED) //check although previous function returned with success!
+    {
+#ifdef __MINGW32__ //Shobjidl.h
+#define ERROR_ELEVATION_REQUIRED         740L
+#endif
+        if (vistaOrLater()) //replace this useless error code with what it *really* means!
+            lastError = ERROR_ELEVATION_REQUIRED;
+
         throw FileError(replaceCpy(_("Cannot set privilege %x."), L"%x", std::wstring(L"\"") + privilege +  L"\""), formatSystemError(L"AdjustTokenPrivileges", lastError));
+    }
 }