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Detect if the current user is a member of the Administrator's group

[W2K/XP ok but not Vista!] 
[local function declaration]
FUNCTION boolean IsUserAnAdmin() LIBRARY "shell32.dll"

[powerscript]
MessageBox("Is Admin ?", IsUserAnAdmin())
With Vista,you need to use the LookupPrivilegeValue and AdjustTokenPrivileges APIs, I have no example but if you have one, send it to me!
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