--- src/MainPanel.cpp	2013-03-27 18:57:44.000000000 -0300
+++ winusb-1.0.11-nogksudo1.cpp	2015-01-12 17:01:26.274398856 -0200
@@ -240,8 +240,15 @@
             iso = m_dvdDriveDevList.at(m_dvdDriveList->GetSelection());
         }
 
-        PipeManager pipe(std::string("gksudo --description 'WinUSB' -- sh -c 'winusb --noColor --forGui --format \"") + iso + "\" \"" + device + "\" 2>&1'");
-
+        //PipeManager pipe(std::string("gksudo --description 'WinUSB' -- sh -c 'winusb --noColor --forGui --format \"") + iso + "\" \"" + device + "\" 2>&1'");
+	
+	if(getuid() != 0) {
+	    wxMessageBox(_("WinUSB must be run by the root user !"), _("Error"), wxOK | wxICON_ERROR, this);
+	    return;
+	}
+	
+	PipeManager pipe(std::string("winusb --noColor --forGui --format \"") + iso + "\" \"" + device + "\" 2>&1");
+	
         wxProgressDialog *dialog = new wxProgressDialog(_("Installing..."), _("Please wait..."), 100, GetParent(), wxPD_APP_MODAL | wxPD_SMOOTH | wxPD_CAN_ABORT);
 
         wxString log;