Okay, I read all the stuff about UAC and virtualization. Quite
frankly, I think MS didn't give this much thought as for future
consequences. So from what I can gather, if I can get my applications
to store my files somewhere other than a "protected" place like
Program Files, they will be visible and accessible through the normal
Explorer-like search and folder trees.
On Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:00:11 -0800,
lid wrote:
>/SuperTech/ said:
>> I created a new folder in a program file like this: Computer\C\program
>> files\Soundforge\Transfer, or at least I thought I did. I saved data
>> to the file, and to my horror, when I used Computer on the menu to
>> drill down to my data, I couldn't find the folder. The application,
>> however, could read and write to the folder. I finally found my data
>> buried in a hidden file like this:
>> Computer\C\Users\John\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\P rogram
>> files\Soundforge\Transfer. I understand saving data for each user,
>> even though I am the only user on this machine, but I don't get the
>> Local\Virtual Store thing. What is this cryptic folder tree all
>> about? And when I access the folder from within the application, the
>> folder shows no files, however, I get a button on top that says
>> "Compatability Files". When I click that, all my files appear. The
>> application does not need to run in Compatibility mode. I couldn't
>> find anything in the Help files about file structure. When and how
>> does Vista decide that newly created folders and data should be stored
>> in this section? What is the Compatibility Files button all about?
>> Anything I should look out for? Thanks
>
>User Access Control (UAC) is confounding you. Read this...
>http://www.dcr.net/~w-clayton/Vista/...nformation.htm
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