Re: can't write to text file after installing app

On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 15:36:22 -0700 (PDT), vbDavidC wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am a XP user who is testing out Vista. I am trying to determine how
> Vista limits user's rights/permissions to files and folders.
>
> I develop apps with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. I created a
> Setup.exe with Visual Studio 2005. It works well in XP although I am
> an administrator.
>
> I tested the same setup.exe on a Vista computer and everything seems
> to work. The apps by default get written to a subdirectory underneath
> C:\ not Program Files\ not that that it matters where the install
> folder is. When I run my app, it starts up but one thing that the app
> does is it writes data to an ini file. App appears to work but it
> does not actually update the file. If I try to edit the ini file with
> notepad I cannot save the file. Apparently the file's permission is
> not writeable.
>
> I tried this both as a standard user and as an administrator.
>
> Being a new user to Vista I am not sure what Vista prohibits user's
> from writing. If I open Windows Explorer I can create a subdirectory
> and text files as a standard user. I am trying to understand where
> Vista prohibits standard users from writing.
>
> Someone mentioned to me that maybe my Visual Studio 2005 setup creator
> may not be providing additional info for permissions for the files I
> am installing.

You should probably go to a developers' forum on this question.

That said, I understand that Vista restricts programs from writing in the
two program file directory trees "Program Files" and "Program Files (x86)".

Try putting .ini files in a place such as:
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\YourProgram

Replace UserName and YourProgram by appropriate values, natch.

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On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 18:32:20 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
<not-> wrote:

>That said, I understand that Vista restricts programs from writing in the
>two program file directory trees "Program Files" and "Program Files (x86)".
>
>Try putting .ini files in a place such as:
> C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\YourProgram
>
>Replace UserName and YourProgram by appropriate values, natch.

My thoughts too. I'd actually look at Vista another way: assume you
can't write anywhere except in the current user's directory and you
will be mostly on target.

On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:10:10 -0400, +Bob+ wrote:

> On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 18:32:20 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
> <not-> wrote:
>
>>That said, I understand that Vista restricts programs from writing in the
>>two program file directory trees "Program Files" and "Program Files (x86)".
>>
>>Try putting .ini files in a place such as:
>> C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\YourProgram
>>
>>Replace UserName and YourProgram by appropriate values, natch.
>
> My thoughts too. I'd actually look at Vista another way: assume you
> can't write anywhere except in the current user's directory and you
> will be mostly on target.

That can't be true - it's too easy! Even I can remember that one...

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