Creating file in system folder

[Yuri Gurskiy]

My app tries to create file in $WINDIR$\System32 folder and get error
ACCESS_DENIED. How to avoid this problem? I'm running under administrator
account

 

[Mark D. VandenBeg]

My app tries to create file in $WINDIR$\System32 folder and get error
ACCESS_DENIED. How to avoid this problem? I'm running under administrator
account

Try running the application by right-clicking on the application icon and
choosing "Run as administrator" from the context menu. In Vista, even
though you are logged in as part of the administrator user group, all
applications still run at the standard user level unless they are
specifically told otherwise.

 

[Jimmy Brush]

If you have a specific need to write in that place, your application must
tell Windows that it requires admin access, otherwise it will not be
allowed.

More information:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvi...ong/html/AccProtVista.asp#accprotvista_topic8

http://blogs.msdn.com/uac/

http://blogs.msdn.com/shawnfa/archive/2006/04/06/568563.aspx


- JB

Vista Support FAQ
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/