Replace file in folder inside Program Files

[Guest]

I developed an MS Access Application which I deploy as an mde in a directory
inside Program Files.

When I update the application I generally just replace the MDE on the user's
computers, but one of our users with Vista Home Premium cannot get the
updates. Any time I replace the file, it still opens the original file that
was created the first time.

I have set the permissions to allow myself full control of this directory
and every file in it, but no lock.

Any suggestions?

Thank you,

 

[Jimmy Brush]

Hello,

If you tried to replace this file *before* changing permissions, a
duplicate file will have been created inside
c:\users\%username%\AppData\local\virtualstore\program files\ that
will be used instead of the file in the real location.

If you delete that copy, it should load the new data.

NOTE: Any changes the application has made to the file will be inside
the duplicate file, and not the original - you should inspect these
files closely for differences, as you may need to merge them.

- JB

 

[Guest]

I'd add that you should read Mark Russinovich's article on UAC, which
documents this feature:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/06/UAC/default.aspx.
It will help you understand how this behavior works.