can't write to text file after installing app

[vbDavidC]

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.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

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.

 

[+Bob+]

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.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

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...