Maximum number of conflict-folders in Downloaded Program Files and NTFS permissions on files in it

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Roland Leijten

Hello,

In our web-application we notice that ActiveX components are
downloaded to <WINDIR>\Downloaded Program Files
and that when a file with the same name but, for instance, with a
lower version is present, a subfoder "Conflict.N" is created.
The NTFS-permissions on the files in this conflict-folder are set to
only allow access to Administrators and the currently logged-in user.

There's also a maximum number of conflict folders which will be
created by IE.

My questions are:
- What is the maximum number of Conflict folders which can be created?
- Is this maximum configurable?
- Why is only the Currently logged in User given permissions on the
files in Conflict folders, even when the parent-folder (Downloaded
Program Files\Conflict.N in this case) has different permissions set?

Any response would be greatly appreciated.

With kind regards,

Roland Leijten
Three Ships Enterprises b.v.
 

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