Pls. update me on Vista's Program Files folder

[Johan]

I am new to Vista and have missed some things and needs to be updated.
Is there a problem installing common applications that gets installed under
C:\Program files ?
Files get installed under some Appdata folder instead?

Reason why I'm asking is because I am going to run a logonscript that calls
a vbscript that will create a folder under C:\Program
Files\OwnApplication\blabla. and also copy a file there. Thats all.

Will there be any problem doing that from a logonscript - what credentials
are being used anyway, when doing it that way?

 

[Donald McDaniel]

I am new to Vista and have missed some things and needs to be updated.
Is there a problem installing common applications that gets installed
under
C:\Program files ?
Files get installed under some Appdata folder instead?

Reason why I'm asking is because I am going to run a logonscript that
calls
a vbscript that will create a folder under C:\Program
Files\OwnApplication\blabla. and also copy a file there. Thats all.

Will there be any problem doing that from a logonscript - what
credentials
are being used anyway, when doing it that way?

As far as I am aware, Windows ALWAYS installs apps to the Program Files
folder (IF they are installed using the Windows Installer Service),
UNLESS you tell the Installer Service to install them in a different
folder. Most apps' installers allow one to install the app elsewhere
than the Program Files folder.

If you WON'T be using the Installer service, you will STILL have to
register the executable and its necessary support file with Vista. You
can't just copy the app and have it work. IT MUST BE REGISTERED before
it will be usable.

The "AppData" folder is strictly used for application DATA, not
executables.

It is not possible to install an application in Vista without using
Admin credentials. This is almost always true if one's account is
limited; and possibly true even if his account is a User Account with
admin credentials.

IF the account you want to login to using your script is a limited user
account (i.e., any credentials but "Administrator"), it most definitely
WILL ask for admin credentials.