READ AND WRITE FOLDER FOR EVERYBODY

[davide77]

Hi,
I'm building a VB application with installer.
Well I want that after the administrator installation it creates a
files and folders and if I run that application logged as user I dont
want that vista copies my files to VirtualStore folder...I want the
same path where all the users can write.
I just used the path c:\ProgramData\MySoftware\... but it doesnt
work...VISTA creates another folder under VirtualStore folder.
Thank u in advance,
Davide

 

[Bob]

Try this.
Open an administrator command prompt and navigate to the folder. Type
attrib -r *.* and press Enter.

Or open an administrator command prompt. Type [path] attrib -r *.* and press
Enter.

 

[Kerry Brown]

Hi,
I'm building a VB application with installer.
Well I want that after the administrator installation it creates a
files and folders and if I run that application logged as user I dont
want that vista copies my files to VirtualStore folder...I want the
same path where all the users can write.
I just used the path c:\ProgramData\MySoftware\... but it doesnt
work...VISTA creates another folder under VirtualStore folder.
Thank u in advance,
Davide

These links may help. You shouldn't be storing data in system folders.

http://blogs.msdn.com/cjacks/archiv...te-program-data-instead-of-program-files.aspx

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-ca/windowsvista/default.aspx

 

[davide77]

These links may help. You shouldn't be storing data in system folders.

http://blogs.msdn.com/cjacks/archive/2008/02/05/where-should-i-write-...

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-ca/windowsvista/default.aspx

Well I tried to write my files and folders in this special folder C:
\Users\Public\Documents and it works fine...all users can write
there!!
But I want to put my files and folders into another folder not so
visible as C:\Users\Public\Documents...so people doesnt risk to delete
my files and folders.
Thank u
davide

 

[davide77]

Well I tried to write my files and folders in this special folder C:
\Users\Public\Documents and it works fine...all users can write
there!!
But I want to put my files and folders into another folder not so
visible as C:\Users\Public\Documents...so people doesnt risk to delete
my files and folders.
Thank u
davide- Nascondi testo tra virgolette -

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first time I launch my software it copies(with FileCopy function) some
files and folders into ProgramData (the special folder
CSIDL_APPDATA)and well if I launch my application second time logged
as other user VISTA copies it in VIRTUALSTORE directory of the user
who launched the application...I think I have a problem with
priviligies.
how to set privileges for all users at runtime?
thank u in advance,
davide

 

[Kerry Brown]

first time I launch my software it copies(with FileCopy function) some
files and folders into ProgramData (the special folder
CSIDL_APPDATA)and well if I launch my application second time logged
as other user VISTA copies it in VIRTUALSTORE directory of the user
who launched the application...I think I have a problem with
priviligies.
how to set privileges for all users at runtime?

You should ask these questions in a programming forum.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905020.aspx