Configuration file issue

How can I make my application to expect config file under â??C:\Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\MyApplicationâ?? folder rather install
folder.

My app performs read/write operation on application configuration file that
gets installed under application folder (c:\program files\My Application). It
works alright on XP, but as soon as I run it on VISTA machine, I start
hitting virtualization & UAC issues.

How can make my app run under VISTA? Can I move the config file under
â??C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Dataâ?? folder? If yes, how
can I make my app to expect config file under â??C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Dataâ?? rather app folder.

Thanks

dlm
Wed Mar 05 16:03:41 CST 2008

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Hi,
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I hope this helps you.=20

Regards,

dlm@bypsoft
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Kevin
Thu Mar 06 06:29:29 CST 2008

Add a Manifest to your app. See
http://blogs.msdn.com/shawnfa/archive/2006/04/06/568563.aspx

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
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Microsoft MVP

"Job Lot" <JobLot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How can I make my application to expect config file under "C:\Documents
> and
> Settings\All Users\Application Data\MyApplication" folder rather install
> folder.
>
> My app performs read/write operation on application configuration file
> that
> gets installed under application folder (c:\program files\My Application).
> It
> works alright on XP, but as soon as I run it on VISTA machine, I start
> hitting virtualization & UAC issues.
>
> How can make my app run under VISTA? Can I move the config file under
> "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data" folder? If yes, how
> can I make my app to expect config file under "C:\Documents and
> Settings\All
> Users\Application Data" rather app folder.
>
> Thanks
>

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