The "Proper" way for storing app data

[Bryan]

Hi all,

I'm at a crossroads about how I should save my application
data (database, images, config files etc...)...basically any
file that needs to be able to change.

I've been hearing rumors that Vista locks down the pc so tight
that users cannot save any data anywhere within the "Program
Files" group without admin rights.


If this is the case, what is the "Best Practice" solution.

Thanks for all suggestions.

Regards,
Bryan

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Post by Bryan
Hi all,
I'm at a crossroads about how I should save my application
data (database, images, config files etc...)...basically any
file that needs to be able to change.
I've been hearing rumors that Vista locks down the pc so tight
that users cannot save any data anywhere within the "Program
Files" group without admin rights.
If this is the case, what is the "Best Practice" solution.
Thanks for all suggestions.
Regards,
Bryan

Format your hard drive and install linux?

[Chris Morgan]

Post by Bryan
I've been hearing rumors that Vista locks down the pc so tight
that users cannot save any data anywhere within the "Program
Files" group without admin rights.

This has been the case since at least Windows 2000.
If your C: drive is NTFS-formatted, and you run as a user
without admin privileges, you won't be able to write anywhere
on your C: drive except for C:\documents and settings\<username>
But nearly everyone (outside corporate locked-down environments)
has run with admin privs up until now. Vista just enforces
rules which have largely been sidestepped until now.

Cheers,

Chris