[Lazarus] Is this a new microsoft approach?

Arí Ricardo Ody ari.ody at japinfo.com.br
Thu Aug 14 18:21:36 CEST 2008


Is it?

[ ]

Ricardo
At 12:19 14/8/2008, you wrote:

>Jon Bertrand wrote:
> > I'm being told by our install team that on 
> Vista "Documents and Settings" is "problematic".
>
>AFAIK "documents and settings\all users\application data\..." is the XP-way.
>
>The Vista-way is to use "/Programdata/Progname..."
>
>well, afaik...
>
>John
>
>
>
> >
> > They are telling me all users\shared documents works more reliably.
> >
> > It sounds like the first user to write to 
> documents and settings becomes the only user 
> that can write to it (or something like that).
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lazarus-bounces at lazarus.freepascal.org
> > [mailto:lazarus-bounces at lazarus.freepascal.org]On Behalf Of Arí Ricardo
> > Ody
> > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:37 AM
> > To: General mailing list
> > Subject: Re: [Lazarus] Is this a new microsoft approach?
> >
> >
> > It's useful take some care. Here in my work there
> > are people using vista that came with no files
> > locked and other people using vista that came
> > with locked files. I still can't understand the
> > criterion used by the Redmont guys...
> >
> > In anyway if someone here had to unlock some
> > files in vista I ask to inform, please, how was
> > the procedure adopted. I can't release the files
> > in a way that Lazarus can write its configuration files.
> >
> > Is there a way to redirect the Lazarus 
> configuration files to a new directory?
> >
> > [ ]
> >
> > Ricardo
> >
> > At 11:11 14/8/2008, you wrote:
> >> I'm using Lazarus 0.9.24 on Vista 32 without problems. Admin user.
> >>
> >> Gustavo
> >>
> >> 2008/8/14 Arí Ricardo Ody <ari.ody at japinfo.com.br>:
> >>> I'm having troubles to install Lazarus under windows vista. Lazarus
> >>> isn't writing its configuration files. I discovered that even with de
> >>> ADM user I can't open the folder "documents and settings".
> >>>
> >>> If I'm not wrong Lazarus writes these files in the path "c:\documents
> >>> and settings\<user>\local
> >> settings\application data" (or something like this).
> >>> I discovered late that there is a new concept(at least for me) for
> >>> local files: The ownership. Then even with the ADM user with
> >>> administrator rights and the user account control disabled I can't
> >>> gain access to the files. I need to alter this ownership. I can't
> >>> install Lazarus 'till now, but, at least, I
> >> can open "documents and settings".
> >>> Did someone have troubles with this stuff and solve them?
> >>>
> >>> Another question: Hw can I tell to Lazarus write this configuration
> >>> files in a path choiced for me?
> >>>
> >>> Regards
> >>>
> >>> Ricardo
> >>>
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