[Lazarus] Is this a new microsoft approach?

[John vd Waeter]

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
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> Subject: Re: [Lazarus] Is this a new microsoft approach?
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> 
> 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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