Thanks bob, we have opted to warn the user that installing to the programfile folder will mean they may have issues with writing. I'd do something better but our release deadline is speeding towards us and we will be deploying our tutorial data in a different way for the next release anyway.
Simon (See you all again in 6 months) -----Original Message----- From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 February 2008 16:20 To: Simon Topley Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Vista, C Root, Hello world, Windows 3.1 Simon Topley wrote: > the issue. I have attempted to suggest sensible places we may want to > put our files, application data folder for example (if I could find a > common one that all users could use). Even the desktop. Sadly everyone > apart from me is rather keen on using the root of the C drive, or > windows drive. Bad idea for the same reason. If the goal is to write to a directory that all users can share, delete, overwrite regardless of other users, you can use CommonAppDataFolder and use PermissionEx to give all users permissions. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ The information contained in this e-mail is likely to be confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the addressee. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender immediately at the above address. The disclosure, copying or distribution of this message or its contents without the prior approval of Wallingford Software is strictly prohibited. Wallingford Software is not liable for unauthorised disclosures nor for subsequent actions or omissions in reliance upon them. Registered in the UK, company no: 02288719 Wallingford Software Limited, Howbery Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
