That's not the case. You should install to \program files\ because that is where programs go. You need administrator access to install there, but in practice all that happens is another damned uac prompt. Data is a different matter and should go somewhere else.
I haven't found any major problems with installing to Vista once I moved my ini files and databases out of \program files\. There are other gotchas (no .hlp viewer) but installs are straight forward. Regards Sean Cross IT Systems Development Manager Catalyst Risk Management PO Box 230 Napier 4140 DDI: 06-8340362 Mobile: 021270 3466 Visit us at http://www.catalystrisk.co.nz Offices in Auckland, Napier, Wellington & Christchurch Disclaimer: "The information contained in this document is confidential to the addressee(s) and may be legally privileged. Any view or opinions expressed are those of the author and may not be those of Catalyst Risk Management. No guarantee or representation is made that this communication is free of errors, viruses or interference. If you have received this e-mail message in error please delete it and notify me. Thank you." > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Colburn > Sent: Thursday, 13 March 2008 11:54 a.m. > To: Borland's Delphi Discussion List > Subject: Developing for Vista > > Hi folks -- > > I have a simple application that I would like Vista users to > install and run easily. The users, however, are > technologically unsophisticated. (Indeed, one of the great > things about Delphi lies in the fact that one can often > create an application as a single executable file.) I'm > looking for suggestions (being somewhat unfamiliar with Vista > myself) about how to set up the install process to make Vista > operation as easy as that with other OS's. I'm told, for > example, that you shouldn't default to installing in the > Program Files folder, because this will required > administrator level access. > Is there anything else I need to know or do? > > Thanks, as always -- Al > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list -> [email protected] > http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list -> [email protected] http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi
