Hi Jim, On Windows XP the folder where Application Data etc is located is c:\Documents & Settings. It was renamed c:\Users on Windows Vista on up. However, that is beside the point because you don't need to hard code the path to the Application Data folder in your games. Windows provides system variables for App Data and other system folders in the registry to locate the user's folder and will read/write to the proper one regardless if it is in c:\Documents & Settings\Jim\Application Data or c:\Users\Thomas\App Data. Make sense?
The point being if you do it correctly they should still function correctly on your XP computer, and still be compatible with Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. You just have to learn how to properly use the system variables provided by every version of Windows from at least Windows 2000 on up to obtain the correct Application Data folder and read/write to it rather than to c:\Program Files\Kitchinsinc. :D Cheers! On 5/9/13, Jim Kitchen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > Thank you, but the thing is, neither of my computers running XP have a > c:\users\ folder. So I do not think that I will be rewriting all of my 35 > games and make them so that they would no longer function on my computers. > > BFN --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
