> Is it? > I can't tell. When I have installed Lazarus on Vista, I was asked for "Allow, reject" by the UAC. My app writes some configuration files in the same directory (c:\program files....etc.). No permissions problems for my app, or for Lazarus. I have installed my app manually.
Perhaps my permission settings are wrong ;-) . Gustavo ps: excuse my english > [ ] > > 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >>> 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 >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Lazarus mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus >> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Lazarus mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Lazarus mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Lazarus mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus >> > >> > >> > >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Lazarus mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus > > > > _______________________________________________ > Lazarus mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus > _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
