Okay thanks guys. I think that sometimes I forget about UAC because if I recognize the file name, I tend to click right through the UAC prompt as a formality; I double clicked it, so of course I want a program to install! And he does use a certificate; a PFX file. But the interesting thing about this cert is that he has an extra exacutable in the folder that is called InstallCert.exe, which I'd assume is used to install the certificate into the trusted root certification authorities store. I'll have to ask him, but I firmly believe that it's self-signed.
-----Original Message----- From: Jeremy Farrell [mailto:jeremy.farr...@oracle.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 5:25 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Where to install to by default nowadays; App Data or Program Files? Googling 'msdn appdata' brought up http://blogs.msdn.com/b/patricka/archive/2010/03/18/where-should-i-store-my-data-and-configuration-files-if-i-target-multiple-os-versions.aspx which might be useful. > From: Katherine Moss [mailto:katherine.m...@gordon.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 8:16 PM > > Thanks. I'll have to look at the certificate properties then and see > if I can glean any more information on why the cert needs to be there. > I always found it odd, but I also know that it is unprofessional to > push professional developers especially if the source code is not > publically available. And in this case, it is a commercial product, > and just because the dev works for my best friend doesn't really mean > much; it doesn't mean that I'll use him as my go-to guy. But anyway, > then can somebody tell me why certain applications choose to place > some stuff in app data while some of it is in program files? Is that > decision made based on the needed permissions of the application, or > is it based on the type of information stored in the directory. For > instance, Malwarebytes uses App Data to store logs and other things, > so I'd assume that Malwarebytes corp thought it too much work to > require admin priveleges just to install a log directory, right? And > you know something even ! > more interesting? I think it gets even more dicy when the person > running the application chooses their own custom directory for the > application installation. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 11:37 PM > > App Data can be non-elevated writable. Program Files requires > elevation to be placed there. If you go to Program Files you don't > have to worry about your application being tampered with but an App > Data install can happen without elevation. > > The certificate comment doesn't make sense to me. > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 8:12 PM, Katherine Moss > <katherine.m...@gordon.edu>wrote: > > > I'm just wondering this since I have a program that installs to app > > data by default rather than program files, and it's developer says > > that the change of default directory has to do with special > > permissions needed. I mean, what is the point of the app data > > folder anyway? I'd never understood it; why not just leave > > everything in one directory or the other? The developer of this > > application says that the directory being app data also has > > something to do with a certificate or something. Could you folks shed any > > light on this? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: INSIGHTS What's next for parallel hardware, programming and related areas? Interviews and blogs by thought leaders keep you ahead of the curve. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: VERIFY Test and improve your parallel project with help from experts and peers. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
