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| From | Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.basic.visual.misc |
| Subject | Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory |
| Date | Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:35:39 -0700 |
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Deanna Earley explained on 6/22/2011 : > On 22/06/2011 16:52, Nobody wrote: >> "Bill"<bbuntain@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:610447e9-a269-4e34-990a-3c179bea1c22@y19g2000prd.googlegroups.com... >>> I have a software application written in VB6 (the VB 2010 version is >>> under development) that includes an embedded update feature that >>> allows users to download periodic updates via FTP. The problem I am >>> having is that under Vista and Windows 7 is that when the program >>> tries to update the files in the application directory which >>> defaults >>> to the Program Files (x86) directory, it generates a "Run-time error >>> 75 - Path/File access error". I know this is a function of Vista/ >>> Windows 7 protection of the Program Files directories. My question >>> is: >>> Is there a way around it? Right now the program downloads files to a >>> temporary location, but I cannot copy them into the Program Files >>> (x86) directory. Thanks for any help you can give. >> >> Don't install under any of the Program File trees. >> >> Store any files that may be modified under My Documents > > Only the user's documents should go in the user's documents folder. > If it's the application's internal data, then it should go into the > application data folders. Yeah, app-data should go in the, uh, %appdata% folder. <g> -- .NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
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"Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Bill <bbuntain@gmail.com> - 2011-06-22 08:27 -0700
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2011-06-22 16:51 +0100
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Bill <bbuntain@gmail.com> - 2011-06-22 13:21 -0700
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory "Nobody" <trinity@nobody.com> - 2011-06-22 11:52 -0400
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2011-06-22 17:06 +0100
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org> - 2011-06-24 14:35 -0700
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory "Thorsten Albers" <gudea@gmx.de> - 2011-06-24 22:59 +0000
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org> - 2011-06-24 17:00 -0700
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Tony Toews <ttoews@telusplanet.net> - 2011-06-28 16:13 -0600
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org> - 2011-06-28 15:28 -0700
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Tony Toews <ttoews@telusplanet.net> - 2011-06-29 13:08 -0600
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org> - 2011-06-29 12:30 -0700
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2011-06-29 18:39 -0400
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Tony Toews <ttoews@telusplanet.net> - 2011-06-30 12:57 -0600
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory -mhd <not_real@invalid.com> - 2011-06-22 12:45 -0400
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2011-06-22 19:19 -0400
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2011-06-23 08:53 +0100
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2011-06-23 09:28 -0400
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2011-06-23 17:57 +0100
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2011-06-23 18:52 -0400
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Neila <david.marso@gmail.com> - 2011-06-24 05:47 -0700
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Bill <bbuntain@gmail.com> - 2011-06-23 12:23 -0700
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory "Nobody" <nobody@nobody.com> - 2011-06-22 20:22 -0400
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory Bill <bbuntain@gmail.com> - 2011-06-23 12:17 -0700
Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2011-06-23 20:41 -0500
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