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From: Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org>
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Subject: Re: "Run-time error 75" updating program in Vista/Windows 7 Program Files (x86) directory
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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>

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