.NET Virtual store in Windows 7

[xoggoth]

Testing out VB.net prog in Windows 7 that works ok in Vista and earlier.

The users can set various options and save them for next time. In pre Vista this goes in the program directory in program files, in Vista it is transparently put into the user's virtual store.

However, in Windows 7 trying to save the file gives an access denied error. The virtual store exists and other apps appear to be using it ok. Having to run the program as admin, if that would help anyway, is not an option. Anyone else had a problem with this?

Cheers.

[Spacecadet]

There's a forum here:
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?p=3703225

which has an answer

[Moscow Mule]

oooo spooky.

[xoggoth]

Isn't Google fast these days?

[VectraMan]

Does it delete the file before writing it?

I've never totally understood what the virtual store allows, but it does have odd rules like that and sometimes does not work how you expect.

But yes you should really write to ProgramData instead.

[xoggoth]

Just concluded that before reading this but cheers anyway Vectraman. Set assembly information to set default path.