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Folder for Common Application Data and how to set permissions on that folder.

Asked by bysten in Visual Basic Programming, Windows Vista

Tags: application, data, common, folder, permissions

I've an application thats need to store common data (ini-files, databases and more) in a folder that all users have permissions to change, write, create and read. No problems with XP or Win 2000, but great problem in Vista. I use the "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA", (that is usally the C:\ProgramData in Vista) and I create a subfolder there with my install app. By default that folder don't get change rights for all users, but only for the current user, so  other users changing data, these files will be copied to VirtualStore for that user. (Why have a common app folder, when not everyone can share the same data?!!)
So my install app have to make changes on folder permissions, so everyone can use and change the same data.
I found an articel here (ID:6739023) that have a solution to set permission with VB-code, but it doesn't seems to be 100% compatible with Vista. When I right-click on the folder that I have changed permissions for, and look at the properties for security, I got a message that says something like this "Permissions on 'foldername' are not correct sorted and this could mean that some entries are not valid."  (Sorry, translation from Swedish!)
 When I test, it works OK, I've got change permissions for all users, but I-m worried if there will be some other problems, according to the message. Is there any other way to accomplish my goal to store common data or is this best and simpliest way?
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