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sorry it took so long to respond - i actually was able to get this all done in c++, but you deserve the points anyway. &nbsp;if anyone ever needs some help with this in c++, let me know
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sorry it took so long to respond - i actually was able to get this all done in c++, but you deserve the points anyway.  if anyone ever needs some help with this in c++, let me know

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I implemented this code on Vista and it worked well.<br />
But when I tried to set it from the VISTA to a remote folder on an XP computer<br />
\\remotexp\c\folder<br />
It recived an error ACCESS_DENIED (5)<br />

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I implemented this code on Vista and it worked well.
But when I tried to set it from the VISTA to a remote folder on an XP computer
\\remotexp\c\folder
It recived an error ACCESS_DENIED (5)


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Sorry, you can't do that remotely this way that easily.
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Sorry, you can't do that remotely this way that easily.

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either with mfc or .net (c++ or c# preferred)<br />
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Here's the scenario - I have an MFC dialog app that I am trying to make vista-compatible. &nbsp;I need to be able to write to files in the installpath (and subdirs) at all time, so I figure that i need to give the &quot;Everyone&quot; account full access to the folder. &nbsp;Can I do this with code, or will I need to have the end user change the permissions?<br />
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Thanks for any suggestions you can offer!!
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either with mfc or .net (c++ or c# preferred)

Here's the scenario - I have an MFC dialog app that I am trying to make vista-compatible.  I need to be able to write to files in the installpath (and subdirs) at all time, so I figure that i need to give the "Everyone" account full access to the folder.  Can I do this with code, or will I need to have the end user change the permissions?

Thanks for any suggestions you can offer!!

is there a way to programmatically change folder permissions in windows vista?

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