Best Update Standalone Scenario

[Dave Cragg]

On 22 Oct 2005, at 20:44, Sivakatirswami wrote:
>
> Aside query about Windows systems... why are two different ones for
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\)
>


The first one, specialFolderPath(26), may be stored on a server where  
roaming profiles are used. The second one, specialFolderPath(28), is  
only ever kept on the local machine.  You should use the first one  
for data the user should have access to, no matter which machine the  
user logs on from (application prefs for example). The second one is  
typically used for cached data (the Internet Explorer cache is kept  
here),  which isn't really needed in every location.

Cheers
Dave