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[Scott Kane]

From: "Shari" <shari at gypsyware.com>

> That's worth a try.  Thanks.  I think this is a good one for the Feature 
> Request list :-)

Actually....   It's a can of worms.  AFAIKT if a user has UAC turned on the 
virtual storage will activate.  If the user turns UAC off they can no longer 
get the reference to the file.  If they then turn UAC back on they get an 
entirely different virtual storage file.  Micro$oft provide the virtual 
storage purely for legacy software so it doesn't "break".  However it is a 
band aid and there are no guarantees it will be there in future Windows 
versions.  Better to use the designated folders such as provided by the 
SpecialFolderPath function.  Even writing to the root directory 
(C:\MyProgramsName) is no longer recommended as it is suggested it is the 
next place Microsoft will "lock down".    This is the price we Windows users 
pay for using a system that was never designed to be secure.

Scott Kane
"In painting a tiger you can paint the skin, but not the bones."  Confucius