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Is root directory a protected data area?
Is the root directory of the windows/system drive a protected area in
Vista or Win7? I have an early recollection of that being the case, or at least of having trouble updating files there, but I can't find it online. All I can find on this is "In short, UAC monitors a list of “protected” folders and registry locations (\Program Files, \Program Files (x86), \Windows, and HKLM\Software); any time an application attempts to write to one of those locations, it redirects the attempt to the user’s “virtual store”." - See more at: http://www.blackbaudknowhow.com/tech....ORUyWKRR.dpuf |
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Is root directory a protected data area?
On 2016-04-10 13:48, Micky wrote:
Is the root directory of the windows/system drive a protected area in Vista or Win7? Only if UAC is enabled, then all you can do on the root of C:\ is to create folders (not files). If UAC is turned off, or if you log on using the built-in Administrator account, then you can create files in the root. I have an early recollection of that being the case, or at least of having trouble updating files there, but I can't find it online. [snip] Regards, -- ! _\|/_ Sylvain / ! (o o) Memberavid-Suzuki-Fdn/EFF/Red+Cross/SPCA/Planetary-Society- oO-( )-Oo Giddyup, Beverly! -Picard |
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Is root directory a protected data area?
On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 13:51:29 -0400, B00ze wrote:
On 2016-04-10 13:48, Micky wrote: Is the root directory of the windows/system drive a protected area in Vista or Win7? Only if UAC is enabled, then all you can do on the root of C:\ is to create folders (not files). If UAC is turned off, or if you log on using the built-in Administrator account, then you can create files in the root. Thanks for the quick response. That's what I thought but I couldn't find it on the web. I only found that one list which was apparently wrong. So, if you were me and you had UAC turned off, would you put backup logs in your root directory, as I used to do, or for any reason would you not? One conceivable reason: Would you allow for some unlikely time in the future when I turned UAC on again and then lost my first set of logs afterwards, and maybe was so confused I didn't know why? I have an early recollection of that being the case, or at least of having trouble updating files there, but I can't find it online. [snip] Regards, |
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Is root directory a protected data area?
On 2016-04-10 13:55, Micky wrote:
On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 13:51:29 -0400, B00ze wrote: On 2016-04-10 13:48, Micky wrote: Is the root directory of the windows/system drive a protected area in Vista or Win7? Only if UAC is enabled, then all you can do on the root of C:\ is to create folders (not files). If UAC is turned off, or if you log on using the built-in Administrator account, then you can create files in the root. Thanks for the quick response. That's what I thought but I couldn't find it on the web. I only found that one list which was apparently wrong. So, if you were me and you had UAC turned off, would you put backup logs in your root directory, as I used to do, or for any reason would you not? One conceivable reason: Would you allow for some unlikely time in the future when I turned UAC on again and then lost my first set of logs afterwards, and maybe was so confused I didn't know why? Why not put them in a folder, this way all your logs are neatly stored in one place? I have UAC disabled (it's useless) but I still use folders to keep things on C:\ - As a general rule I don't put files in the root of any drive; in the FAT days there was a limit to how many files you could store in the root, but no limit inside folders... Regards, -- ! _\|/_ Sylvain / ! (o o) Memberavid-Suzuki-Fdn/EFF/Red+Cross/SPCA/Planetary-Society- oO-( )-Oo You CAN trust the government ... ask the Indians! |
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Is root directory a protected data area?
On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 15:14:16 -0400, B00ze wrote:
On 2016-04-10 13:55, Micky wrote: On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 13:51:29 -0400, B00ze wrote: On 2016-04-10 13:48, Micky wrote: Is the root directory of the windows/system drive a protected area in Vista or Win7? Only if UAC is enabled, then all you can do on the root of C:\ is to create folders (not files). If UAC is turned off, or if you log on using the built-in Administrator account, then you can create files in the root. Thanks for the quick response. That's what I thought but I couldn't find it on the web. I only found that one list which was apparently wrong. So, if you were me and you had UAC turned off, would you put backup logs in your root directory, as I used to do, or for any reason would you not? One conceivable reason: Would you allow for some unlikely time in the future when I turned UAC on again and then lost my first set of logs afterwards, and maybe was so confused I didn't know why? Why not put them in a folder, this way all your logs are neatly stored Okay. in one place? I have UAC disabled (it's useless) but I still use folders to keep things on C:\ - As a general rule I don't put files in the root of any drive; in the FAT days there was a limit to how many files you could store in the root, but no limit inside folders... I know about that, but I've never gone over about 40 files in the root. What I don't like is having many subdirectories one level below the root. But I did it anyhow. I could have put the logs in Data, but I don't back up logs so I made it Alogs so it would be at the top and easy to find. Thanks Regards, |
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Is root directory a protected data area?
Micky wrote:
Is the root directory of the windows/system drive a protected area in Vista or Win7? I have an early recollection of that being the case, or at least of having trouble updating files there, but I can't find it online. All I can find on this is "In short, UAC monitors a list of “protected” folders and registry locations (\Program Files, \Program Files (x86), \Windows, and HKLM\Software); any time an application attempts to write to one of those locations, it redirects the attempt to the user’s “virtual store”." - See more at: http://www.blackbaudknowhow.com/tech....ORUyWKRR.dpuf It's recommended not to write there. And you'll eventually find an OS that stops you from writing there. ******* The main reason most people write to C: ? 1) Start a Print to File. 2) A dialog box pops up, asking for a path for the output. However, it isn't the normal navigation dialog with icons and partitions and so on. It just has room to type in a path. 3) A user has to quickly think up a path to use, by typing something like "C:\output.prn". If Microsoft would fix their stupid print to file setup so it used the larger dialog, users wouldn't end up writing to the root of C: out of frustration. Paul |
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Is root directory a protected data area?
On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:06:05 -0400, Paul wrote:
Micky wrote: Is the root directory of the windows/system drive a protected area in Vista or Win7? I have an early recollection of that being the case, or at least of having trouble updating files there, but I can't find it online. All I can find on this is "In short, UAC monitors a list of “protected” folders and registry locations (\Program Files, \Program Files (x86), \Windows, and HKLM\Software); any time an application attempts to write to one of those locations, it redirects the attempt to the user’s “virtual store”." - See more at: http://www.blackbaudknowhow.com/tech....ORUyWKRR.dpuf It's recommended not to write there. Okay. And you'll eventually find an OS that stops you from writing there. Okay. ******* The main reason most people write to C: ? 1) Start a Print to File. 2) A dialog box pops up, asking for a path for the output. However, it isn't the normal navigation dialog with icons and partitions and so on. It just has room to type in a path. 3) A user has to quickly think up a path to use, by typing something like "C:\output.prn". If Microsoft would fix their stupid print to file setup so it used the larger dialog, users wouldn't end up writing to the root of C: out of frustration. Paul Yes, I think those all have applied to me. Thanks. |
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