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**Micky[_2_]**

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.