Folder etiquette in NT/W2k/XP

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From: d.f.s.
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 03:15

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In a nutshell, here be my problem.

My application installs, by default, to Program Files\MyApp. This
needs admin privileges under NT/W2k/XP. Ok. That's not a problem. The
trouble comes when a non-admin user tries to save any work, which
defaults to,
Program Files\MyApp\Studies. That folder is read only. Again I can get
around this by having the user browse for a save folder. I should be
checking the windows version and, if applicable, defaulting to:
Application Data\USERNAME\MyApp\Studies. Correct?

What this is really pointing out is the fact that I need to 'get
smart' on the etiquette of where things go under these multi user
versions of windows. Can anyone point me at some resources on where
the heck to put things please?

Thx
Drew

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