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"bar" <shaikakbar250281@yahoo.co.in> wrote in message 
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> Onething i noticed a "Virtual Store\Program Files\App\" directory
> storing exact backup of directories that have been created in the
> "C:\Program Files\App\" directory.

That is Vista's "File System Virtualization" feature at work:

    http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb756960.aspx

Refer to the "Virtualization" section.

> My app when runs checks for the directory and create some directories in 
> the "C:\Program Files\App\" if not exist. XP it was working fine.

You should not be creating folders and files under "Program Files" to begin 
with.  Create them in the CSIDL_APPDATA, CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA, or 
CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA folder instead, depending on your needs.  Use 
SHGetSpecialFolderLocation() or similar function to resolve those IDs to 
physical paths.

> In vista if i delete the sub directories under "C:\Program Files\App\" 
> manually. The program is considering the "Virtual Store\Program 
> Files\App\" path as a app folder path and i don't have any control over 
> the
> "C:\Program Files\App\" directory to create sub directories.

Because you are not supposed to be writing anything there to begin with, so 
Vista is making sure you don't.

> But anyhow i changed the app subdirectories path for the below.
> XP -C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\App\SubDirectory
> Vista - C:\Program Data\App\SubDirectory.

That is the CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA folder.

> Is this recommended. I need my app sub directories for all users,
> instead of creating for each user.

Yes, CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA is appropriate for that purpose.


Gambit