Set Folder Permissions To Program Files

Question

I have a program that installs to a folder in "program files (x86)", but my program is not allowed to write any files there without elevated security. I know in other deployment applications like inno script I'm able to set the folder permissions to "Everyone" and I was wondering if something like this was possible in Visual Studio 2008.

Sam Hobbs · Answer

Well "users documents" is a desktop thing. Desktop applicatons by definition are not ASP.Net applications. Your logic is flawed. You are an intelligent person and you are using that intelligence in a manner that leads you to innacurate conclusions. Using your logic, all desktop applications must be services. I could explain where to look for answers, but you would not look so I won't bother.

Robert · Answer

So I found a solution. I just converted my c# console application to a windows service that logged in as "Local System" which allows full write access to program files.

Robert · Answer

I just don't believe it was Microsoft's intention for the application data of an ASP.NET program to be written to the users documents folder instead of App_Data.

Sam Hobbs · Answer

Don't change permissions. Don't assume that you know more than Microsoft about Windows. Beginners often try to solve problems in undocumented ways and in a manner that is inconsistent with the design of Windows. Microsoft has designed Windows in a more logical manner than in the past. They are moving closer to the design of Unix, where the system files are in a partition separate from the data. In Windows, there are directories designated for data. Look in the .Net's Application class; it provides methods for getting the paths for data.

Set Folder Permissions To Program Files

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