Thanks for the reply.

Is there a way to prevent Vista from using the files in the virtual store?

Based on a blog by Dough Henning (I think) I decided to put the app config file and another file that is updated the first time the app runs in a folder under the app directory and give that folder Modify rights to Users. On a particular Vista box I use for testing all the users except one of the users use the config file that I want the app to use but for one of the users the app uses the files in the virtual store.


>I think you mean the files in the Virtual store (virtualized files)
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>C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Some Folder
> and
>C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Windows
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>Is there a specific reason you need to know? Vista automatically uses these files.
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>>Where are the "shadow files" in Vista located?
>>By "shadow files" I mean the temporary files (config files) that Vista creates and uses instead of the files that I instruct Vista to use.
>>Is there an official term for "shadow files"?
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>>Thanks,
>>Einar