>I used to store certain preferences in the Windows registry, using the Local Machine > Software folder.
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>In Windows 7 that cannot be written to anymore without Administrator rights. I suppose I should use the current_user > software folder now, is this a good place for preferences/settings? I Just wanted to be sure before I do the change.
We got rid of writing to registry in all our applications and use ini files instead.
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