I was referring to the app's data, not the user's system -- sorry for the poor wording.

>I'm curious why you think security is not a concern when users may be relatively unsophisticated. To me, that's a flag that security is more important.
>
>>I've read Doug Hennig's article, as well as various UT threads, about installing and updating under Vista & Win 7, and I've also looked at some of the posted appstarter/appupdater routines, but I am still unsure about the best course to take for my particular situation:
>>
>>-- Single-user desktop app
>>-- No ActiveXs or DLLs to install
>>-- Writeable app folder and three subfolders for the data
>>-- Run under Win 2000 or later
>>-- Users may frequently be relatively unsophisticated
>>-- No hand-holding available
>>-- Install app with minimal user intervention
>>-- Update app from the Web with minimal user intervention
>>-- Vast majority of users will not care if a particular install
>>location is dictated to them
>>-- Security not really a concern
>>
>>Should I just create the app folder (and its subfolders) under \users\public in Vista & Win 7
>>and under the root directory for prior Win versions? What are the most intelligent
>>choices here?
>>
>>Any suggestions welcome,
>>-m.