Re[4]: [GD-Windows] Security/access when writing to registry

[Kerim B. <wa...@ho...>]

Hello Dan,

      Users can read from HKLM. So in case of "for all users"
      installer puts in HKLM "global" settings(like install location)
      to be only read in typical use of the app. And "local"(like
      video options) user settings are created in HKCU when user
      starts the application for the first time.

Best regards,
 Kerim                            mailto:wa...@ho...
 
Wednesday, January 22, 2003, 9:51:40 PM, you wrote:

>>      And on start of your app first, say, look into CU(if the user
>>      installed this soft for her personally ) and if nothing
>>      found loook into LM.

DT> This won't nessearily work, because it implies that all users have admin
DT> rights. You suggest that only the installer needs admin rights, but if the
DT> installer puts it in HKLM, and adds it to the start menu for everyone, the
DT> program won't load for Users, because the program won't be able to find it
DT> in HKCU, and it will try HKLM, which will get it an access denied...

DT> You could just have the installer put a copy of it in everyone's HKCU
DT> somehow, but that doesn't solve the high scores problem...

DT> I think your best bet is the common docs folder, or an internet high scores.

DT> -Dan


DT> ----- Original Message -----
DT> From: "Kerim Borchaev" <wa...@ho...>
DT> To: "Brian Hook" <gam...@li...>
DT> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 1:06 AM
DT> Subject: Re[2]: [GD-Windows] Security/access when writing to registry


>> Hello Brian,
>>
>>      Support both HKCU and HKLM. If your software is being installed
>>      by an advanced user let her choose what to use. Like this:
>>
>>      "Do you want this software to be available to all users(requires
>>      admin rights) or only to the current user?(Yes/No)"
>>
>>      And on start of your app first, say, look into CU(if the user
>>      installed this soft for her personally ) and if nothing
>>      found loook into LM.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>  Kerim                            mailto:wa...@ho...
>>
>> Wednesday, January 22, 2003, 11:01:55 AM, you wrote:
>>
>> BH> Yes, I'm revisiting a thread that's over a year old =)
>>
>> BH> I've been using HKCU instead of HKLM like a good Windows app, but it
>> BH> seems like you can't win 'em all.
>>
>> BH> The problem with HKCU is that, well, it's per user.  I've gotten very
>> BH> sporadic complaints about having to install our games multiple times
>> BH> (including unlock codes), which isn't that big a deal.  But what IS a
>> BH> big deal is when you have multiple users on the same machine trying
>> BH> to compete against each other, but now their high scores aren't
>> BH> shared.  This is a pretty galling thing, since a lot of our games are
>> BH> competitive that way and we do find that more than a few of our
>> BH> players are on multi-user systems.
>>
>> BH> Ideas on a clean solution to this problem?
>>
>> BH> Brian
>>
>>
>>
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