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

[Javier A. <ja...@py...>]

Are you sure this is true for Windows 98? From MSDN, "Shell and Common
Controls Versions" (MSDN\Shellcc.chm::/shellcc/Shell/versions.htm):

"All Windows 98 systems have version 4.72 of Shell32.dll."

It _is_ true for Windfows 95, though.

Dale Freya <df...@op...> wrote:
> The SHGetFolderPath functionality is available on Win98 in the
> ShFolder.dll Platform SDK redistributable.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/psdkredist.htm
>
> If you want to use SHGetFolderPath on Win98 make sure you always link
> to the SHGetFolderPath in ShFolder.dll and not the one in shell32.dll.
>
> See...
> How to play well with WindowsR XP
> http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/corpevents/meltdown2001/presentations.as
> p
> Mike Burrows - Microsoft Corporation [Meltdown 2001]
>
> - Dale
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gam...@li...
> [mailto:gam...@li...] On Behalf Of
> Jon Watte
> Sent: Friday, 24 January 2003 4:28 AM
> To: gam...@li...
> Subject: RE: [GD-Windows] Security/access when writing to registry
>
>
>> Is it impossible to put that stuff along with save data in the
>> folder where
>> the game was installed ???
>
> Yes; if the game is installed by a user who is administrator, and
> then run by a user who is not, the second user won't be able to
> write to the folder where the game is installed. Lots of older
> games are failing on Windows XP for this reason (or forcing users
> to run as Administrator all the time, which is bad for different
> reasons).
>
>> Personaly I'm swearing each time some "smart" pc developper put
>> settings, highscores and save games in some weird location in my
>> computer, because it
>> means I cannot backup my game saves.
>
> I'd be happy if they just DOCUMENTED where these were. I use three
> different computers at different times during the week, and I want
> to drag my savegames with me. Some games make finding out what I
> need to drag with me easier than others.
>
> The right thing to do, really, is using the
> SHGetSpecialFolderLocation() call (NT4, Win95) or the
> SHGetFolderLocation() call (Win2k, WinME). Pass
> CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS on < WinME/Win2k; possibly pass
> CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA on Win2k and WinME and later (too bad that's
> not available for Win98)
>
> On the MacOS, the FindFolder() function has been around since the
> late '80s, so users are quite used to finding the "settings" folder
> and expecting all application settings to go there.
>
> Cheers,
>
> / h+
>
>
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