Carl

> Opening the (hidden, system) desktop.ini file under c:\program, does it
show this:
> [.ShellClassInfo]
> LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21781

Yes.

> or does it have this:
> [.ShellClassInfo]
> LocalizedResourceName=Program
>
> It shouldn't, however, really matter, I wouldn't think, since both Explorer
> and, by extension Notepad's Save dialog, knows that this is really the
> Program Files folder. In fact, if you try to make a new folder under C:\
> called Program Files, you'll get a dialog that the folder already exists,
> and either have to merge it or name it Program Files (2). You can rename
> the C:\Program folder, though, to Program Files, without a problem. But
> again, this may not be the problem with Notepad, but rather Vista's
> virtualization of files that are written to the Program Files folder, or in
> your case Program folder.
>
> If you go to C:\Program, click on Compatibility Files in the Toolbar of
> Windows Explorer. This will take you to C:\Users\(Your
> Name)\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files. This is where Vista puts
> the files of programs that write certain types of user files to the
> C:\Program subdirectories. When you're in C:\Program\Your
> Program (or possibly a subfolder of that path), you should also see a button
> in the taskbar of Windows Explorer called "Compatibility Files", which will
> you take you directly to your program's config files.

Can't find the "Compatibility Files" in windows explorer toolbar, but I
found the "...virtualstore/program files"-folder.

> In your program's Options or Preferences dialog, can you change the default
> location (path) of the folder that contains your config files (I guess, in
> this case, text files) to a path that is under your account name?
>
> For example, try C:\Users\(Your Name)\Documents\My MySQL Data (you may have
> to create the folder there first). Then Vista won't re-direct your files.
> It doesn't really cotton to user files being written to the C:\Program Files
> subdirectories, after the initial installation, and has put the Program
> Files folder on a security level as that of the Windows folders themselves,
> making TrustedInstaller the owner.

In general, that makes sense and especially considering retstoring backups.

> I imagine, too that if you saved your file to the appropriate folder under
> C:\Users\(Your Name)\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files, things would
> also go smoothly. If you CAN save to a subfolder of C:\Program (by running
> Notepad as Administrator or having UAC off), then it would be appropriate to
> have saved it to C:\Program Files\MySQL, even though it *seems* it's path
> name, in Explorer is C:\Program.

Not to keen on turning off UAC. The best solution seems to be to consider
all this already during installation (compared to previous win version).

> As to your question about junctions, no, the localized name is a function of
> the desktop.ini, and not a function of junctions.

ok, thanks.
carl