Turn off UAC (User Account Control) and vista will no longer use the virtual
store folder but you will be less secure though. I personally turn off UAC
all the time.
"Isaac" <Isaac@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> This is driving me crazy!
>
> I have lost 10 days of programming due to this "bug" or new windows vista
> "feature" 
>
> I´m working in my application and saving every file in the folder I
> choose.
> Everything seems ok, but suddenly, after load it yesterday I lost all the
> work of 10 days because Vista load files written in another folder!!!
>
> I was forced to unistall all my software to start from the last back up
> copy
> (suppossed to be updated to yesterday morning) but the weird thing is that
> the back up copy (saved yesterday) is from august 30th!
>
> Now I´m working again but saving are saved on that virtual store and
> opened
> from my chosen folder... I´m so frustrated and desesperated right now.
>
> How can I prevent Vista to save in that Virtual Store since I´m working
> in
> my own folder? is this possible? how can I prevent data damage or losing?
>
> Thanks!
>