Replace file in folder inside Program Files

I developed an MS Access Application which I deploy as an mde in a directory
inside Program Files.

When I update the application I generally just replace the MDE on the user's
computers, but one of our users with Vista Home Premium cannot get the
updates. Any time I replace the file, it still opens the original file that
was created the first time.

I have set the permissions to allow myself full control of this directory
and every file in it, but no lock.

Any suggestions?

Thank you,

Hello,

If you tried to replace this file *before* changing permissions, a
duplicate file will have been created inside
c:\users\%username%\AppData\local\virtualstore\program files\ that
will be used instead of the file in the real location.

If you delete that copy, it should load the new data.

NOTE: Any changes the application has made to the file will be inside
the duplicate file, and not the original - you should inspect these
files closely for differences, as you may need to merge them.

- JB

On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:27:02 -0700, Fernando
<Fernando@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I developed an MS Access Application which I deploy as an mde in a directory
>inside Program Files.
>
>When I update the application I generally just replace the MDE on the user's
>computers, but one of our users with Vista Home Premium cannot get the
>updates. Any time I replace the file, it still opens the original file that
>was created the first time.
>
>I have set the permissions to allow myself full control of this directory
>and every file in it, but no lock.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thank you,

I'd add that you should read Mark Russinovich's article on UAC, which
documents this feature:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tec...C/default.aspx.
It will help you understand how this behavior works.
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"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> If you tried to replace this file *before* changing permissions, a
> duplicate file will have been created inside
> c:\users\%username%\AppData\local\virtualstore\program files\ that
> will be used instead of the file in the real location.
>
> If you delete that copy, it should load the new data.
>
> NOTE: Any changes the application has made to the file will be inside
> the duplicate file, and not the original - you should inspect these
> files closely for differences, as you may need to merge them.
>
> - JB
>
> On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:27:02 -0700, Fernando
> <Fernando@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I developed an MS Access Application which I deploy as an mde in a directory
> >inside Program Files.
> >
> >When I update the application I generally just replace the MDE on the user's
> >computers, but one of our users with Vista Home Premium cannot get the
> >updates. Any time I replace the file, it still opens the original file that
> >was created the first time.
> >
> >I have set the permissions to allow myself full control of this directory
> >and every file in it, but no lock.
> >
> >Any suggestions?
> >
> >Thank you,
>