Strange thing about filesystem

uddie

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Hi,
I have Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit and I have a question concerning administrator privileges and "Program Files" directory. When for example I save a simple text file with administrator privileges in "program files" folder, I can't then see the file without them (like from WinRAR). But when I open WinRAR, for example, but with administrator privileges, I can see the file then. And vice-versa. It seem like there is a double filesystem (at least in "program files") - one for programs with administrator privileges and one for the programs without them.


Thank you and looking for reply,

Adi.
 

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On my system, I'm using an administrator account instead of a different user account and don't have that problem.

It would seem that this problem would occur no matter where you save the .txt file. Does it?

Why would you use WinRar to open a .txt file? It's intended for compressed files such as .zip and .rar.

Why are you saving files in Program Files? Most software saves the files somewhere in C:\Users"username." I save all my personal files on a separate partition in case a problem occurs in C:\. I back up those files on a daily basis.
 

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