XML is stuck read only, except for administrator.

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I'm Creating a setup for my windows application. In this application an XML can be edited. When I'm running the installed program, the XML file can be read but not edited unless i choose to run it as administrator, even though I made sure that the file is accessible to all users not only admins! any help?

Posted 27-Feb-12 8:47am

OUEISJ

Updated 27-Feb-12 8:50am

wizardzz

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wizardzz 27-Feb-12 14:50pm

Tried to clarify your problem in the title.

OUEISJ 27-Feb-12 16:35pm

thanks :)

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El_Codero · Answer 1 · 2012-02-27T09:01:00

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For the case you've stored your XML-File in C:\Program Files Directory, you don't have permissions to write files in Program Folder.
Use c:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming to store files.

or in the isolated Storage:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.isolatedstorage.isolatedstoragefile.aspx[^]

Posted 27-Feb-12 9:01am

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Updated 27-Feb-12 9:11am

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OUEISJ 27-Feb-12 16:28pm

But i'm creating the setup in order to use it on other computers
wouldn't the application be able to modify the xml file after installation?

Dave Kreskowiak 27-Feb-12 17:09pm

Since any code a user launched runs AS the user, it inherits the security token of the user that launched it. That means the application has the same permissions as the user. Users do not have permissions to Write to anything under Program Files.

Move your XML file to a more accessible location, such as CommonApplicationData. See the enumeration at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.environment.specialfolder.aspx for more details.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 2 · 2012-02-27T11:01:00

You need to change the location of your XML file if it is should be editable. Here is how to get the proper location:

You can find a directory dedicated for application settings for a current user of "all users" directory. Use System.Environment.GetFolderPath:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd992682.aspx[^],
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.environment.specialfolder.aspx[^].

Depending on you choice, it will persist your application data on a per-user basis or make them common.

—SA