>Okay...seeing no one seemed to have any idea about the common folder issue,
>lets try it from a different perspective.
>
>Assuming the OS is Vista and my apps folder in Program Files is read only.
>
>I have had in my code for some time now a component (I just love ActX DLLs,
>can ya tell?) that checks for a new version of my program via my website and
>if it finds one downloads the new version, of course after asking the user
>if they want to do so.
>
>Currently, the component downloads the file with a different extension,
>shuts down the program, renames the new file and restarts the updated
>version (well, with the help of another exe, but that's not the question).
>The question is...if my program folder is read only under Vista, just where
>exactly am I supposed to download the updated file to?  The Temp folder?  If
>so, am I going to be able to move it back to my program folder, even using
>the Shell API for file moving?  Is the Common Files folder a read only
>folder as well?
>
>MSDN does not seem to spell these things out very clearly, especially where
>VB6 is involved.  So if anyone has any idea, any guidance would really be
>appreciated.
>
>Thanks!
>
>- Kevin
>
>ps - Bite Karl!
>