Where are files virtualized in Vista?
Under restricted user account on Vista, you may get write successful when writing to the program files folder. These files get virtualized to a different folder, so that old applications continue to run on Vista.
When you actually go to “Program Files” in a Windows Explorer and see there will be no files there.
The file was redirected to the user’s folder. The virtualized directory is a hidden folder, to expose this view go to Organize: Folder options, from a Windows Explorer and then on the view menu, click “Show Hidden Files and Folders”. (more…)
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Written by Jason on October 3rd, 2007 with no comments.
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