[ scummvm-Bugs-2788031 ] WinVista/Win7 UAC Path problems

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Bugs item #2788031, was opened at 2009-05-06 21:16
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Category: Unknown Crash/Other
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: merkur (merkur-kun)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: WinVista/Win7 UAC Path problems

Initial Comment:
Vista and Win7 with activated UAC doesn't let you write to the Program-Dir (where ScummVM will be installed by default)
scummvm.ini is automatically placed in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\ScummVM and works fine
Savegames are automatically placed in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\ScummVM\ and they also work fine (but different directory may be confusing)
But LSL3, and maybe other games, crash, because they cannot write a specific file (for LSL3 it is lsl3-LARRY3.DRV) which is created in the Programs-Dir when run as admin.
So user-based config/savegame/other files should probably placed in one userwriteable location.. (eg. C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\ScummVM)

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