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Re: [tor-bugs] #3974 [Vidalia]: set %APPDATA% in Vidalia for TBB
#3974: set %APPDATA% in Vidalia for TBB
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Reporter: erinn | Owner: chiiph
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Vidalia | Version:
Keywords: | Parent:
Points: | Actualpoints:
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Comment(by mikeperry):
Replying to [comment:6 rransom]:
> Replying to [comment:5 mikeperry]:
> > However, it appears that some apps can query the kernel/runtime for an
alternate version of appdata using SHGetFolderPath(). This appears to be
fixable by calling SHSetFolderPath(), as I did in my windows launcher
patch. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb762247(v=VS.85).aspx
>
> According to that page, SHSetFolderPath writes the new path into the
system registry permanently for all programs to use.
I hate everything. Good catch.
Then it's either Qt to the rescue here, too, or we do something ugly like
drop in a DLL that implements SHGetFolderPathW and ShGetFolderPath and
returns our cwd + data...
I really want this fucker to not store LSOs before we allow people enable
it. I mean, that's the least it could do. Fucking piece of garbage.
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