<snowbound[ at ]home.moc> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] > On Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:48:32 -0600, snowbound[ at ]home.moc wrote:
>
> >Have a laptop with Vista64 and have problems installing OpenOffice.The
> >program errors on on installing a file to
> >c:\programdata\microsoft\windows\templates indicating that I do not
> >have rights to that location. Checked in windows explorer and that
> >location is showing up as a junction point rather than a real
> >directory. I know that \ProgramData\Templates is a junction point
> >which points to \ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates but I can not
> >gain access to that directory since in Windows explorer it too has a
> >shortcut/junction point symbol and when I click on it I get an Access
> >Denied error!
> >
> >I have verified that on a Vista Business 32bit that
> >\Programdata\microsoft\windows\templates is indeed writable and
> >traversable via Windows Explorer!
> >
>
>
> There appears to be something going on with Business 64bit versions
> which is not occurring with Vista Home Premium 64 bit. The latter had
> no problem install OpenOffice and only Vista Bursiness 64bit is the
> one which is manipulating changing the attribute/type for
> \programdata\microsoft\windows\templates!!
>
> Why?
IMHO: I hate the way Vista has changed the way Windows now has junction
points like that.
That's one thing MS should not have fooled with.
However , since your app installs OK on Vista_32
I'd check with Open Office to see if it's even supported by Vista_64
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