25 Jun
2009
25 Jun
'09
6:34 p.m.
Jeff McClintock wrote:
Windows has official rules for this. Users are no longer allowed to add
random files to an application's directory in "/Program Files/Appname".
Permissions are set to prevent it and that directory is virtualized to
prevent it.
The exception is - Applications can install their own bundled plugins in
"/Program Files/Appname" at install time only (because the installer has
elevated privilege).
User installed plugins go in CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON , e.g. typically
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\LADSPA Plugins..."
Best Regards,
Jeff McClintock
I need to take a look at my Windows installation, that I will delete,
because Linux now is fine on my machine, but as far as I remember VSTs
are in \Blabla\Steinberg\VST or similar to this and a user can rename
and add what ever he likes to this path AND Cakewalk or what ever, will
take a look too, to this directory. It might be different for LADSPAs on
Windows, but there seems to be still an advantage the way VSTs are used.
Windows (i.e. "%ProgramFiles%\LADSPA
Plugins\rdf"). ?Not that I
generally build with LRDF support on Windows anyway.
This makes sense to me, if only it could be made "official"...
(windows paths too)