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Re: Write/GetPrivateProfileString in 2003

"JeffP" <no******@asken.com.auwrote:
>I use it for the exact same reason but I don't put in an explicit path just
the filename and it has always worked, creating the file in the Windows
folder by default.
But regular users don't have update/write privileges to Windows or Program Files. So
that's not a good idea.

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