C++ And Program Files

[Arukas]

I have a old C++ program that was for XP, and I want to move it from the root drive and place it in the program files (x86) on Windows 7. It just started crashing now. (All I did was move the directory, everything it needs is in the directory)

I'd like to blame the IT people because I think its some silly policy that I must have. However, its more likely I made the mistake.

Are there special considerations that I need to know about, it's my first time with Windows 7. Or is just likely I got one really strange bug.

[Thomas1965]

It might have sth. to do with the missing rights to write in the program folder under Windows 7. Does your program save some files in its directory?

[48bpfSEw]

@Arukas, I would use the sysinternal tools to find out which files are read or write.

https://technet.microsoft.com/de-de/sysinternals/bb896645

and/or use WinDbg to find out which dll's are loaded

good luck!

[Arukas]

Not anymore. It use to wrote log files, but that was moved to the public folder.

Thanks for the process monitor link, that looks quite helpful.