Windows 7/Vista storing files in application directory

Question

are there any restrictions regarding storing files in application folder under windows 7/vista ?

Where in users directory should application data files be stored ?

Answer 1

All my apps that store files in app folder work fine under vista/7 (default configs). So I think yes.

You can store files in 2 places

1. users home directory - location can be read from environment variable USERPROFILE
2. application data folder - can be found in env. var. APPDATA