Restricted User running Windows App accessing "ProgramFiles" folder

[vinay_kant]

Hello,

We have a windows application written VB.NET which needs to update the files through the
autoupgrade process on start. Application is installed under "Program Files"
directory.
Now when a restricted user runs the application, the update of the files
fails as Restricted user doesn't have access to "Program Files" folder.

First of all if anyone has had similar problems, any suggestions, pointers
to overcome the restricted user access to programFile folder issue???

We thought of a solution to create a windows service to be installed by the
administrator which will be running all the time and which does the upgrade
of the files upon notification from the application through a custom command.
But same problem persists for the restricted user running the application.
Inspite of windows service running as an administrator it cannot create or
update files under "ProgramFiles" folder because the restricted user is
logged in.

Any help will be highly appreciated.

Regards
Vinay Kant

 

[ManicCW]

why don't you give rights on your app folder to restricted user???

 

[vinay_kant]

This is because the application will be deployed to nearly 10,000 locations and client is concerned about the security issues that some user if has permission may delete or tamper the files.