Replace protected file installed with application
I have a VB 6 application that uses .mdb files via MDAC and installs with a standard setup.exe and cab file. I install the application on 64 bit Windows 7 professional in C:\program files (x86). This installs the exe, some dll files and a half dozen .mdb files. For various reasons related to testing, I need to replace the .mdb files selectively with other copies containing different data. However, when I do this and then run the application, it continues to find and use the original installed version of the files which I thought I'd replaced. Obviously it is using Windows file protection in some way. Is there any way to turn this off just for one file or folder but still leave it on for the drive as a whole? I am happy to have it turned on for the Windows system files for obvious reasons but just turn it off for selected files and folders. If this is the wrong forum, please let me know. Thanks!
June 13th, 2011 9:33am

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