Difference between revisions of "Template:Game data/note"
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|gamedir_Windows={{#vardefine:notes|true}}{{#tag:ref|When running this game without elevated privileges ('''Run as administrator''' option), write operations against a location below <code>{{p|programfiles}}</code>, <code>{{p|programdata}}</code>, or <code>{{p|windir}}</code> might be redirected to <code>{{p|localappdata}}\VirtualStore</code> on Windows Vista and later ([[Game data#Installation folder|more details]]).|name="gamedir"|group=Note}} | |gamedir_Windows={{#vardefine:notes|true}}{{#tag:ref|When running this game without elevated privileges ('''Run as administrator''' option), write operations against a location below <code>{{p|programfiles}}</code>, <code>{{p|programdata}}</code>, or <code>{{p|windir}}</code> might be redirected to <code>{{p|localappdata}}\VirtualStore</code> on Windows Vista and later ([[Game data#Installation folder|more details]]).|name="gamedir"|group=Note}} | ||
− | |hklm_Windows={{#vardefine:notes|true}}{{#tag:ref| | + | |hklm_Windows={{#vardefine:notes|true}}{{#tag:ref|{{ii}} On 64-bit systems, 32-bit programs writing to {{Code|{{p|hklm}}\SOFTWARE}} are redirected to the {{Code|Wow6432Node}} underneath, so {{Code|{{p|hklm}}\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node}}.<ref>[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724072.aspx 32-bit and 64-bit Application Data in the Registry (Windows) - MSDN]</ref> |
+ | {{ii}} 32-bit programs writing to {{Code|{{p|hklm}}\SOFTWARE}} without elevation are redirected to {{Code|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE}} on Windows Vista and later.<ref>[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb530198.aspx Registry Virtualization in Windows Vista - MSDN]</ref> | ||
+ | {{mm}} The above two bullets can happen simultaneously, so 32-bit programs running without elevation on 64-bit systems that are attempting to write to {{Code|{{p|hklm}}\SOFTWARE}} will be redirected to {{Code|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node}} on Windows Vista and later.|name="HKLM"|group=Note}} | ||
|DOSBox={{#vardefine:notes|true}}{{#tag:ref|File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for [[#Game data|DOS game data]]. {{#if:{{#var:GOG.com DOSBox cloud}}|For the GOG.com release, file changes in [[DOSBox]] are redirected to {{file|{{p|game}}/cloud_saves/}} even if [[GOG Galaxy]] is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the {{file|cloud_saves}} folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).}}|name="DOSBox mounted"|group=Note}} | |DOSBox={{#vardefine:notes|true}}{{#tag:ref|File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for [[#Game data|DOS game data]]. {{#if:{{#var:GOG.com DOSBox cloud}}|For the GOG.com release, file changes in [[DOSBox]] are redirected to {{file|{{p|game}}/cloud_saves/}} even if [[GOG Galaxy]] is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the {{file|cloud_saves}} folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).}}|name="DOSBox mounted"|group=Note}} | ||
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