Need advice on a corporate environment...

[AccessGuruCarl]

Hello All,

Few questions regarding installing a new application in a corporate environment!

1. Questions regarding Registry Entries...
I've created an application, that on setup(during install process) it creates an entry in the HKCU\Software section of the registry along with a few other keys the app uses.

A. Does this need Administrative rights to install?
B. And, will I be able to read or write to these values later if the user does not have admin rights?

I was thinking of replacing with .ini file if this will be an issue.

2. Question is regarding cookies...
They must activate the application!
So, I shell out to the website, and process thier registration info. I then drop a cookie on the users pc, to check if the activation was a success.

My question is, whats the standard for cookies in a corporate environment? Will thier browser allow them?

Or is their a better way to determine if the registration was a success.
Basically, Here is what the web page is doing.
The web page validates the info, then updates a table so the key cannot be used again. If I successfully updated the table I drop the cookie!

This works great in my test environment, but I'm self-employed so I have no way of physically testing this. I'd like to know some of the issues that may arise before I release it.

Thanks,
Carl

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Cookies and Privacy settings may vary from machine to machine, I don't think there is any set standard just a mix of every setting possible.

No Local Site Cookies
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The Registry Key, HKCU\Software, Access Permissions are set to allow Full Control by the Current User.

Any access to the other Hives in the Registry is probably limited to Read Only access for a Limited User.

You will have to look at the Default Permission of all the Keys accessed.

Permissions are covered in the Help file of RegEdit as an article. Basically you just right-click on a Key and access Permissions via the drop down menu.