[ros-dev] Some input please...

[Eric Kohl]

"Richard Campbell" <eek2121 at comcast.net> wrote:


> I am currently planning on fixing our User Management code.  Before i do
> i'd like some advice.
>
> First, We need to decide on some folder names for User Profiles.  I'd
> recommend a "ReactOS Users" folder or equivalent.  This doesn't
> interfere with Windows nor older versions of ReactOS.

I don't know if this is a good idea. Average users will expect a localized
'Documents and Settings' directory. Renaming it will confuse them. ReactOS
already solves naming conflicts with existing Windows installations.


> Eric Khol has done a good job with alot of the security related stuff,
> but there is soooo much more to be added, and alot to be changed. (As
> previously mentioned here and discussed on IRC, Windows does NOT USE
> environment variables in the registry.  The stuff is hardcoded, registry
> is set up the first time the user logs on.)

I already have a patch for the common shell folders in the HKLM branch and
I'll fix the HKCU branch tomorrow. I already wanted to fix this some time
ago but the registry was playing some dirty tricks on me. This was caused by
the bitmap routine bug that was fixed a few days ago.

Regards,
Eric