Where to store program settings instead of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE?

Question

I have some program settings that are currently stored in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Due to Vista and locked down users, some users don\'t have permission to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, an

Answer 1

There's always old fashioned INI files. They are more portable that registry settings. Another option would be an XML file.

Don't store them in the Program Files directory though - Vista won't like that.