title: Does Windows 7 restrict folder access as Vista does?
body: <p>I noticed that in my application, most compatibility problems were caused by 'access denied' for some folders, such as:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Application Data [C:\ProgramData]
  Desktop [C:\Users\Public\Desktop]
  Documents [C:\Users\Public\Documents]
  Favorites [C:\Users\Public\Favorites]
  Start Menu [C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu]
  Templates [C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Does Windows 7 have the same problem as Vista?
  With help from the members of Stack Overflow, I know that on Vista I can use <code>CSIDL_APPDATA</code> to enable the file access without UAC problems or 'access denied' errors.
  Is this also valid for Windows 7?</p>