存储自定义配置文件的位置(Where to store custom configuration files)

 我目前在应用程序目录中存储了一个序列化的XML文件，其中包含特定于程序操作的所有更改（不是典型的系统或用户配置）。 几周前，我们开始遇到无法正确保存的问题 （请阅读我之前关于此的问题 ）。 
 
 简而言之，我们终于发现Windows 7（有时是Vista）在写入应用程序目录（特别是Program Files下的任何内容）时存在问题。 现在，如果这是一个普通的配置文件，我只需将它存储在用户的APPDATA文件夹下，但这不正常。 我们在自己的仪器上运行它，并且错误配置是客户在运行我们的软件时遇到问题的99％。 因此，我们需要访问此文件，以便他们可以轻松找到并通过电子邮件发送给我们。 Appdata对于有经验的用户来说很难找到，更不用说非技术人员了。 
 
 我们还尝试以管理员身份运行它，并使文件夹权限全开（我们可以控制它运行的每台计算机;它永远不会在某个随机人员的计算机上运行）。 但是，这些有时是有效的，有时则不然。 
 
 最糟糕的是，当我把文件写回来时，它甚至不会抛出错误; 它只是将它写入某个临时目录，该目录在某个未知的时间点到期。 几周后，我们的用户将遇到问题，配置文件全部搞砸了。 
 
 所以，我的问题是我应该在哪里存储这个文件，如果不是在Program Files中？ 我是否应该把它放在APPDATA中，并制作一个小工具，以便在出现问题时自动通过电子邮件发送给我们？ 或者我可以将其保留在Program Files中，但是更改某些特定权限或注册表项以使其正常运行？ 

I currently store a serialized XML file in the application directory that contains all changes specific to the program operation (not typical system or user configuration). Weeks ago, we started running into problems where it would not save correctly (read my previous question about this). 
 
Long story short, we finally discovered that Windows 7 (and sometimes Vista) has an issue with writing into the application directory (specifically anything under Program Files). Now, if this were a normal configuration file I would simply store it under the user's APPDATA folder, but it is not normal. We run this on our own instrumentation, and misconfigurations are 99% of the reason customers have issues running our software. So we need this file to be accessible such that they can easily find it and email it to us. Appdata is hard enough for experienced users to find, much less very non-technological people.
 
We've also tried running it as Administrator, and making folder permissions wide open (we have control over every computer it runs on; it will never run on some random person's machine). But, these sometimes work, and sometimes do not.
 
The worst part is that when I write the file back out, it doesn't even throw an error; it simply writes it to some temporary directory that expires at some unknown point in time. Weeks later, our user will have an issue, and the configuration file is all messed up.
 
So, my question is where should I be storing this file, if not in Program Files? Should I just put it in APPDATA anyway, and make a small utility that emails it to us automatically in case of a problem? Or can I leave it in Program Files, but change some specific permission or registry key to allow it to operate normally?

原文：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3267960