Windows Vista’s multiple security levels affect Sybase IQ Network Client installation and operation in several areas:
Sybase IQ digitally signs all .exe and .dll files. Digital signing guarantees that the executable was built by the signing company and has not been modified.
Only users with administrator privileges can write to the Program Files directory. If another user attempts to write to Program Files, the write is redirected (without the user’s knowledge) or blocked (returning an error).
Sybase IQ files that need to be modified by programs are moved to new user writable directories:
User public directory (%PUBLIC%) <MainDisk>:\Users\Public\Documents\Sybase IQ 12.7
Program data directory <MainDisk>:\ProgramData (%ALLUSERSPUBLIC%)
On the IQ Network Client on the Windows Vista platform, the sample files are relocated from <MainDisk>:Program Files\SYBASE\ASIQ-12_7\Samples to <MainDisk>:Users\Public\Documents\Sybase IQ 12.7\Samples.
See “Before you install Sybase IQ Extended Enterprise Edition on Windows Vista” if installing Extended Enterprise Edition.