how to change .NET user settings location

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Published on 2010-03-25T19:36:46Z Indexed on 2010/03/25 19:43 UTC
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By default settings are stored at: C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\<Project Name>

How can I change this path to application directory. I also don't want to have different files for different users. How make the settings global?

I tried to change the scope of the settings to "application" but then I cannot change them at runtime.

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