C++ - Windows 8 - Can't write to common start menu - access denied.

Hi, how do I write to the common start menu (C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs) as a limited user under windows 8. It requires admin to do that. I kept trying to get my C++ code to copy a file and there was nothing there. The error code was 5 - ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED, and yeah, UAC prompts me in Windows Explorer when I try to make a new text document there. Thanks :D