I have the Windows 7/32 and here is what I have:
In the "Control Panel" I did have to click the "Folder Options" and then
under the "View" tab I selected "Show hidden files, folders, and drives"
by clicking and placing a "dot" in that selection. You do have to click
"Apply" .
Then I found my writelog.ini in
J/AppData/Local/VirtualStore/Windows/writelog.ini
The "J" is unique to my computer and yours may be something else,
but after that the path should be the same.
Hope this help.
Jim/KC4HW
On 14 Feb 2012 at 20:51, Gary AL9A wrote:
> Lee,
>
> Where is the writelog.ini file you are trying to update located? It sounds
> like you have WriteLog installed in C:\Program Files\Writelog\Programs. If
> so and you have User Account Control, UAC, turned on, Windows will not allow
> changes to the ini file in the WL Programs folder. I'm not sure about Win7
> as I have Vista, but there is also a writelog.ini file in C:\Windows on my
> system. That one is create when the program is installed, but is not the
> one you want either.
>
> Under Vista and Win7 you need to find the writelog.ini file in the Virtual
> Store path. The newest versions of Windows will not allow the user or the
> application to make changes to certain files in the Program Files folder.
> Instead Windows creates a working copy in a different location. On my
> system the Virtual Path is C:\Users\AL9A\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program
> Files\WriteLog\Programs. However the ini file is not here in the
> ...Programs folder. Instead you need to look in
> C:\Users\AL9A\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Windows. Here you will find the
> working version of the writelog.ini file that is used by the program. This
> ini file can be edited and saved by the user.
>
> Your path name will be somewhat different than mine, but it should be
> somewhat similar. Note that the ...AppData... folder is a hidden file so
> make sure you have the Control Panel set to display hidden files/folders.
> BTW, if you do want to edit a file in C:\Program Files\Writelog\Programs
> there is a sneaky way to do it. Copy the file to the desktop and edit and
> save your changes. Then copy the desktop version and paste it back into
> C:\Program Files\Writelog\Programs. Windows will ask if you want to
> overwrite the existing file. If you say Yes it will let you do it! Then
> delete the desktop copy. Don't bother trying to update the ini file here
> though with this method. Even if successful this isn't the ini file used by
> the program anymore and your changes will not be seen. Edit the one in the
> Virtual Store path instead.
>
> 73,
> Gary AL9A
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "N5PO" <n5po@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: February 14, 2012 6:33 AM
> Subject: [WriteLog] WL INI File
>
>
> Using WL Version 11.01F and Windows 7...
>
> With my old computer and Windows XP...I could make changes
> (add-change-delete etc) to
> my INI file and then SAVE the file...Now using a new computer with Windows
> 7, I can still make changes etc, but cannot SAVE the changes...
>
> How can I save changes made to my WL INI file???
>
> Tks for any help...
>
> Lee, N5PO.
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