I originally allowed Windows 7 to install WL in the C:\Program Files (x86)
folder but later uninstalled it and reinstalled it in C:\Ham\Writelog to get
away from Windows 7 User Account Control.
I have all ham programs installed in subfolders of C:\Ham, and that's worked
well.
73, Jim N7US
-----Original Message-----
Rick,
I don't believe Writelog will work properly when installed in c:\program
files under Win7. Something about write protected file locations?
Isn't there a start menu choice to edit writelog.ini? I'm pretty sure I have
one, but we may have different versions of Writelog.
Best Regards, Eric W1EL
On 7/3/2013 7:35 PM, Rick Tavan N6XI wrote:
> With the advent of Windows 7, my Writelog installation has become very
> cumbersome. Windows wants programs installed in c:\Program Files but
> Writelog insists on installing itself in c:\ham (where it started out
> a decade ago). Even Uninstall/Reinstall still ends up putting Writelog
> into c:\ham. Writelog's Convert CTY utility, however, now stores its
> output in c:\ProgramData\Writelog but Writelog looks in
> c:\ham\Programs for the files. Convert CTY and Writelog | Web Update
> Data Files no longer work if the current user is not an administrator,
> so I have to switch user to run the utility or to use the internal
> function. Then, I have to move the output files from the utility from
> c:\ProgramData\Writelog to c:\ham\Programs. Finally, writelog.ini is
> now stored in a shadow folder that imitates what used to be c:\Windows
> which is now off limits to civilian programs, so I have to create a
> shortcut to that weird location which isn't the same weird location as
> it was with Windows XP. I suspect Writelog can be installed more
> closely in accord with Windows 7 conventions and its utilities and
> functions may work more intuitively, but so far I've been unable to
> break away from c:\ham. Uninstall/Reinstall doesn't help (here). Does
> anyone know a safe way to "get with the program?" Perhaps copying a
> variety of files into a non-Writelog place, uninstall/reinstall, tweak the
Registry, stuff like that?
>
> "I really want to be normal!"
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick
>
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