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''Problem:'' | ''Problem:'' | ||
: You want to store/save/restore/edit your configuration. You are used to edit the config file in (MXWendler program location)/config/config.xml, but there is either no file or whatever you change makes no difference to MXWendler | |||
''Solutions:'' | ''Solutions:'' | ||
: Simple, but not recommended: run MXWendler as Administrator | |||
: Simple, but not recommended: Change the User Account Control (UAC) Level | |||
: Recommended: Use MXWendler as a standard user. ''config.xml'' is not in the program files directory and more, look for it in | |||
:: '''''C:\Users\(Your Username)\AppData\Roaming\MXW''''' | |||
''MXWendler Versions > 5.0'' | ''MXWendler Versions > 5.0'' | ||
:With MXWendler versions 5.2 and above, you can open the current config folder with | |||
With MXWendler versions 5.2 and above, you can open the current config folder with | ::'''Settings → Open config.xml directory (CTRL+SHIFT+C)''' | ||
''Background:'' | ''Background:'' | ||
: Since Vista, Windows uses a so-called ''VirtualStore''. For security reasons, a program cannot change any file in the program files directory. So the user is redirected to one of the directories stated above | |||
Revision as of 10:30, 19 March 2019
This applies to Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and MXWendler version 4.2 and above
Problem:
- You want to store/save/restore/edit your configuration. You are used to edit the config file in (MXWendler program location)/config/config.xml, but there is either no file or whatever you change makes no difference to MXWendler
Solutions:
- Simple, but not recommended: run MXWendler as Administrator
- Simple, but not recommended: Change the User Account Control (UAC) Level
- Recommended: Use MXWendler as a standard user. config.xml is not in the program files directory and more, look for it in
- C:\Users\(Your Username)\AppData\Roaming\MXW
MXWendler Versions > 5.0
- With MXWendler versions 5.2 and above, you can open the current config folder with
- Settings → Open config.xml directory (CTRL+SHIFT+C)
Background:
- Since Vista, Windows uses a so-called VirtualStore. For security reasons, a program cannot change any file in the program files directory. So the user is redirected to one of the directories stated above