Windows 7 + Configuration (config.xml): Difference between revisions
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This applies to Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and MXWendler version 4.2 and above | |||
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1. Simple, but not recommended: run MXWendler as Administrator <br> | 1. Simple, but not recommended: run MXWendler as Administrator <br> | ||
2. Simple, but not recommended: Change the User Account Control (UAC) Level <br> | 2. Simple, but not recommended: Change the User Account Control (UAC) Level <br> | ||
3. Recommended: Use MXWendler as a standard user. ''config.xml'' is not in the program files directory and more, look for it in | 3. 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''''' | : '''''C:\Users\(Your Username)\AppData\Roaming\MXW''''' | ||
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'''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 | 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 16:24, 5 June 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
1. Simple, but not recommended: run MXWendler as Administrator
2. Simple, but not recommended: Change the User Account Control (UAC) Level
3. 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.