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'''This applies to Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and MXWendler version 4.2 and above
This applies to Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and MXWendler version 4.2 and above


''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


You want to store/save/restore/edit your configuration. You are used to editing 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 an more, look for it in
** '''''C:\Users\(Your Username)\AppData\Roaming\MXW'''''


1. Simple, but not recommended: run MXWendler as Administrator. <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 anymore, 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 &rarr; Open config.xml directory (CTRL+SHIFT+C)'''
:'''Settings &rarr; 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.
* 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

Latest revision as of 10:05, 2 October 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 editing 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 anymore, 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.