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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
: 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: run MXWendler as Administrator
* Simple, but not recommended: Change the User Account Control (UAC) Level
: 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
: 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'''''




''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)'''
:::'''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
: 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 11:30, 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