Hi All I want to add my tuppenny worth to this. I have not used Vista but I have been involved in using a common program amongst an internet group. The vista users in the group had similar problems to those presently encountered with WinBMD. As I see it it is the Windows Users policies that causes the problem - nothing to do with where you install the program. If there are multiple users on a PC then Windows will put all individual users program settings and documents in that awful "Documents and Settings" folder in a user folder. Multiple users will be the setting if there is just one user and Admin. It is difficult to reset the computer to just an Admin setting once it is set up with users. My experience of many fresh computer installations tells me it is difficult to set up windows consistently so this User action is consistent. I reckon a Dell set-up may act differently from a HP set-up. good luck Bob Phillips ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Franklin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:24 PM Subject: RE: WINBMD Output file >I use Vista and have installed WinBMD under c:/users/keith//winbmd. As Nowl > mentioned, I had problems trying to install under programme files, so > opted > to install under Users instead with not a hint of trouble since. > > Hope this helps > keith > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nowl > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: WINBMD Output file > > I had been wondering whether it might be a good idea to suggest that new > transcribers who are Vista users install WinBMD to a location other than > C:\Program Files. Would anyone like to comment? > > Michael, as I understand it, the problem is that Vista's tighter > security doesn't allow programs to write to folders or subfolders under > \Program Files -- which is where WinBMD's default Output folder will be > if the program is installed there. Instead the file path is invisibly > remapped to the VirtualStore while the program happily hums along not > realising anything has changed :-) > > Jeff's suggestion of using Define Save Path to set the "output" folder > to one of your choice is a good one, and this is what I do under XP. > However, I'm guessing (I don't have Vista myself so can't check) that > the remapping would affect more than just transcription files. > > What about WinBMD.ini, where program preferences and file and ID details > are stored, and the district, name and supplementary district files? > These are all written to and updated all the time and I suspect the most > current ones may also be found in the VirtualStore (Vista users please > correct me if I'm wrong about this). > > Mightn't it save a lot of confusion and make backing up these important > files easier if WinBMD were installed outside \Program Files in the > first place, avoiding the permissions problem? Not having Vista myself > yet, there may be some disadvantage I haven't appreciated, but maybe > it's a thought? > > -- > Nowl > > > Allan Raymond wrote on Wed, 19 Nov 2008: > >>Michael >> >>I quite agree with you, it seems to be a little convoluted to go to user, >>virtual store etc. >> >>It should only be necessary to go to C: and locate the WinBMD folder. In > my >>case WinBMD (similar to you) is in the root directory C:WinBMD because >>that >>is where I decided to install WinBMD when I downloaded it my PC, others >>may >>have decided to install in their Program folder. >> >>The output folder being a subfolder to the WinBMD folder. >> >>My specific example can be found here: >> >>http://www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/WinBMD.jpg > > > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.8/1800 - Release Date: 11/19/2008 6:55 PM