[jhb] Re: Vista Query
- From: "Fossil" <fossil@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:31:24 +0100
Vista separates out the operating files and the user files for any program.
Operational files like the exe and DLL's go in the folder you nominated at
install. User files get shoved elsewhere in Vista's horrible Virtual Store.
By user files I mean any file that gets changed after installation so this
includes all CFG and INI files.
The Virtual Store is buried away in your
User/AppData/Local/VirtualStore/ProgramFiles folder. Good luck hunting it
out. If you need to go in there a lot it may be better making a shortcut to
the Virtual Store folder.
I avoid the Virtual Store if I can. I know some users turn off UAC but
that's not a good idea. My preferred option is never accept the default
installation path pointing to the Program Files location. If you install to
this location Vista automatically creates the Virtual Store entry. If you
install to your own folder choice outside Program Files (say C:/FlightSim)
then no Virtual Store data gets created.
I don't know what happens when you try making backups of your data after
Vista has separated out all the files. If you just copy your FS folder to an
external drive it will be missing the current CFG and INI files.
I wonder if Windows7 uses the same process?
bones
bones@xxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Gerry Winskill
Sent: 19 October 2009 14:17
To: JHB Restricted
Subject: [jhb] Vista Query
I'm still trying to cope with the sadistic side of Vista, on my laptop.
Someone must have been there before, so where does it hide FSX's
Scenery.cfg?
I've changed settings so that folders are not hidden but it still says
there's no Scenery.cfg on the machine.
Gerry Winskill
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