[WriteLog] Need advice on Writelog installation conventions on Windows 7

[Jim N7US]

I originally allowed Windows 7 to install WL in the C:\Program Files (x86)
folder but later uninstalled it and reinstalled it in C:\Ham\Writelog to get
away from Windows 7 User Account Control.

I have all ham programs installed in subfolders of C:\Ham, and that's worked
well.

73, Jim N7US



-----Original Message-----

Rick,

I don't believe Writelog will work properly when installed in c:\program
files under Win7. Something about write protected file locations?

Isn't there a start menu choice to edit writelog.ini? I'm pretty sure I have
one, but we may have different versions of Writelog.

Best Regards, Eric W1EL


On 7/3/2013 7:35 PM, Rick Tavan N6XI wrote:
> With the advent of Windows 7, my Writelog installation has become very 
> cumbersome. Windows wants programs installed in c:\Program Files but 
> Writelog insists on installing itself in c:\ham (where it started out 
> a decade ago). Even Uninstall/Reinstall still ends up putting Writelog 
> into c:\ham. Writelog's Convert CTY utility, however, now stores its 
> output in c:\ProgramData\Writelog but Writelog looks in 
> c:\ham\Programs for the files. Convert CTY and Writelog | Web Update 
> Data Files no longer work if the current user is not an administrator, 
> so I have to switch user to run the utility or to use the internal 
> function. Then, I have to move the output files from the utility from 
> c:\ProgramData\Writelog to c:\ham\Programs. Finally, writelog.ini is 
> now stored in a shadow folder that imitates what used to be c:\Windows 
> which is now off limits to civilian programs, so I have to create a 
> shortcut to that weird location which isn't the same weird location as 
> it was with Windows XP.  I suspect Writelog can be installed more 
> closely in accord with Windows 7 conventions and its utilities and 
> functions may work more intuitively, but so far I've been unable to 
> break away from c:\ham. Uninstall/Reinstall doesn't help (here). Does 
> anyone know a safe way to "get with the program?" Perhaps copying a 
> variety of files into a non-Writelog place, uninstall/reinstall, tweak the
Registry, stuff like that?
>
> "I really want to be normal!"
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick
>