[WriteLog] Migrating WL 11.x from XP to Win7 Pro?

[Gary AL9A]

Jim,

You are correct about the change Wayne made to move some WL program data to 
C:\ProgramData\WriteLog.  That is where my data files currently lie.  My 
error was in looking at the Virtual Store path I noticed a 
Writelog\ProgramData folder, but on closer look it is an old file dating 
back several years.  The current file is at the new location.  My 
writelog.ini files are still under the Virtual Store path though in a 
Windows folder at that location.

Notice I said writelog.ini files, plural.  I keep four separate versions for 
the various modes I may work in different contests - writelogcw.ini, 
writelogssb.ini, writelogrtty.ini and writelogcw-ssb.ini.  Each version has 
different settings for some of the things I like to tweak specific to any 
given mode.  I merely rename the file I want to use back to writelog.ini for 
the contest.  Saves me the trouble to try and remember what things need 
adjusting for that mode.  And at my age, remembering something is getting to 
be a challenge!

73,
Gary AL9A

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Reisert AD1C
Sent: November 14, 2013 8:28 AM
To: WriteLog
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Migrating WL 11.x from XP to Win7 Pro?

On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 12:20 AM, Gary AL9A wrote:

> I don't know about any particular 'gotchas' under Win7, but be aware that
> unlike many other programs WL is designed to be installed under C:\Program
> Files.  This installation will simplify future WL updates, as well as
> automated updates of the cty files and updating of .DAT files in the
> C:\ProgramData\WriteLog folder.  Trying to fool Win7 by installing WL 
> under
> the root directory will surely lead to problems down the road.

Gary, while this may have been your experience, it wasn't mine.  I
have never installed WriteLog in the Program Files directory.  Wayne
made changes in the later versions of 10.x to move the WriteLog data
out of the WriteLog directory hierarchy, and into a neutral location
on Windows Vista/7/8 systems (C:\ProgramData\WriteLog).  This is
independent of where you actually install WriteLog, and is not subject
to the UAC protections applied to the Program Files directory
hierarchy.

When I migrated from XP to Windows 7 some years ago, I did a clean
install of Windows 7 (not an upgrade), and a clean install of
WriteLog.

73 - Jim AD1C

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Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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