[Dx4win] Update problems

[Tom Doligalski]

Turns out this is a problem with the fall update of windows 10, which by default enforces “controlled folder access”. Switch this off (in windows defender) and the update goes through seamlessly.

I see this with a number of other applications which are denied write access to necessary folders….

Another “feature”!

Tom W4KX

> On Dec 11, 2018, at 2:35 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> 
> did you run the update as Administrator by mistake?
> 
> On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 10:15 AM Tom Doligalski via DX4WIN
> <dx4win at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I updated successfully recently, and just tried to use update again without success.
>> 
>> Running dx4win 9.0.4.1176 under windows 10.
>> 
>> When I run “check for updates” I now see as error box from dx4win.exe that says “file access denied”.
>> 
>> After looking through the log, it looks like dx4win is looking for a file at:
>> 
>> C:\users\documernts\dx4w9upd.log
>> 
>> Which is a directory which does NOT exist!
>> 
>> Should be looking at:
>> 
>> C:\users\tom\documents\dx4w9upd.log
>> 
>> (Note the inclusion of a user name, in this case “tom”).
>> 
>> This file is in the correct directory, but in this case from the previous update. So, it looks like WPdate is trying to write the file to an incorrect directory.
>> 
>> Anyone else see the same thing?
>> 
>> Tom W4KX
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