Unable to save ZionWorx settings file

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Unable to save ZionWorx settings file

Postby brainier » Sun Dec 27, 2009 2:46 pm

A new installation of Zionworx 2.6 (in this case 2.6.52) on a Windows 7 PC generates the message that the first run needs to be as an administrator to enter the product key. So if you do this, once you have entered the product key the software starts up. Close the program and the ZWSettings.ini file is created under the Administrator account (along with an empty database if you choose not to install the demo database). I think this would also be an issue on Vista. This would not be an issue on XP.

Once you start the program a second time, now not running with administrative permissions, even though running as the same user account, the software is not able to update the settings file as the user account does not have permission to use it. The dialog box text is:
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Error
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Unable to save ZionWorx settings file. Any changes will not be stored. Do you want to continue exiting?
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Yes No
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If you try to unlock the database you get:
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ZionWorx 2.6
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Unable to write to C:\ProgramData\ZionWorx\2.6\ZWSettings.ini.
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OK
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The only way to fix this issue is to stop Zionworx, delete all the files and folders in C:\ProgramData\ZionWorx\2.6, which were created by the administrator account, and then start Zionworx again. The settings files and a blank database will be created automatically, and this copy you will have permission to update during normal running of Zionworx. Now you can change the settings to suit, and add songs to the database as required (once you unlock the database).

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