[Virtualacorn-list] VA on Windows 8 - CAUTION

[Dave Symes]

In article <5302e8fc47cvjazz at waitrose.com>,
   Chris Newman <cvjazz at waitrose.com> wrote:
> In article <64f5c80253.Alan.Adams at laptop.adamshome.org.uk>,
>    Alan Adams <alan at adamshome.org.uk> wrote:
> > In message <5302b35ed8dave at triffid.co.uk>
> >           Dave Symes <dave at triffid.co.uk> wrote:

> > > In article <90ea9a0253.Brian at brian.jordan9.btinternet.com>, Brian
> > >    Jordan <brian.jordan9 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> > >> I have updated my desktop machine to run Windows 8 and have
> > >> uncovered a couple of issues with running VA on it.

> <Snip>

> > From some earlier comments, I would strongly suggest installing VRPC
> > somewhere which is NOT part of the Program Files or Program Files(X86)
> > file systems. The permissions on those areas will rather aggressively
> > interfere with VRPC's ability to alter files stored within itself.

> It's a long time ago since I installed my VRPC but IIRC, it didn't give
> me a choice of where to put it. Could it be, for instance, one a
> partition, rather than the main C drive. Are there any limits/issues re
> where you can stick it (no salacious answers, please).


On all my MS-Win computers, the only Apps I install in Program Files are
anything MS or System related, everything else is installed in my own
directory called "Apps"  that's C:\Apps\ and that does include VRPC.

As Alan has mentioned, things installed outside of Program Files live in a
different Universe, permission wise.

*Most* app installers either have a button to change the path during the
install process, or you can edit the path in the writable manually during
the install.

Dave

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Dave Triffid