[Virtualacorn-list] A little problem

[Jeremy Nicoll - ml virtualacorn]

Dave Symes <dave at triffid.co.uk> wrote:

>I've created a Windows directory structure that is for the most part
>identical to the one on her old Lappy.
>I transferred her VRPC install from the Lappy in Directory
>C:\xxx\VirtualRPC-AdjustSA to the new machine and into
>C:\xxx\VirtualRPC-AdjustSA

But... have you not also changed from a 32-but to a 64-bit OS?  If so aren't
there also the issues of Windows using different folders for, for example,
application data for 32- and 64-bit apps?

Are the "xxx" above user folders or system ones?

ARe the "xxx" related to usernames? Are the user names teh same on both
machines?


>I moved the whole VRPC dir to another place and installed a new copy from
>the CD in to C:\xxx\VirtualRPC-AdjustSA.

But the CD version was (?) designed in 32-bit OS days when Windows' folders
were structured differently.  OTOH if it really did work ok on a W7 laptop
you might expect the same behaviour now.


>When I use a Windows tool it checks then attempts to start VRPC but fails
>with an error: "VirtualRPC-AdjustSA. failed to find config file".

>VA.cfg is there and has content.
>Model.cfg is there inside the Models\nnn(jit) directory, and has content.

Yes, but they're presumably in the Program Files\VRPC... folders where the
stupid VA installer may have out them, not the Program Data ones?

POssibly you're hand editing the wrong files?  If you search the whole disk
can you find other copies?


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Jeremy C B Nicoll - my opinions are my own.