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Bug: Cannot create file c:\ProfileOld.xml
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile Registrantdetlefs
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Hi,

sorry if this already has been posted, but as the forum search doesn't work currently, I can't verify...

Whenever I try to edit any of the profiles I imported or start editing a new one in the Edit Profile dialog, whenever I click on OK or Cancel, I get the error dialog "Cannot create file C:\ProfileOld.xml".
Bad thing is I cannot leave the dialog anymore as I always get the error, regardless I click OK or Cancel.
Looks like DVD Profiler is strying to write a file to C:\ root, which is probably not allowed under Vista...
My System is Vista Ultimate.

P.S: Please don't tell me to cheat Vista and run the app as administrator, that was the reason I skipped the previous version... :-(
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorLithurge
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I believe setting admin permissions is the fix I've seen posted in the forums.

Try taking a scroll through the tech support forum, it would probably be quicker than the search anyway.

Edit

Found it for you:

Click Here

I think the issue may be fixed in the upcoming beta from Ken's comment, so you won't need to admin it.
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile Registrantdetlefs
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Of course this workaround would work...
However, I'm really disappointed now about the new version.
Nov. 2005 since the last Beta version, now a version with german translation like trash and bugs like this...
Maybe I'll check back again in half a year or so...

Edit: ...and of course, starting with a new almost empty online database, not funny...
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorLithurge
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Wow. Let's look at the positives.

It looks like the admin issue will be fixed within a week.

This is a brand new program, with, I'm guessing, very little in common with 2.5. I'm guessing it was built from the ground up.

Ken clearly couldn't make this public as he was forming a new company so he had limited resources to do/check translations.  This is something that can and will be fixed by the community in a short space of time. 2.5's translations were only available because of the community. Ken made an effort to make it accessible.

They were likely very sound business and legal reasons the database could not be transfered. And as 2.4/2.5 are being maintained you can still access all of the old database. I plan to keep 2.4 empty and just download any profiles they have that 3 doesn't to transfer across.

I always found add by title a pain as there were so many wrong profiles attributed to the UK personally, so an empty database is good.
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantStar ContributorVoltaire53
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It looks like the admin issue will be fixed within a week.


Phew.

I do totally agree with you, Lithurge, that this is a great step forward but in my case there is no workaround... I don't have a C drive (well I do, but it was assigned to a card-reader with my main drive being J).

If anyone knows how to change drive letters please let me know because I can't use the program (at home) until then 
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It looks like the admin issue will be fixed within a week.


Phew.

I do totally agree with you, Lithurge, that this is a great step forward but in my case there is no workaround... I don't have a C drive (well I do, but it was assigned to a card-reader with my main drive being J).

If anyone knows how to change drive letters please let me know because I can't use the program (at home) until then 


I think the folling instructions will work on Vista, XP, and 2000. 

Right click on My Computer or Computer.
Click manage.
In the left pane of the window that pops up, click Disk Management.
Right click on what is now your C: drive and click change drive letter. 
Click the change button and chang it to what every you want it to be. 

However, I don't think windows will let you change your windows drive.  I tried this on 2000 and Vista and it would not let me change the drive letter of the drive with the OS on it.
DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantStar ContributorVoltaire53
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Thanks for the info...  I'll give it a try anyway but I suspect you're right about the Windows drive and I'll have to wait until the first beta 
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar Contributorwhispering
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Thanks for the info...  I'll give it a try anyway but I suspect you're right about the Windows drive and I'll have to wait until the first beta 

If you do change drive letters, run a Drive Mapper that fixes all links to the old letter. Also i've always use Partition Magic for everything to do with creating/merging partitions, changing drive letters etc
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Thanks Whispering... actually I had no problem changing the C (card reader) drive to B but the only drives I want to put in its place (I or J) are Windows System and Boot drives respectively and I can't change the letter... damn!

I wonder if I can modify my external hard drive... whoah, cool, it did it itself when it's running and I've just checked it all works now so as long as I run my external while I'm running profiler (until the 3.0.1 release) I can update profiles
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DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantnuoyaxin
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Quoting Lithurge:
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It looks like the admin issue will be fixed within a week.

While having to set Admin rights for C: is obviously worse, you still need Admin rights for the DVD Profiler folder itself for editing profiles. Some temporary DAT files need to be created there...
Achim [諾亞信; Ya-Shin//Nuo], a German in Taiwan.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorLithurge
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Quoting Lithurge:
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It looks like the admin issue will be fixed within a week.

While having to set Admin rights for C: is obviously worse, you still need Admin rights for the DVD Profiler folder itself for editing profiles. Some temporary DAT files need to be created there...


Fair enough I've never felt the need to set up admin and user profiles personally, so have never come across these problems.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantnuoyaxin
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Fair enough I've never felt the need to set up admin and user profiles personally, so have never come across these problems.

Well, it's a security measure. A virus trying to infect my computer supposedly has the same rights as me. If I am a User, the damage may be limited.

Occasionally I open up the rights on specific files (INI and the likes) or folders (DVD Profiler ) and most importantly the ability to adjust the time

For regular tasks like installing programs I don"t even have to log in as Admin, I simply use the Run As feature... It's less of a hassle than one might imagine.

However, I don't recommend switching on an operating system, as many things will break. Setting it up during a reinstall of the operating system is no problem at all.
Achim [諾亞信; Ya-Shin//Nuo], a German in Taiwan.
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Invelos Software, Inc. RepresentativeKen Cole
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FYI, this will be addressed in the upcoming 3.0.1.  I don't have a date but I expect to have it out sometime next week, in beta for at the least.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorLithurge
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Well, it's a security measure. A virus trying to infect my computer supposedly has the same rights as me. If I am a User, the damage may be limited.



Yep that seems to be the usual reason people say they run it this way. I've been using PCs for many years and have yet to be infected by a virus, so I'm prepared to take the chance. (Knocks on wood)
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Quoting Ken Cole:
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FYI, this will be addressed in the upcoming 3.0.1.  I don't have a date but I expect to have it out sometime next week, in beta for at the least.

Good news! I hope this includes all known bugs concerning running as a restricted user. The flaws I have seen until now are:

  • The C:\ProfileOld.xml problem when editing a profile.

  • The initial "DVD Profiler" folder in "My Documents" (containing the layouts, reports etc) is not propagated from the admin installation account to the user account.

  • Profiler tries to create C:\Program Files\DVD Profiler\10760.DAT when filtering by tags.
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