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 <jjreis...@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@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 >> ______________________________________________________________ >> DX4WIN mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net >> Message delivered to jjreis...@alum.mit.edu >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
