The same difficulty occurs when using dx4win to check the lotw adif confirmation file.
Looks like a good workaround is to add dx4win to the list of applications allowed controlled folder access. Tom W4KX > On Dec 15, 2018, at 4:43 PM, Tom Doligalski via DX4WIN > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> did you run the update as Administrator by mistake? >> >> On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 10:15 AM Tom Doligalski via DX4WIN >> <[email protected]> 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:[email protected] >>> Message delivered to [email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> >> >> -- >> Jim Reisert AD1C, <[email protected]>, http://www.ad1c.us > > ______________________________________________________________ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > Message delivered to [email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] Message delivered to [email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
