ProgramData Permissions
Posted: 02 May 2019, 21:13
Hi
I recently upgraded a Windows/7 (pro) machine to Windows/10 (pro).
The permissions on c:\ProgramData did not include my logged in ID (even though the Administrators group was there with all permissions).
The permissions as set did not allow me to create and/or delete EPF projects. Updating the folder permissions to include my logged in id with all permissions resolved the issue.. per se.
The issue I'm noting here is that EPF didn't issue any error in trying to create and/or delete project files in that folder. EPF just didn't do anything. I might suggest you check for an error in creating/deleting/updating files in ProgramData and pop an error if the operation really wasn't performed as expected.
In general, for 99.9% of users, installing EPF on a Win/10 system works fine operationally. I think the issue probably only occurs in systems migrated to Win/10
Thanks
Scott
I recently upgraded a Windows/7 (pro) machine to Windows/10 (pro).
The permissions on c:\ProgramData did not include my logged in ID (even though the Administrators group was there with all permissions).
The permissions as set did not allow me to create and/or delete EPF projects. Updating the folder permissions to include my logged in id with all permissions resolved the issue.. per se.
The issue I'm noting here is that EPF didn't issue any error in trying to create and/or delete project files in that folder. EPF just didn't do anything. I might suggest you check for an error in creating/deleting/updating files in ProgramData and pop an error if the operation really wasn't performed as expected.
In general, for 99.9% of users, installing EPF on a Win/10 system works fine operationally. I think the issue probably only occurs in systems migrated to Win/10
Thanks
Scott