[us...@httpd] Locked Apache configuration file

2010-03-20 Thread Marc Buyens
I am migrating to a new PC that runs Windows 7 and try reinstalling the Apache/PHP environment that I use to develop and test my website. Apache 2.2.15 no SSL. PHP 5.2.12. This same combination was used on my old XP machine. Installation did not give any special problems. Apache has not been

Re: [us...@httpd] Locked Apache configuration file

2010-03-20 Thread Eric Covener
On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Marc Buyens marc.buy...@xpragma.com wrote: I am migrating to a new PC that runs Windows 7 and try reinstalling the Apache/PHP environment that I use to develop and test my website. Apache 2.2.15 no SSL. PHP 5.2.12. This same combination was used on my old XP

Re: [us...@httpd] Locked Apache configuration file

2010-03-20 Thread Marc Buyens
Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, it does not solve the mystery. I installed the tool and used the search option to find references to the file, but without result. I am not an expert in these things, but I tried finding references to the file or its folder, etc. in various ways, but

Re: [us...@httpd] Locked Apache configuration file

2010-03-20 Thread Eric Covener
On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Marc Buyens marc.buy...@xpragma.com wrote: Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, it does not solve the mystery. I installed the tool and used the search option to find references to the file, but without result. I am not an expert in these things, but I

Re: [us...@httpd] Locked Apache configuration file

2010-03-20 Thread Marc Buyens
Well, first of all, you can see it. I use EditPad to edit text files etc. and the icon shows a little lock bottom left. When I open the file in the editor, it warns me about the file being read-only or in use. Of course, it might be a problem of the editor, so I opened the file in Notepad.

Re: [us...@httpd] Locked Apache configuration file

2010-03-20 Thread William A. Rowe Jr.
On 3/20/2010 9:48 AM, Eric Covener wrote: On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Marc Buyens marc.buy...@xpragma.com wrote: Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, it does not solve the mystery. I installed the tool and used the search option to find references to the file, but without result. I

Re: [us...@httpd] Locked Apache configuration file

2010-03-20 Thread Marc Buyens
Hello. Many thanks for this. I am new to W7 and wasn't aware of this. This is clearly one more Bill Gates quirk. What's the use of assigning administrator rights to users if they are not used? Anyway, you solved my problem. Explicitly asking to run as administrator allows me to change the

Re: [us...@httpd] Locked Apache configuration file

2010-03-20 Thread William A. Rowe Jr.
On 3/20/2010 11:52 AM, Marc Buyens wrote: Hello. Many thanks for this. I am new to W7 and wasn't aware of this. This is clearly one more Bill Gates quirk. What's the use of assigning administrator rights to users if they are not used? Anyway, you solved my problem. Explicitly asking to run as

Re: [us...@httpd] Locked Apache configuration file

2010-03-20 Thread Daniel Reinhardt
-- From: William A. Rowe Jr. wr...@rowe-clan.net Sent: 20 March, 2010 17:24 To: users@httpd.apache.org Subject: Re: [us...@httpd] Locked Apache configuration file On 3/20/2010 11:52 AM, Marc Buyens wrote: Hello. Many thanks for this. I am new

Re: [us...@httpd] Locked Apache configuration file

2010-03-20 Thread William A. Rowe Jr.
On 3/20/2010 1:02 PM, Daniel Reinhardt wrote: Why not install Apache and other web serving stuff into a non-protected directory like c:\usr\local\apache My c:\usr is quite locked down, thank you very much :) You can customize your installation locations. We already enable that in the MSI

Re: [us...@httpd] Locked Apache configuration file

2010-03-20 Thread Daniel Reinhardt
-- From: William A. Rowe Jr. wr...@rowe-clan.net Sent: 20 March, 2010 18:18 To: users@httpd.apache.org Subject: Re: [us...@httpd] Locked Apache configuration file On 3/20/2010 1:02 PM, Daniel Reinhardt wrote: Why not install Apache and other

Re: [us...@httpd] Locked Apache configuration file

2010-03-20 Thread William A. Rowe Jr.
On 3/20/2010 7:46 PM, Daniel Reinhardt wrote: -- From: William A. Rowe Jr. wr...@rowe-clan.net Sent: 20 March, 2010 18:18 To: users@httpd.apache.org Subject: Re: [us...@httpd] Locked Apache configuration file On 3/20/2010 1:02 PM, Daniel