On 13/06/2015 09:18, Guy G4DWV/4X1LT wrote: Hi Guy, > Bill Somerville <g4wjs@...> writes: > >> It looks like you are trying to install WSJT-X in C:\Program Files >> (x86)\, if so why? >>> Mni tnx, >> 73 >> Bill >> G4WJS. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > I have always installed WSJT-X there without any issues until this recent > one. I have all my programs installed in the respective Programs Files > folders also without any issues. I want all my programs installed in those > locations. I have dealt with the ownership and permissions issues to allow > this. It just makes things much more tidy and logical ;-). Since Microsoft started using the NTFS file system, installing software into the "Program Files (x86)" or "Program FIles" on x86_64 systems is not a good idea unless the application specifically needs the elevated privileges granted by by being there. These folders are special and are intended for system level applications that are not part of the operating system. WSJT-X is not a system level application, it is a pure user level application and as such should be installed in a normal folder, the choice is yours but the installer recommends C:\WSJT\wsjtx .
Installing an application into one of the special program files folders means that application has access to things that it does not need and should not have access to. Only install applications into the special program files folders if the installation instructions give a good reason to do so. If you have other applications that interact with WSJT-X like JTAlert you are going to get into trouble if one is in a special programs files folder and the other not. You must be consistent with cooperating programs and outside of the special program files folders is the correct option unless advised otherwise. > > I usually see the error message when trying to install a program when its > previous incarnation is already running. Any idea as to what is going on? > BTW, I always install WSJT-X by building the installer package. > > Thanks in advance. 73 Bill G4WJS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
