Protected SciTE/properties folder

[AndyS01]

I recently reformatted my hard disk and re-installed Windows 7, AutoIt and SciTE, and when I edit the au3.properties file, I get errors trying to save it. It turns out that everything in the AutoIt folder and below is write protected. I tried changing the AutoIt/SciTE folder's properties and marked everything as Not Read-only, but I still couldn't create/edit files there.

I was running Windows 7 before the hard disk crapped out, and I was able to modify the au3.propertied file with no problem.

Can anyone suggest a way out of this?

[Ferdinand Prantl]

Apparently you had UAC turned off in your previous Windows installation but
you left it on in the current one which makes program installation folders
protected. Either comply and edit your scripts in a writable place like
your profile directory or turn UAC off to roam free aagain ;-)

Post by AndyS01
I recently reformatted my hard disk and re-installed Windows 7, AutoIt and
SciTE, and when I edit the au3.properties file, I get errors trying to save
it. It turns out that everything in the AutoIt folder and below is write
protected. I tried changing the AutoIt/SciTE folder's properties and
marked everything as Not Read-only, but I still couldn't create/edit files
there.
I was running Windows 7 before the hard disk crapped out, and I was able
to modify the au3.propertied file with no problem.
Can anyone suggest a way out of this?
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[Philippe Lhoste]

Post by AndyS01
I recently reformatted my hard disk and re-installed Windows 7, AutoIt and SciTE, and when I edit the au3.properties file, I get errors trying to save it. It turns out that everything in the AutoIt folder and below is write protected. I tried changing the AutoIt/SciTE folder's properties and marked everything as Not Read-only, but I still couldn't create/edit files there.
I was running Windows 7 before the hard disk crapped out, and I was able to modify the au3.propertied file with no problem.
Can anyone suggest a way out of this?

Personally, I just put my settings for SciTE in my document folder, and the SciTE_HOME
environment variable points there.
Moreover, it eases backup by separating programs and data. I suppose that's one of the
points of protecting Program Files from write (in most cases).
I went even further in my Win7 box at work (where I am denied to work as administrator)
and made my own ProgramFiles folder, where I can quietly add and update my freewares
without fuzz.
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[AndyS19]

You created an environment variable called "SciTE_HOME" and set it to point to your documents folder, but do you put au3.properties in the documents folder?



Andy



-----Original Message-----
From: Philippe Lhoste
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Subject: [scite] Re: Protected SciTE/properties folder

I recently reformatted my hard disk and re-installed Windows 7, AutoIt and SciTE, and when I edit the au3.properties file, I get errors trying to save it. It turns out that everything in the AutoIt folder and below is write protected. I tried changing the AutoIt/SciTE folder's properties and marked everything as Not Read-only, but I still couldn't create/edit files there.
I was running Windows 7 before the hard disk crapped out, and I was able to modify the au3.propertied file with no problem.
Can anyone suggest a way out of this?

Personally, I just put my settings for SciTE in my document folder, and the SciTE_HOME
environment variable points there.
Moreover, it eases backup by separating programs and data. I suppose that's one of the
points of protecting Program Files from write (in most cases).
I went even further in my Win7 box at work (where I am denied to work as administrator)
and made my own ProgramFiles folder, where I can quietly add and update my freewares
without fuzz.
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[Philippe Lhoste]

Post by AndyS19
You created an environment variable called "SciTE_HOME" and set it to point to your
documents folder, but do you put *au3.properties* in the documents folder?
Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: Philippe Lhoste
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 4:20 AM
Subject: [scite] Re: Protected SciTE/properties folder

Post by AndyS01
I recently reformatted my hard disk and re-installed Windows 7, AutoIt and SciTE, and

when I edit the au3.properties file, I get errors trying to save it. It turns out that
everything in the AutoIt folder and below is write protected. I tried changing the
AutoIt/SciTE folder's properties and marked everything as Not Read-only, but I still
couldn't create/edit files there.

Post by AndyS01
I was running Windows 7 before the hard disk crapped out, and I was able to modify the

au3.propertied file with no problem.

Post by AndyS01
Can anyone suggest a way out of this?

Personally, I just put my settings for SciTE in my document folder, and the SciTE_HOME
environment variable points there.
Moreover, it eases backup by separating programs and data. I suppose that's one of the
points of protecting Program Files from write (in most cases).
I went even further in my Win7 box at work (where I am denied to work as administrator)
and made my own ProgramFiles folder, where I can quietly add and update my freewares
without fuzz.

I wrote "I just put my settings for SciTE in my document folder", which means I put all
settings coming from SciTE, plus my own, in this folder (which is a sub-folder of the
Documents folder, of course).
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Philippe Lhoste
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[Andy Scharmer]

I'm sorry to be obtuse, but by 'settings' do you mean all of the properties
files, or something else?

Post by Philippe Lhoste

Post by AndyS19
You created an environment variable called "SciTE_HOME" and set it to point to your
documents folder, but do you put *au3.properties* in the documents folder?
Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: Philippe Lhoste
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 4:20 AM
Subject: [scite] Re: Protected SciTE/properties folder

Post by AndyS01
I recently reformatted my hard disk and re-installed Windows 7, AutoIt

and SciTE, and
when I edit the au3.properties file, I get errors trying to save it. It turns out that
everything in the AutoIt folder and below is write protected. I tried changing the
AutoIt/SciTE folder's properties and marked everything as Not Read-only, but I still
couldn't create/edit files there.

Post by AndyS01
I was running Windows 7 before the hard disk crapped out, and I was

able to modify the
au3.propertied file with no problem.

Post by AndyS01
Can anyone suggest a way out of this?

Personally, I just put my settings for SciTE in my document folder, and the SciTE_HOME
environment variable points there.
Moreover, it eases backup by separating programs and data. I suppose that's one of the
points of protecting Program Files from write (in most cases).
I went even further in my Win7 box at work (where I am denied to work as administrator)
and made my own ProgramFiles folder, where I can quietly add and update my freewares
without fuzz.

I wrote "I just put my settings for SciTE in my document folder", which
means I put all settings coming from SciTE, plus my own, in this folder
(which is a sub-folder of the Documents folder, of course).
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