Locate global config directory on Windows » History » Version 1
Anchi Cheng, 06/06/2012 08:22 PM
| 1 | 1 | Anchi Cheng | h2. Locate global config directory following standard on Windows |
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| 3 | Saving cfg files in a global location reduces future need for copying old configuration to updated installation. The location is different for different versions of Windows. To locate the one for your Windows version: |
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| 5 | # go to C:\\python25\Lib\Site-Packages\leginon |
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| 6 | # run configcheck.py |
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| 8 | The script gives the three search directories of the cfg files and the loaded file if present. Note the first search directory that with a name start with *C:\\Programs*. This is the *global configuration directory* we will use. |