Can't open preferences database: unable to open database file

Posted by Doorie on Fri 30 Oct 2009 07:24 AM — 5 posts, 27,197 views.

Finland #0
this happens on a computer with windowsXP and normal user *and* from hard drive.

this does not happen when running mushclient from usb stick. unfortunately, i forgot my usb stick today, so i need to dig deeper to this problem now...

where to start?

-s-
Australia Forum Administrator #1
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Please help us by advising the version of MUSHclient you are using. Use the Help menu -> About MUSHclient.
#2
A quick search turned up this.
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Please see the forum thread: http://gammon.com.au/forum/?id=9533.
Finland #3
ah sorry!
v 4.40

i tried 4.43, and it gave me more detailed info, like i probably have no writing permission to dir, which is the point of all this mess.

solution (quick&dirty) : borrowed usb stick, copied installation there, playing from there, no problem.

this is unsatisfactory, but it is my problem, and i have to fix it later byt getting more priviledges from the compSupportDude, whom i am actually helping now (by playing muds)... :D

-thanks-
USA #4
Make a shortcut to Mushclient.exe
Change the Start In directory in the shortcut to a directory you have write access to.

A normal user doesn't have write permissions to either C:\Documents and settings\all users... or C:\program files