AF cannot find my CDs

Aughie · 04 June 2015, 22:57

I have Amiga forever running on my Windoze 7 desktop. However when I attemted to install a genuine copy of Wordworth and DPaint 5 the installer cannot find the CDs. The annoying thing is DPaint works directly from the CD but I have to enter the code every time before it runs.

How do I correct this??

Arnie · 04 June 2015, 23:04

Are you using one of the default System configs (if so, which one) or one of your own?

Aughie · 08 June 2015, 21:12

When I click on Configuration I get a message saying "WinUAE could not create registry keys! You need administrator privleges.

As I said im new to this so what do I need to do next?

Bugala · 09 June 2015, 17:18

My guess is you are running to same problem i constantly keep running as well with Win7.

You probably installed AF to c:Programs or something similar, right?

Thing is, when you run Dpaint, it is simply reading from CD, but when you try to install something from CD, it is trying to write something to that C:Programs/AF/... directory, and that is when Win7 is the one preventing you from doing that as you need administrator privileges to do that.

There are two solutions:

1. Somehow you shoudl be able to choose to run it as administrator (might be right click on the icon, and choosing properties and somewhere there)

2. Make another directory under C: for example C:Programs2 and install it there. I suppose then you can get rid of the administrator rights problem.

It is very annoying. Just two days ago i was fixing pictures with gimp, and as i tried to make another copy of the picture file, i couldnt do that to the same directory as it was requiring administrator rights. Hence i saved them to desktop and used resource management afteerwards to copy them where i really wanted them at.

Toni Wilen · 09 June 2015, 21:18

Sounds like too old version. That WinUAE message has been gone for years.

Arnie · 09 June 2015, 21:56

I've been using AF since 2009 and I've never had this problem. I just let it install where it wants to (never been given a choice or remember having one). The software gets installed to:

C:Program Files\Cloanto
C:Program files\Common
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Amiga Files

I would uninstall and re-install AF.

What edition are you using, Value or Plus?

04 June 2015, 22:57	#1
Aughie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Newry Northern Ireland Posts: 26	AF cannot find my CDs I have Amiga forever running on my Windoze 7 desktop. However when I attemted to install a genuine copy of Wordworth and DPaint 5 the installer cannot find the CDs. The annoying thing is DPaint works directly from the CD but I have to enter the code every time before it runs. How do I correct this??

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04 June 2015, 23:04	#2
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	Are you using one of the default System configs (if so, which one) or one of your own?

08 June 2015, 21:12	#3
Aughie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Newry Northern Ireland Posts: 26	When I click on Configuration I get a message saying "WinUAE could not create registry keys! You need administrator privleges. As I said im new to this so what do I need to do next?

09 June 2015, 17:18	#4
Bugala Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Haapamäki Posts: 202	My guess is you are running to same problem i constantly keep running as well with Win7. You probably installed AF to c:Programs or something similar, right? Thing is, when you run Dpaint, it is simply reading from CD, but when you try to install something from CD, it is trying to write something to that C:Programs/AF/... directory, and that is when Win7 is the one preventing you from doing that as you need administrator privileges to do that. There are two solutions: 1. Somehow you shoudl be able to choose to run it as administrator (might be right click on the icon, and choosing properties and somewhere there) 2. Make another directory under C: for example C:Programs2 and install it there. I suppose then you can get rid of the administrator rights problem. It is very annoying. Just two days ago i was fixing pictures with gimp, and as i tried to make another copy of the picture file, i couldnt do that to the same directory as it was requiring administrator rights. Hence i saved them to desktop and used resource management afteerwards to copy them where i really wanted them at.

09 June 2015, 21:18	#5
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,502	Sounds like too old version. That WinUAE message has been gone for years.

09 June 2015, 21:56	#6
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	I've been using AF since 2009 and I've never had this problem. I just let it install where it wants to (never been given a choice or remember having one). The software gets installed to: C:Program Files\Cloanto C:Program files\Common C:\Users\Public\Documents\Amiga Files I would uninstall and re-install AF. What edition are you using, Value or Plus?

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