[Dxbase] Win 7 Issue: UAC

Thu Nov 12 18:13:38 EST 2009

Hi Al
I personally think you can turn off UAC without any major problems, I think
it causes more problems than it prevents but that is just my opinion. If you
want to keep it, try using the TweakUAC utility which allows you to tune it
(I do not know if it works on Win7, it was written for Vista where it was
really obnoxious). The download link is at http://www.tweak-uac.com/home/
The error message you are seeing is because DXBase thinks you have your log
file at the default location which is C:\Program Files\Scientific
Solutions\DXB2007\. Can you try to open a new database and select where you
have moved your log.
BTW, its not a good idea to store personal data in the Program Files
directory which is something I will change in 2010 for the default location.
Neal Campbell
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On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Al Burnham (K6RIM) <k6rim at pacbell.net>wrote:
> Neal:
>> I'm a Win 7 newbie wrestling with UAC. I have it *on* - next to the
> highest level, and assume it's a good thing not to defeat UAC.
>> But I have a couple of programs (DX Monitor and Acronis) that, when clicked
> to open, bring up the UAC message: Do you want to allow the following
> program to make changes to your computer? If I click *yes*, DX Monitor or
> Acronis will open normally.
>> I find this behavior annoying, and would prefer the program to open
> immediately without the UAC message.
>> *Is there a way to make programs bypass the UAC message and open normally?
> (*Opening as Administrator still brings up the UAC message)
> *
> *I have tried simply turning off UAC. (Again, I gather this is not a good
> idea). DX Monitor then opened normally, as did my other programs, *except
> DXBase*.
>> When I tried to open DXBase, I got a message to the effect "cannot open
> this program from C:\Program Files/k6rim.mdb"
>> That's interesting, because DXBase is installed in C:/DXbase_2007, not in
> Program Files. And why would it not use the normal .exe file?
>> In any event, here's my second question:
>> *If I want to turn UAC off, how do I get DXBase to start? (i.e., how do I
> solve the path issue mentioned above?)
>> *With thanks and 73,
>> Al, K6RIM
>>