[WT-support] Emergency - cannot create IARU log files

[HA3LN]

I've just found out that (on a vista machine) there is a place for this
case:
C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Win-Test\
We will check it out whether XP has the same.

73!
Csaba


On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:29:35 +0200, HA3LN <list at ha3ln.hu> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> We ran into a very inconvenient issue which I've never came across since
I
> use WT.
> Lesson learnt, every time to check the wt4 file before the first key
> stroke...
> 
> It's important to mention this time I had to use other machine (XP) at
the
> contest station.
> 
> I set up the contest file at the beginning as usual, done the whole 24
> hours of contest
> but at the end when I tried to create the CBR log file but it did not
> produce anything.
> I checked the whole machine and there is *no* wt4 file at all. It seems
> it's still in the memory
> so we kept the machine on.
> 
> I reproduced this on my own laptop as well and it seems if I specify a
> folder where (let say C:\Program Files\Win-test\)
> WT has no write access the same happens. So I assume this is a write
> privileges problem.
> 
> 
> Frankly I've never checked this part of the documentation if this exists
> and as I personally don't like to use any folder
> outside "My Documents" I never found this out either.
> 
> So now I have a machine on with a running WT instance including the whole
> contest log.
> There is no wt4 file on the HDD and I cannot create CBR file.
> 
> I have an idea trying to make a backup onto a USB stick.
> As an ER solution I created print screens about the whole contest log
(man
> it's a lot).
> 
> 
> Is there any other way to save the log and avoid the slave typing mode?
> :-)
> 
> 
> Thanks a lot in advance.
> 
> 73!
> Csaba  HA3LN
> 
> 
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