Moving out of "Documents and Settings"?

[Terje]

I just yesterday used some time and "upgraded" from 6.5 to 7.0 and are mostly happy with the outcome. However, the moving of prefs and DB to "Documents and Settings" is really a bad thing for me so I wonder how I can move it back?

BTW! I didn't mean the thumbs down icon, edited the post, but it still shows. I mistook it for a questionmark )

[Terje]

No way around this?

[kdf]

c:\program files\squeezecenter\slim.exe --help

consider using the --prefsdir and --cachedir options for the command line (edit the shortcut) or service (you should be able to edit the args in the services control panel).

I can't recall if the db goes in the cache or not, because I use an existing mysql server. The move was to be more in line with current windows file placement, especially since Vista seems to be less forgiving about it.

-kdf

[Terje]

c:\program files\squeezecenter\slim.exe --help

consider using the --prefsdir and --cachedir options for the command line (edit the shortcut) or service (you should be able to edit the args in the services control panel).

Thanks, I'll check into this. If it works, it's okay for me.

[mherger]

> c:\program files\squeezecenter\slim.exe --help

Make this squeezecenter.exe.

BTW: why is the new location a problem for you? It's imho what MS would
expect us to do.

Michael

[kdf]

>> c:\program files\squeezecenter\slim.exe --help
>
> Make this squeezecenter.exe.

sorry. I keep forgetting which names are changed and which aren't. The
whole path tends to type from muscle-memory now
-kdf

[Terje]

> c:\program files\squeezecenter\slim.exe --help

Make this squeezecenter.exe.

BTW: why is the new location a problem for you? It's imho what MS would
expect us to do.

I tried this with sqeezecenter.exe, but couldn't get it to work. When I use the services.msc I have a field "Parameters:", but whatever I write there is not saved. So I went ahead and edited the ImagePath in registry for the squeezesvc directly, but that didn't work either. Before I restarted the service I moved all the directories to the new location and also edited any references I found in those files to match the new location.

As for the move of location I guess that's fine for most users as it would make it easier to migrate settings when reinstalling or such. For me this is running as a service on a server and in that scenario a DB has nothing to do in D&S, the cache I guess shouldn't be there either if it is just that, a cache? As for the prefs they really should reside in Registry if it was up to M$, but I totally agree in the open multi platform file based approach. The reason for me to have it with the installation is that I replicate server based service (as SC) and I can start up the service on one of many servers.

Anyway, I'm happy as long as I can move it back in some way, if that means editing registry for the service, some files or more that's fine for me.

[Daryle Tilroe]

> c:\program files\squeezecenter\slim.exe --help

Make this squeezecenter.exe.

BTW: why is the new location a problem for you? It's imho what MS would
expect us to do.

Michael

Sorry for the thread necromancy but as a recent upgrader from Slimserver to Squeezecenter I too have been puzzled about this change. This was the closest thread I could find. Unless I am very much missing something this new location now leaves all the prefs, cache, and logs open to being blown away by any old user. As a "server" this is not really the way to go. I also had set the service back to system one.

[y360]

I think that the change is essentially required by Vista.
Running under UAC (User Account Control) programs should no longer change files under Program Files folder

[Daryle Tilroe]

I think that the change is essentially required by Vista.
Running under UAC (User Account Control) programs can no longer change files under Program Files folder

That's sort of the point: they shouldn't be. Neither can people logged into my properly setup XP PC as users. If you are "properly" running Squeezecenter as a System Service it should not have its config files somewhere where anyone logged in can bork them up. I think it's fine that the new Squeezecenter can be run as an insecure app for Joe sixpack (if his botnet PC has enough CPU cycles left ;-) ). However, I always liked Slimserver because it, by default , ran as a proper, and secure, service. It is disappoiting SqueezeCenter seems to be moving away from that paradigm; on Windows at least. Ahh well, if I understand correctly I can just launch the service with a few flags and have it look back in the protected Program Files locations.