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XnView on U3 device loses settings.
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 3:43 pm
by Guest
I'm new to this forum but I've been using XnView for a little while now. It's a great programme.
However, I also have it installed on a U3 USB device. Every time the device is removed and then re-inserted into a PC everything set-up in the options reverts to the default settings.
This is really annoying and limits its usability on a transportable device. Any way I can get it to keep the same settings please?
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 5:23 pm
by Peter2
Have you checked your settings:
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F12 - System Integration - Save options - as INI in folder XnView
Peter
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 6:18 pm
by Guest
Peter2 wrote:Have you checked your settings:
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F12 - System Integration - Save options - as INI in folder XnView
Thanks, but that doesn't work - it still loses the settings when transferred to another computer.
However, if it's saved in the registry it will retain the settings for that PC. To use it on another computer the settings have to be reset again and then saved in the registry - a bit tedious!
This works OK if its always the same computers its plugged into but not practical for using on a variety of computers.
Re: XnView on U3 device loses settings.
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:15 am
by xnview
Yes a known issue, i have no idea how to store settings on U3
Wilcard path…
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:18 am
by Clo
Pierre

Hello !
• Just a thought :
- Needs to add a control¦radio-button in the Options >> System Integration to state
a fixed “wildcard path” as
*:\.\ for all needed files like :
(•) All config. files in the XnView dir. (for USB devices only)- When ticked, all other locations are disabled, of course…
- I guess it doesn't work currently with only the XnView dir - as it's in the options - because the drive letter changes
for every machine the USB device is used with…
- I don't say that the above syntax is right “as is”, but simply that it's a way to try with your codes…

KR
Claude
Clo