The latest Winboard version (4.5.2) leaves a file called winboard.ini inside %APPDATA% after it is run.
Tested on Win XPSP3 clean Virtualbox machine as admin.
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[Fixed] Winboard leaves winboard.ini in %APPDATA%
June 17, 2011 - 6:03pm
#1
[Fixed] Winboard leaves winboard.ini in %APPDATA%
May 17, 2012 - 10:54pm
#2
Path With Space?
Were you running it from path with a space in it? If so, if you replace the WinBoardPortable.ini file with this does it fix it? It appears to work on my end.
[Launch] ProgramExecutable=WinBoard\WinBoard\winboard.exe WorkingDirectory=%PAL:AppDir%\WinBoard\WinBoard DirectoryMoveOK=yes [Activate] Registry=true [FileWrite1] Type=ConfigWrite File=%PAL:AppDir%\WinBoard\WinBoard\winboard.ini Entry=/settingsFile= Value=""%PAL:DataDir%\settings\winboardpersonal.ini"" [FileWrite2] Type=ConfigWrite File=%PAL:AppDir%\WinBoard\WinBoard\winboard.ini Entry=/saveSettingsFile= Value=""%PAL:DataDir%\settings\winboardpersonal.ini"" [FileWrite3] Type=Replace File=%PAL:DataDir%\settings\winboard.ini Find=%PAL:LastDir%%PAL:LastPackagePartialDir% Replace=%PAL:Dir%%PAL:PackagePartialDir% [FileWrite4] Type=Replace File=%PAL:DataDir%\settings\winboard.ini Find=%PAL:LastDir%\ Replace=%PAL:Dir%\ [RegistryKeys] -=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.pgn -=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.gam
August 17, 2012 - 3:16pm
#3
I can confirm that this fixes
I can confirm that this fixes a different (maybe similar?) bug that prevents WinBoard Portable from properly running in a path with spaces. I can't reproduce the leftover file though.
http://portableapps.chrismorgan.info/irc/logs/?t=2012-08-17#T18-59-55
WinBoard Portable's installer also needs an update, so I'll package this up and send it.
August 22, 2012 - 6:09pm
#4
Fixed in 4.6.2
This is fixed in 4.6.2
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