SyMenu - Troubleshooting & Bug Reports - SyMenu looses its config upon Shutdown - Messages https://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=839 SyMenu - Troubleshooting & Bug Reports - SyMenu looses its config upon Shutdown - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:22:19 GMT Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:22:19 GMT https://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=839 Message from vlsisfrm Gianluca wrote:
Is it possible that you AV software is killing the file? It would be strange because it's a zipped xml file and I never know about an antivirus that bullies a poor text file but just in case try to examine the AV log.


I checked my AV software (Sophos Antivirus) log for notifications and also its quarantine and found nothing related to SyMenuConfig.zip. Sophos Antivirus does not complain when I copy the backed up SyMenuConfig.zip to p:\PApps\SyMenuPortable\Config\. It weird that the file gets lost after a Windows restart or shutdown.]]> Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:22:19 GMT https://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=839 Message from Gianluca Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:02:45 GMT https://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=839 Message from vlsisfrm
Unfortunately, I didn't come to a safe conclusion, other than after a Windows shutdown or restart the config file (p:\PApps\SyMenuPortable\Config\SyMenuConfig.zip in my case) gets lost.

I relaxed permissions to Config folder to Everyone having full control with no luck.

I disabled SyMenu starting with Windows and indeed observed that SyMenuConfig.zip is not there.


Gianluca wrote:
Well... if this is the situation it's totally out of the SyMenu scope. If the file exists after SyMenu closes, the following file disappearance is something probably tied to Windows and I don't know what it could cause this, sorry.
BTW does the file exist after the Windows restart and before the SyMenu run?


P.S. I wrote "Release" but I wanted to write "Relax". There is a gold rule in this case: set the permissions to Everyone - Full control smile! If this works, then you can calibrate the permissions to a more restricted setting.

edited by Gianluca on 04/03/2022
]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:52:28 GMT https://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=839 Message from Gianluca BTW does the file exist after the Windows restart and before the SyMenu run?


P.S. I wrote "Release" but I wanted to write "Relax". There is a gold rule in this case: set the permissions to Everyone - Full control smile! If this works, then you can calibrate the permissions to a more restricted setting.

edited by Gianluca on 04/03/2022]]> Fri, 04 Mar 2022 17:29:51 GMT https://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=839 Message from vlsisfrm
Right-click on SyMenu tray icon and choose Exit the file p:\PApps\SyMenuPortable\Config\SyMenuConfig.zip is there. SyMenu restarts normally.

Shutdown computer. SyMenu upon restart displays the "SyMenu First configuration" dialog box. Exiting this dialog and checking the file p:\PApps\SyMenuPortable\Config\SyMenuConfig.zip is missing.

One question: How do I "Release the Windows permissions on the Config folder"?

Thank you]]> Fri, 04 Mar 2022 17:03:25 GMT https://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=839 Message from Gianluca What does "SyMenu loses its configuration file" mean?
Does the file exist after the SyMenu closing?
If it doesn't exist you have a permission problem on that folder. Release the Windows permissions on the Config folder, try again and please report the outcome.

edited by Gianluca on 04/03/2022]]> Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:20:09 GMT https://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=839 Message from vlsisfrm
I'm using the portable version of SyMenu v7.00.8038 installed on a separate partition:

p:\PApps\SyMenuPortable\


When I shutdown my computer, SyMenu looses it configuration file:

p:\PApps\SyMenuPortable\Config\SyMenuConfig.zip

And then upon starting up it goes over the "SyMenu First configuration" cycle (see attached screenshot)

I'm running Windows 10 Enterprise (21H2)

Is this a know issue?

Thank you]]> Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:05:36 GMT