RE: [Pan-users] Re: Pan doesn't save

[Travis]

address@hidden wrote:
> Travis wrote:
>> address@hidden wrote:
>>
>>> David Shochat wrote:
>>>
>>>> Duncan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In that case, you'll probably need to use a path similar to
>>>>> "C:/Program Files/Pan/pan.exe"
>>>>>
>>>> You mean C:\Program Files\Pan\pan.exe
>>>>
>>>> I assume Vista still does its directory separators backwards. So
if
>>>> that's not where it is, it should be easy to search for it (I
think
>>>> Vista even has something like MacOS's Spotlight).
>>>> -- David
>>>>
>>> There are a whole set of shortcuts connected to the Windows key
(the
>>> one with the flag): WinKey + F brings up a Find dialogue, Winkey +
R
>>> gives the Run prompt, and several others.
>>>
>>> I don't know specifically about Vista, but other Windows versions
>>> show their 8.3 roots by "pretending" that C:\Program Files\ is
>>> actually C:\PROGRA~1 and you can use that form in commands
>>>
>> without
>>
>>> quotes, so you could enter C:\PROGRA~1\Pan\Pan.exe if that is
where
>>> your Pan is installed.
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> Colin
>>>
>>
>> I can start Pan from the "Run" box but not from the "command
prompt".
>> If I type "cmd" in the run box I get the "command prompt" box.  The
>> problem is not about getting Pan to run it is about Pan not saving
my
>> subscribed groups when I close Pan.  I'm 99 44/100% sure it is a
>> Vista issue and not a Pan issue. --
>>
>> Travis in Shoreline Washington
>>
>>
>>
>
> I /think/ the problem is actually in the way Vista handles
> things run from Program Files, I don't have Vista but I
> remember some articles about this.  Can you look in
> c:\documents and settings\<username>\.pan2 and list what
> files you have there?
>
> Also can you try running pan from someplace other than program
files?
> Maybe create a c:\pan folder and run it from there?
>
> I have a team at work testing Vista so I can borrow a Vista
> system later in the week to play with if you don't get a
> solution before then.

In C:\Users\Travis\Pan2 is
accels
group-preferences
newsgroups.dsc
newsgroups.xov
newsgroups.ynm
newsre-1
posting
preferences
servers
tasks.nzb

In Program Files\Pan is
aspell-15.dll
COPYING
libintl-1.dll
pan
pcre3.dll
pspell-15.dll

Thanks.
--

Travis in Shoreline Washington