From aa391eb28c2fd33c7049d43fc1b5202fd7b4d6d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Athanasius Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 15:44:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Troubleshooting: Don't "run as Administrator" --- Troubleshooting.md | 18 +++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Troubleshooting.md b/Troubleshooting.md index 4d8e0db..f2b2179 100644 --- a/Troubleshooting.md +++ b/Troubleshooting.md @@ -1,5 +1,21 @@ # Program won't start +## I ran the program with "run as Administrator" and ... + +Don't do that. There's zero reason to run ED Market Connector as +Administrator and it will then be looking for, and storing, settings in +"Administrator"'s registry section **and** will be looking for the game +Journal files inside the Admin account's files, rather than your user's. + +*That* would then require you to run the game as Administrator as well, +and there's also **NO** reason to do that. + +Just run things as your normal user. The installation of this +application will throw up a UAC prompt as and when it needs extra +privileges for the install. After that all file access in the installation +folder is then read-only (any output is directed within your user's file area, +or other location chosen by you). + ## Re-running application does nothing There's a [bug](https://github.com/EDCD/EDMarketConnector/issues/678) @@ -315,4 +331,4 @@ As such you will need to re-create the issue and then make a copy of the file: This file contains redirected "standard and error output", i.e. all console output of the program. As such it might contain output not present in the [debug log files](#debug-log-files) and it is vital you attach *this* file -to bug reports as well. \ No newline at end of file +to bug reports as well.