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Trying to Save Config

Post by dickcheneyhunting » Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:09 pm

I am trying to save a second config to my etmain folder, But when I save the notepad document to the folder after creating it, it says, "I do not have administrative permission to do that. Would I like instead to save it to documents folder?" My problem is that I am the administrator since I am the only one using this computer. :shrug: However, the computer allows me to save it on etmain folder as a text document, but for some reason not as a cfg. document. :huh: Is there any way around this stupid issue? :help:
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium.

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Post by GunClap » Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:18 pm

Can you change the filename? Like from .txt to .cfg and back?
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Post by dickcheneyhunting » Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:07 pm

GunClap wrote:Can you change the filename? Like from .txt to .cfg and back?
I don't know how to do that switch. :help:

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Post by Geek_Geoff » Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:07 pm

Just out of curiosity, is this like another config that you want that you will use for custom binds, graphics settings, etc.?

If so, then the easiest way to create a new config is to copy the old one (meaning literally, copy and paste the old one in the same location--Vista will prompt with the option to keep both files and name the new one with a (1) added to it), then right click the copied file (the one with the (1) at the end of it)>>open with>>notepad. Then delete the contents and type your new contents. Then save. When you are out of the file, right-click and select rename, then name the file whatever you like. If when you rename the file, it puts the extension at the end of it (.txt), then change that to .cfg.

When you execute the file during the game is where you will need to distinguish the difference by the file name.

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Post by SecondWind » Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:16 pm

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Post by dickcheneyhunting » Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:11 pm

Sorry SecondWind, but for some of the stuffs I want Windows ask me. I am the type to accidentally open stuff when I wante to do something else. :shrug: I will try Geoff suggestions hope it works.

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Post by dickcheneyhunting » Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:32 pm

Here is the other stupid excuse:
Cannot create the C:\Program Files (x86)/ Wolfenstein Enemy Territory/etmain/Animality.cfg file
Make sure that the path and file name are correct.
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Post by Geek_Geoff » Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:35 pm

What are you doing when you get this error?

Rather, what are you doing to produce this error?
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Post by dickcheneyhunting » Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:59 pm

This is exactly what I did:

1.Open etmain folder from my computer.
2. Look for my working cfg file and copy and paste it again
3. Vista ask for permission to copy the file and then file is copied
4. The file now is called Name - Copy.cfg
5. Open file with notepad and delete everything inside and type everything new I want.
6. After I am ready to save and click on save under file it brings up that error or problem report.

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Post by Geek_Geoff » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:39 pm

Are you sure your account is the administrator?

Double check. Rather, if you know your account is the administrator, you will have to disable the user account control. Once you finish with your changes, you can turn it back on.

Here is how to disable your user account control (UAC).

Click start, then click on your picture above your account name at the top of the start menu>>click on Turn user account control on or off>>uncheck the box for user windows user account control.

Restart, then try to do your config file again. If it works, then your good. Personally, I would leave the user account control off. If it is your computer and yours alone, then you really don't have to worry about it. But if you are adamant about the annoying popups from the UAC, the re-enable it when you are finished.
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Post by dickcheneyhunting » Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:37 pm

Finally got it to work, Thanks Geoff. I wonder if the game work better with the user account thing off tooj?

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Post by Geek_Geoff » Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:32 pm

dickcheneyhunting wrote:Finally got it to work, Thanks Geoff. I wonder if the game work better with the user account thing off tooj?
Maybe. But, I turned it off from the time I built my computer. I hate annoying popups about changes. However, only my wife and I uses the computer and she knows better than to do any administrative tasks...she really don't know how to anyway.

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Post by dickcheneyhunting » Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:45 pm

I tried execing the file inside the server and it said cmd unknown. And it litterally acted as if I had et default keys. I then, checked the new config and saw that the name had a capital letter in the beginning and perhaps maybe I forgot to exec the config with the capital letter. :shrug: However, I noticed in the past when I was running ET on XP that the second config worked, but always gave you the same result,
/exec Turtle 2.cfg
cmd unknown
I wonder if this is normal since the game had to memorize 2 configs or if it was a CP problem? :duh:

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Post by GunClap » Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:23 pm

dickcheneyhunting wrote:Here is the other stupid excuse:
Cannot create the C:\Program Files (x86)/ Wolfenstein Enemy Territory/etmain/Animality.cfg file
Make sure that the path and file name are correct.
:mad:
Notice the direction of the / and \... When specifying a local file/directory '\' is the folder separator whereas '/' is used for network paths.
dickcheneyhunting wrote:I tried execing the file inside the server and it said cmd unknown. And it litterally acted as if I had et default keys. I then, checked the new config and saw that the name had a capital letter in the beginning and perhaps maybe I forgot to exec the config with the capital letter. :shrug: However, I noticed in the past when I was running ET on XP that the second config worked, but always gave you the same result,
/exec Turtle 2.cfg
cmd unknown
I wonder if this is normal since the game had to memorize 2 configs or if it was a CP problem? :duh:
If there is a space in the title of the config, you have to enclose it in "" but the .cfg is not necessary, so you could put
/exec "Turtle 2"
and it is NOT case specific.
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Post by dickcheneyhunting » Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:00 pm

My mistake here is what the game console gives me when I exec the config,
/exec animality
cmd unknown "ode"
What does that mean? :doh:

Edit: The config is working, but the console gives me the above message still.

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