Invalid PCAWinPath in PCAWIN.INI File

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Introduction

The PCAWinPath entry in PCAWIN.INI contains a path that may not exist.

• You moved your PC Access executable directory from one hard drive to another.
• You initially installed PC Access to the C:\PCAWIN directory and backed up your setup files to disk 1. Then you installed PC Access to a different directory, such as C:\PCAWINNEW on another computer.
• If you are using a Network version, your PCAWinPath does not point to the PC Access executable directory on the server.

1. Exit PC Access for Windows.
2. Click Start | Run.
3. In the Run window, next to the Open: field, type PCAWIN.INI. Click OK.
4. In the [Setup] section of the PCAWIN.INI Notepad window, look for the following line:

       PCAWinPath=
       

5. The PCAWinPath= line should contain the path to your PC Access executable directory. For example, if you installed PC Access to C:\PCAWIN, the PCAWinPath= line would look like:

       PCAWinPath=C:\PCAWIN
       

6. Make the necessary changes to your PCAWinPath= line.
7. Click File | Save to save your changes.
8. Click File | Exit to close the PCAWIN.INI Notepad window.
9. Run PC Access.

1. Exit PC Access for Windows on all workstations.
2. Click Start | Run.
3. In the Run window, next to the Open: field, type PCAWIN.INI. Click OK.
4. In the [Setup] section of the PCAWIN.INI Notepad window, look for the following line:

       PCAWinPath=
       

5. The PCAWinPath= line should contain the path to the PC Access executable directory on the server. For example, if you installed PC Access to X:\PCAWIN, the PCAWinPath= line would look like:

       PCAWinPath=X:\PCAWIN
       

6. Make the necessary changes to your PCAWinPath= line.
7. Click File | Save to save your changes.
8. Click File | Exit to close the PCAWIN.INI Notepad window.
9. Run PC Access.