TC doesn't hook-up *.INI settings files in its folder

[Sektor]

I had the following situation after re-installing Windows.
1. Before re-installing Windows, TC was installed in D:\totalcmd\ (non-system disk).
2. After re-installing I didn't install TC again, but directly ran TC from D:\totalcmd\.
3. After launching, TC didn't hook-up *.ini files from D:\totalcmd\, but created default *.ini files in %AppRoaming%\GHISLER\ and used them. As you

So, I was wondering why TC doesn't hook-up *.ini settings. I used ProcMon. Here's what I've got. As you can see, TC does lookup its folder, but for some reason doesn't find *.INI files.

OS: Windows 10 Home x64 1803 build 17134.20
TC: 9.21a x64 [Admin mode]

[Horst.Epp]

I had the following situation after re-installing Windows.
1. Before re-installing Windows, TC was installed in D:\totalcmd\ (non-system disk).
2. After re-installing I didn't install TC again, but directly ran TC from D:\totalcmd\.
3. After launching, TC didn't hook-up *.ini files from D:\totalcmd\, but created default *.ini files in %AppRoaming%\GHISLER\ and used them. As you

So, I was wondering why TC doesn't hook-up *.ini settings. I used ProcMon. Here's what I've got. As you can see, TC does lookup its folder, but for some reason doesn't find *.INI files.

OS: Windows 10 Home x64 1803 build 17134.20
TC: 9.21a x64 [Admin mode]

I guess you doesn't have the following line in your wincmd.ini:
UseIniInProgramDir=7

[Stefan2]

So, I was wondering why TC doesn't hook-up *.ini settings.

TC doesn't lookup the INI in his own folder on default, but (nowadays) in %AppData%\GHISLER
(c:\users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\GHISLER\)

See the Help menu > "About Total Commander > INI files" to see where your INIs are located.

If you know how Windows works, you can change that yourself:
You need write access to that folder of TC for now and ever!
Close TC, move the two INIs to the TC folder.
Modify the WINCMD.ini and add the line 'UseIniInProgramDir=7' somewhere in [Configuration] section.
From now on, TC use this INIs in the TC folder.



 

[Sektor]

@Horst.Epp, @Stefan2 Thanks a lot! Works a treat!