Write protection of TC ini files in program directory

[tcebob]

I want to keep the ini files in the program directory for ease of access. I moved them there with the program Inireloc but when I tried to edit one with Change Settings Files Directly I was refused permission by Win 10 because Program Files is protected. I'm not anxious to remove the protection but is there some way around this situation? My only idea is to install TC in its own private directory.

[Dalai]

Well, if you really want to keep the settings files in TC's directory, you can edit the NTFS permissions (allow write to the file) of every settings file. But keep in mind that it's not only wincmd.ini and wcx_ftp.ini but default.bar, the plugin settings files as well (if you use any plugins) and perhaps some more files.

Regards
Dalai

[HolgerK]

Just install TC under C:\Totalcmd\
TC's Exe-file has it's own detection against modification.

Or simply change the access rights for the ini files only.

Regards
Holger

[MVV]

TC's Exe-file has it's own detection against modification.

But other executables or libraries in TC folder have not...
So editing permissions is the best way, though it may not be easy to detect where some plugins create their configuration files.

[HolgerK]

The executables and dlls installed by TC are digital signed.
But i'm not sure if TC checks this before loading.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa382384%28VS.85%29.aspx

Regards
Holger

[MVV]

Most plugins are unsigned anyway...