[chirp_users] chirpw.exe.log Permission Denied

[Jim Unroe]

On Sat, May 19, 2018 at 11:42 AM, Michael D Earls
<mikeearls at earthlink.net> wrote:
> It’s been over a year since I used Chirp on my Windows 10 laptop, at which
> time it worked fine.
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> I installed new daily builds about a week ago and today.
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> Chirp fails to load presenting the following error:
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> The logfile’C:\Program Files(x86)\Chirp\chirpw.exe.log’ could not be opened:
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> [Errno 13]Permission denied:’C:\\ Program Files(x86)\\Chirp\\chirpw.exe.log’
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> After the attempt a week ago, I uninstalled Chirp and reinstalled from the
> Daily Build.
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> There is no chirpw.exe.log on the computer.
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> Today’s Daily Build did not improve the situation.
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> I installed the Daily Build on my Windows 7 laptop and Chirp functions fine.
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> That computer does not have the chirpw.exe.log anywhere on it.
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> I’ve got some radios I’d like to update.
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> Thanks,
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> Mike Earls
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> AF5MS
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> TSRA Life Member
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> NRA Benefactor Member

I would recommend 2 things.

1. Delete or rename the chirp.config file. Windows 10 is known for
corrupting it. CHIRP will then create a new one.

2. Right-click the CHIRP shortcut and choose "Run as administrator".

Jim KC9HI