Windows XP Doesn't Read Files Correctly

David Richardson

I am having a weird error,

My code compiles, and runs perfectly fine on Windows Vista and Windows 7 error free. However, when I try running it on Windows XP when I try reading/writing to a file, it crashes and gives me an IO error saying the config file is not in directory.

The file I am trying to read/write to is: /config/Rooms.cfg (this reads / writes correctly on vista / 7), however on XP it is looking for the file in /sources/config/Rooms.cfg

I have attached the source for the main form, if other code is required I can post it too.

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Frogleg15y ago
Accepted answer
In vista and win 7 you could have a problem if you install in programfiles
To put your cfg files in same folder as exe use

Application.StartupPath
David Richardson15y ago
So I figured out my problem. Environment.CurrentDirectory works, but if I read from a file, or set an image in a PictureBox, etc. It will actually change the contents of Environment.CurrentDirectory in XP for some reason, while in Vista/7 it does not. I fixed my code by when the mainform initializes, I set "String myDir = Environment.currentDirectory;", and then I just reference MyDir from then on.
David Richardson15y ago
The reason I am not saving it in ApplicationData or MyDocuments is because it is not necesserily running from the C:/ drive, sometimes it will be run from a USB drive, dvd, or other removable media source, and if that's the case it would just be easier to have the folder in that location on the drive.

Regardless, The location I save my config files to should not have anything to do with the file path being something totally different in XP over Windows 7 / Vista should it?
Frogleg15y ago
You should save your config files in application data folder or my documents

Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData
or
Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments