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Help. Updated OpenMSX release 19, and not able to recognize any rom in any directory (machines list --> Empty)

By javihuix

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31-07-2023, 21:16

Hi! Installed the new release and all what I had in release 18 is not valid anymore. Not able to recognize any machine or extension.

Error message -->
Fatal error: SHGetSpecialFolderPathW failed: 5

Thanks for any possible indication I can investigate....

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By Manuel

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31-07-2023, 22:50

Did you install it in a different folder or on a different user?

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Error Code 5 is a Windows error code that appears when the user does not have sufficient permission to access the requested file or location. It appears when the software was denied access to a location for the purposes of saving, copying, opening, or loading files.

By javihuix

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01-08-2023, 07:16

Thanks Manuel.
I selected the same folder as the previous release, and with the same windows user.
Afterwards, I tried many different options.
- Old release (16) in "Program files (x86)"
- New release (19) in "Program files (64)"
Non of them are working.
Looks a WinSh*t of access rights to the folders...
Thanks again!

By javihuix

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07-08-2023, 17:25

Solved!
Folder access rights issue (Windows 10)
Thanks Manuel!

By Manuel

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07-08-2023, 21:37

How did you solve it?

By Parn

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09-08-2023, 16:17

I personally like to put my System ROMs in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\openMSX\share\systemroms\ (Windows user here). Never gave me any access rights problems.

By Manuel

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09-08-2023, 17:29

@Parn I think that that is the recommended location which is also in the manual.

By javihuix

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20-08-2023, 10:42

Right!
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\openMSX\share\systemroms\machines\ for machine ROMs
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\openMSX\share\machines\ for .XML files (machine ROMs)

Same for extensions.

By sdsnatcher73

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20-08-2023, 11:20

It would be nice if openMSX would support a registry setting to overrule the location of the openMSX folder (I personally don’t like having it in my Documents folder). I’d much rather have it in my home directory as .openMSX as it is in Linux and MacOS…

By Manuel

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20-08-2023, 18:26

You can modify the location with environment variables: see https://openmsx.org/manual/setup.html#settings

...if you really insist :)