Problem with Electronics Workbench 5

[Steven O.]

Hi, all. I picked up a copy of Electronics Workbench 5 (got it
cheap), it's an old version. When I try to run it, I get a message:
"Unable to write to EWB program directory. Please change the
permissions of this directory."

Well, the directory, and it's contents, are not read-only (I checked
to make sure), nor hidden, and the files are in a directory "c:\EWB",
so there are no issues with long directory names or spaces in the
directory name. I searched the Web for this error message, and came
up with two old messages from other people who had the same problem --
but never got replies. (Well, one got a reply, which said, "Make sure
the directory is not Read-only.")

I'm running this on Windows 2000, under the Admin account. When I
tried to run it on a Win 98 machine, I got a more severe error (some
kind of memory error, generated by a Visual C++ module).

Anyone know what this is about, and how I can get this thing working!?

Thanks.
Steve O.


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[Clarence]

Hi, all. I picked up a copy of Electronics Workbench 5 (got it
cheap), it's an old version. When I try to run it, I get a message:
"Unable to write to EWB program directory. Please change the
permissions of this directory."

Well, the directory, and it's contents, are not read-only (I checked
to make sure), nor hidden, and the files are in a directory "c:\EWB",
so there are no issues with long directory names or spaces in the
directory name. I searched the Web for this error message, and came
up with two old messages from other people who had the same problem --
but never got replies. (Well, one got a reply, which said, "Make sure
the directory is not Read-only.")

I'm running this on Windows 2000, under the Admin account. When I
tried to run it on a Win 98 machine, I got a more severe error (some
kind of memory error, generated by a Visual C++ module).

Anyone know what this is about, and how I can get this thing working!?

Thanks.
Steve O.

Select the directory and check permissions. If it's read only change them to
read write. I have only encountered this problem when someone have me what was
found to be a pirate copy of a disk. The read only files and directories were
copied as they appear on the disk. Not installed. (I discarded the bad copy.)

 

[Steve Evans]

Hi, all. I picked up a copy of Electronics Workbench 5 (got it
cheap), it's an old version. When I try to run it, I get a message:
"Unable to write to EWB program directory. Please change the
permissions of this directory."

I son't remember having this problme with V5 but have since upgraded
to Multisim. I recommend you do the same. Its a mudh better program.

 

[Charles W. Johson Jr.]

Hi, all. I picked up a copy of Electronics Workbench 5 (got it
cheap), it's an old version. When I try to run it, I get a message:
"Unable to write to EWB program directory. Please change the
permissions of this directory."

Well, the directory, and it's contents, are not read-only (I checked
to make sure), nor hidden, and the files are in a directory "c:\EWB",
so there are no issues with long directory names or spaces in the
directory name. I searched the Web for this error message, and came
up with two old messages from other people who had the same problem --
but never got replies. (Well, one got a reply, which said, "Make sure
the directory is not Read-only.")

I'm running this on Windows 2000, under the Admin account. When I
tried to run it on a Win 98 machine, I got a more severe error (some
kind of memory error, generated by a Visual C++ module).

Anyone know what this is about, and how I can get this thing working!?

Thanks.
Steve O.


"Spying On The College Of Your Choice" -- How to pick the college that is
the Best Match for a high school student's needs.
www.SpyingOnTheCollegeOfYourChoice.com

Be absolutely sure the directory name is exactly where you installed the
program , some bad programs won't work if they aren't in a default C:/ <dir>
rather than C:/Program Files/<dir>

Charles