I have my OS and all the program files (including SONAR 7) on one partition. My user account folders (administrator accounts as well as standard accounts) are on another partition (used some little program to do this trick). Now SONAR does run using my admin accounts, but SONAR does NOT run using my standard accounts. How to fix this annoying issue? I am using Windows Vista.

I never do the partition thing, but that shouldn't play into whatever is happening for this situation - as far as I can see at the moment, anyway.

I do not understand what little program trick you felt you needed to do - perhaps you could explain more about how you get everything set up and moved and such.

I altered all of my user library folders to live on my secondary drive, but did so by simply going into Windows Explorer and choosing the 'Location' tab to change them all to my D: drive.  That works fine for me.  Right-click on each folder in the right pane of the folders for your user in Windows Explorer, then click on Properties, and then on Location to alter folder location.

I will set up another user account, move the folders for that account as well to the second drive, run Sonar on that account, and post back shortly with results.

I also look forward to your explaining per above on how you moved and set up everything.

Bob Bone

I wouldn't personally move windows account/profile stuff from the system partion because of permission issues. You can just change the default lcoation of My Documents or default directories instead. For instance my windows profile is in it's default location on C:\ but all my directories for files are on a my external USB drive at K:\.

C:\ = Windows and Programs
D:\ DVD drive
E:\Sample Libries and Content (internal)
F:\ Audio (Internal)
K:\ Pics, music, office docs, vids, software install, etc etc (external USB 3)

It sounds like you now need to give your normal account higer level permission or admin rights to the root folder and all child objects on the partition with OS and programs .
 
You may get away with just appying this to the C:\Cakewalk folder and all it's child obects but you then still may run into issue with vst's and other programs.

Hope that helps in some way

Dean

Have you tried creating a directory junction on C: to the drive where your user profile is located? Might work for this issue.

Well, I use Vista and looked at the steps from this log to do the trick: http://tnt-tech.blogspot....older-for-windows.html

I never heard of a directory junction before.

I suppose everyone has different experiences, but I shudder when I read about some of the hacktacular setups people try to run on here. Most stable system, for me, is standard Windows 7, no tweaks, regular windows update, regular virus scan.

I skipped Vista, on Win7 there is a command-line utility mklink. Directory junctions are a type of link created with the /j option.

Partitions are definetly NOT the way to go...multiple hard drives are the way!

deanx


I wouldn't personally move windows account/profile stuff from the system partion because of permission issues. You can just change the default lcoation of My Documents or default directories instead. For instance my windows profile is in it's default location on C:\ but all my directories for files are on a my external USB drive at K:\.

C:\ = Windows and Programs
D:\ DVD drive
E:\Sample Libries and Content (internal)
F:\ Audio (Internal)
K:\ Pics, music, office docs, vids, software install, etc etc (external USB 3)

It sounds like you now need to give your normal account higer level permission or admin rights to the root folder and all child objects on the partition with OS and programs .
 
You may get away with just appying this to the C:\Cakewalk folder and all it's child obects but you then still may run into issue with vst's and other programs.

Hope that helps in some way

Dean

I only meant that I moved the library folders (Downloads, My Documents, My Pictures, etc.) - I did nothing with any other user information.  Moving those folders was done by opening a Windows Explorer window, then right-clicking on each of the folders for my user, in the right pane of the Windows Explorer, then clicking on Properties, then clicking on Location and pointing each folder to my other disk drive.


Sorry if any earlier post confused anyone.


Bob Bone