User Profile in Windows XP

martike · Post by **martike** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:26 am

Photoimpact (version 10.0.0.1) stores a lot of information in my user profile (c:\documents and settings\user ….) under Windows XP, which causes me problems because my user profile is saved every night and the Photoimpact stuff blows the maximum available space.

All I’ve done is open Photoimpact, not actually done anything yet, but it’s put 78Mb into my profile.

My question : can I divert this to another location where I won’t have space problems ?

Thanks.

keenart · Post by **keenart** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:32 pm

Not Really, unless you want to reinstall PI 10.

This was a feature you were asked to verify during the initial installation. If you want to change the location now you must uninstall and reinstaqll PI 10. During Installation, change the default folder and location to another folder. Or, dont install then to the drive at all.

martike · Post by **martike** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:37 pm

Thank you.

I don't remember this from when I installed, but I'll go back and re-install and do as you suggest.

martike · Post by **martike** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 10:27 am

I've re-installed, and this was not one of the options.

Does anyone have any other suggestions ?

keenart · Post by **keenart** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 1:24 pm

When using Win XP, and you have PI 6 thru 10 (I don’t remember if earlier versions ask) the version that came on a Disc from Ulead, that is an option you will be asked to make during Setup’s installation; this applies to XP, ME, and other applicable OS.

If you did not do a complete uninstall and used the Repair feature, NO it will not ask you the change the location of your EasyPalette Presets and Samples.

During a first time Install (Setup), after most of the files have been installed, towards the last part of the Installation, a Setup Options Dialog Screen will appear. Five check box Items to select will be displayed on this Dialog Box. They will be as follows: (approx. wording)

Associate the following file with PhotoImpact (a list)
Add Icons to the Desktop
Read the ReadMe file
Register Online
Copy all EasyPallette Presets and Samples to the current users “C:\Documents and Settings\etc.” (my wording)

Uncheck the last option before continuing Setup, to NOT install the Presets and Samples to the User’s Profile Folder when using WIN XP!

martike · Post by **martike** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 5:08 pm

I did a complete uninstall followed by a re-install, but I wasn't asked where I wanted to store PhotoImpact's work areas.

I do remember the five questions you've noted, but I don't think the last one mentioned "C:\Documents and Settings\etc". Maybe it did and I overlooked it. I was expecting the question to come up at the beginning at the same time that it asks where to install.

So I'll try again, thanks.

martike · Post by **martike** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:10 pm

I've followed your advice and it seems to have worked this time. Thank you.

BUT, ... the result is not just that pre-sets aren't stored in "Documents and Settings", but that pre-sets aren't stored at all ! And there's no way to store my own settings either.

Wouldn't it be feasible, instead of just offering the options "store" or "don't store", to also ask "where to store" ?

keenart · Post by **keenart** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:14 pm

YEP! That is what I mentioned before, Damned if you do, and Damned if you don’t! If you install the presets they go where Ulead wants them, and if you don’t they stay on the Disc. I don’t remember if they asked to place the presets in a different location other than the two I have mentioned.

There are no settings in PI that can me made to change the location of the presets that I am aware of. I have never tried to move the presets, so don’t know if that will work either, but doubt it. However, I do know that Ulead puts most if not all of their configurations files in Binary format so you can’t change them. Again, I don’t know if the Registry harbors a setting that could be changed.

My normal suggestion is that you contact Tech Support and ask if this feature can be changed somehow, now or in a future patch or upgrade.

Since I don’t know why you need space or are short of space and can not install the presets in the normal location, I am unable to make any additional suggestions. You know, move all of the Images from the Pictures Folder to a different location, larger hard drive, etc.

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:29 am

And in PI itself you can stipulate where your presets are stored or, rather, where you want PI to look for them. I have all my presets in a folder other than the PI default. Safes me from having to redo all of them if a re-install is needed.

I would take the beginners workshop to learn the basics, available free of charge here http://www.pircnet.com/

martike · Post by **martike** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 9:29 am

To Keenart :
My space problem isn’t on my own local system, it’s on the network service that backs up my profile every night. So I can’t change that in any way.

To Heinz-Oz :
Are you saying that the location of pre-sets can be specified and changed from either “Documents and settings” or on the CD ? If so, it would be useful if you could post here how to do it.

Masami · Post by **Masami** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 5:17 pm

Um, if I understand it correctly, the stuff in Documents & settings HAS to go there, or else it won't work properly. That's where it stores all your personal settings (in case you have multiple users). Loading it somewhere else isn't an option, because it has to be under your personal folder.

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 5:10 am

Your personal settings in the Documents and Settings folder are the windows settings. Where you store your program preferences for PI does not interest windows in the least. I have a folder in the root directory of my C:\ drive on my laptop and on a totally different drive, also in the root directory on my PC at home. That way, I don't have to drill down a few layers deep everytime I want to do something with them.

In PI, I set my preferences to look into this particular folder for my filters, presets, tasks, objects, you name it. All I have to do is to make sure that I store any preset I make in that folder, not the ULEAD default. If I have to re-install PI for whatever reason or I upgrade to the next version, nothing is lost. All I have to do is to point PI back to where my presets live.

keenart · Post by **keenart** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 6:11 am

My father and I have had a few horses in our life, he raced sulkies. Father had a particular horse he was fond of named Stormy Weather. That old horse used to win a lot of races. Unfortunately, he was easily spooked, cantankerous, and just downright mean from time to time, hence the name Stormy Weather.

Times had gotten tough; Stormy Weather had faulted in several races, causing the forfeiture of our entry fees. Father told us all to tighten up our belts; the horses had to be fed first, they would soon put food on our table.

Although you never turned a blind eye to Stormy Weather, one day while cleaning his stall, he caught me off guard stepping on both my feet, crushed my toes. He then proceeded to kicked me across the barn from one wall to the other several yards away. I was in pretty bad shape, my father was so mad; he got his shotgun, shot his prize winning horse right then and there!

Father didn’t win any races after that for a long time, but he was right about that horse putting food on the table. Surprising how complicated life gets sometimes!!

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:36 pm

Is your story supposed to make a point? Sorry, I missed it.

Masami · Post by **Masami** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:18 pm

Okay, as far as I can tell, there are two (three?) primary elements of PI.

1) The program files (default to C:\Program Files) can be placed anywhere during the installation, but can't be moved after that.
2) The personal settings (default to C:\Documents and Settings\[your user name]\application data\Ulead Systems\Photo Impact\10 (or whatever your number is) This location can't be changed, because this folder has to be in your personal information folder under Documents and Settings which in turn is in your primary drive (default C:)
(possible 3rd is common files. I'm not sure if PI uses any of these files, but there is a C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems which also can't be changed)

If I understand this correctly, Mart was asking about #2 which cannot be moved. But if you can't afford 78 MB on your primary drive then you have bigger problems.