configuration directory

[mitulatbati]

I installed TS 2010 SP1, and I want to change the Configuraion Directory from <TestStand Default Location> to another folder.

After restarting TestStand I see that my setting has no effect, the Config Directory is still <TestStand Default Location>. So I cannot change it.

How to override this?

[~jiggawax~]

Do you have write access to the registry?

From the TS help:

"Configuration Directory—The location of the configuration directory. When this value is changed, TestStand displays the Copy Configuration Settings dialog box, in which you can copy the files in the current configuration directory to the new location.
<TestStand Default Location>—The default location, which is <TestStand Application Data>\Cfg.  Note  TestStand stores the configuration directory path in the Windows registry under the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\National Instruments\TestStand\<TestStand Version>\CfgLocation. You must have write authority to the Windows registry to change this value."

[mitulatbati]

Yes I have. On the same PC I don't have this problem with TS2012 and other versions.

[HoussamK · Accepted solution]

Hi,

did you try to edit the the Windows registry  key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\National Instruments\TestStand\<4.5.1\CfgLocation ?

[mitulatbati]

Yes, after some reinstallation and uninstallation has this key disappeared. I recreated it, and now everything is fine. Thanks!

[Harvster]

Hello-

I'm having the same problem. Teststand 2010 SP1.  Interesting side note...A coworker can change his directory and he does NOT have the registry key, which is weird.  Anyway, I tried creating the key in two places, and neither of these are working!  Can somebody look below and confirm which or neither of these is correct.  Why isn't this working?

Thank you!!!

OR

[D.S]

Hello Harvster,

Delete the first one, second one is correct.

[Harvster]

Yeah, that's what I thought.  I tried both.  Neither of them are working.  Any other ideas?  Hopefully somebody else has had this problem and can help.

[dug9000]

If you are on a 64-bit OS, make sure you are looking under the Wow6432 key:

Basically:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\National Instruments\TestStand\ etc.etc.

-Doug

[Harvster]

Doug-  Thank you!!!  I am on Win7 64-bit....That was the problem.  Working correctly now.  Thanks again.