Winboard.ini file is missing

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Winboard.ini file is missing

by Prafulla Kale :: Rate this Message:

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Hello,
I recently installed winboard 4.2.7 on Vista home premium.
I wanted to add new engines to the existing list.
So,  I tried to locate the Winboard.ini file but surprisingly, it was
not found on my whole computer. I have searched through system and
hidden files.
The problem is that the startup dialog box starts the program without
any errors, both from start menu and command prompt.
So, I'm puzzled as to where does it pickup (or store) the current settings from.
I have searched extensively on net without any luck.
Please can you help me?

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Prafulla


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Re: Winboard.ini file is missing

by Tim Mann :: Rate this Message:

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WinBoard doesn't need a WinBoard.ini file to run -- it uses built-in
defaults if there is no file.  You can start with an empty file, or
(probably easier) you can use Save Settings Now to make WinBoard
create one, then edit that.

You probably will also want to right-click on the Crafty menu entry and
look at its properties.  The installer puts the settings for running
Crafty on the command line, and they aren't compiled into the defaults
for the WinBoard startup dialog.  You can add them into the startup
dialog yourself once you have a WinBoard.ini file.

        --Tim

On Sun, 9 Sep 2007 10:12:13 -0500, "Prafulla Kale" <prafulla.kale@...> wrote:

> Hello,
> I recently installed winboard 4.2.7 on Vista home premium.
> I wanted to add new engines to the existing list.
> So,  I tried to locate the Winboard.ini file but surprisingly, it was
> not found on my whole computer. I have searched through system and
> hidden files.
> The problem is that the startup dialog box starts the program without
> any errors, both from start menu and command prompt.
> So, I'm puzzled as to where does it pickup (or store) the current settings from.
> I have searched extensively on net without any luck.
> Please can you help me?
>
> --
> Thanks & Regards,
> Prafulla
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Bug-XBoard mailing list
> Bug-XBoard@...
> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-xboard
>


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