Errors accessing files after system reload

rx7350 · 2006-02-14, 13:22

I recently formatted my hard drives and reloaded my system after completing a new build. Before doing that I backed up the Prime95 folder with all the files in it. After reloading and re-installing Prime95, I copied the backed up files back to the new Prime95 folder created during the re-installation, reply 'Yes' to over-write any files. I have a dual-core processor and I'm running two instances of Prime95. One of them (M28556293) is running just fine. On the other one (M28266647) is having difficulty as follows:

Error opening results file to output this message
Unable to open log file
Error writing intermediate file:rS266647
Error unable to open log file
ERROR: Unable to open spool file
Unable to open log file
Cannot write to file worktodo.ini
--And so on--

All of the files appear to be in the Prime95 folder, at least in the sense that similar files exist for the instance that's having problems as compared to the instance that's not having problems.

I'm at a loss to figure out what the problem is.

Can any one help?

BotXXX · 2006-02-14, 13:35

I am not sure how you have backed-up the files. But it seems or at least the first thought would be that the files are read-only (say copied from cd/dvd) and that Prime95 can not alter them. So change the properties of the files in the prime95 directory.

"Select all" -> "Properties" -> "Deselect read-only" -> "OK"

But i am not totally sure if it is this, since the other instance is working without problems.

rx7350 · 2006-02-14, 18:49

None of the files were read-only, but when I looked at the folder is was read-only. I de-selected that attribute, but the instance was still having problems.
I re-booted my pc, and only the one instance re-started. The one that was having problems did not start. I even tried re-starting it using the -A1 switch, but it will not start.

Any ideas?

garo · 2006-02-15, 08:56

Have you set "Start at Bootup" for both instances. If so and you are administrator, it is quite possible that both instances have installed as services and are overwriting each other.

rx7350 · 2006-02-15, 13:04

I finally was able to get the 2nd instance running by going to a command prompt and starting Prime95 WITHOUT the -A1 switch. I suspect that for some reason, after my pc reload, that both instances were trying to write to the same set of files, and one was cutting the other off. When I re-loaded, I did set up an administrator password, so you're saying that may be causing some difficulty? When I log on (not often, since the machine runs all the time), I don't go in as administrator, just as myself (the only user that's set up).

Could it possibly be that the affinity is now reversed between the two, from what it was before the re-load?

And, here's another quirk - I'm able to get the second instance running by starting it manually thru the command line, but at re-boot it doesn't start up automatically, and the 'Start at Bootup' IS checked.

Both instances are at 90% complete, so they'll be finished in the next couple of days. I'm tempted to un-install Prime95 after they finish, and then re-install with a fresh set of files. I've already got another test scheduled for both instances, per the entries in the 'worktodo' files, so if I re-install can I just edit the files and manually type those assignments back in there. Since it's really not evident what this problem is, I'd prefer not to save any of the exisiting files (that's how all of this started), but rather get a freshly installed set, and then just edit the new 'worktodo' files.

How does that sound?

2006-02-14, 13:22	#1
rx7350 Feb 2006 AR, US 2⁴×3² Posts	Errors accessing files after system reload I recently formatted my hard drives and reloaded my system after completing a new build. Before doing that I backed up the Prime95 folder with all the files in it. After reloading and re-installing Prime95, I copied the backed up files back to the new Prime95 folder created during the re-installation, reply 'Yes' to over-write any files. I have a dual-core processor and I'm running two instances of Prime95. One of them (M28556293) is running just fine. On the other one (M28266647) is having difficulty as follows: Error opening results file to output this message Unable to open log file Error writing intermediate file:rS266647 Error unable to open log file ERROR: Unable to open spool file Unable to open log file Cannot write to file worktodo.ini --And so on-- All of the files appear to be in the Prime95 folder, at least in the sense that similar files exist for the instance that's having problems as compared to the instance that's not having problems. I'm at a loss to figure out what the problem is. Can any one help?

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2006-02-14, 13:35	#2
BotXXX Aug 2003 Europe 2×97 Posts	I am not sure how you have backed-up the files. But it seems or at least the first thought would be that the files are read-only (say copied from cd/dvd) and that Prime95 can not alter them. So change the properties of the files in the prime95 directory. "Select all" -> "Properties" -> "Deselect read-only" -> "OK" But i am not totally sure if it is this, since the other instance is working without problems.

2006-02-14, 18:49	#3
rx7350 Feb 2006 AR, US 10010000₂ Posts	None of the files were read-only, but when I looked at the folder is was read-only. I de-selected that attribute, but the instance was still having problems. I re-booted my pc, and only the one instance re-started. The one that was having problems did not start. I even tried re-starting it using the -A1 switch, but it will not start. Any ideas?

2006-02-15, 08:56	#4
garo Aug 2002 Termonfeckin, IE 2²·691 Posts	Have you set "Start at Bootup" for both instances. If so and you are administrator, it is quite possible that both instances have installed as services and are overwriting each other.

2006-02-15, 13:04	#5
rx7350 Feb 2006 AR, US 2⁴·3² Posts	I finally was able to get the 2nd instance running by going to a command prompt and starting Prime95 WITHOUT the -A1 switch. I suspect that for some reason, after my pc reload, that both instances were trying to write to the same set of files, and one was cutting the other off. When I re-loaded, I did set up an administrator password, so you're saying that may be causing some difficulty? When I log on (not often, since the machine runs all the time), I don't go in as administrator, just as myself (the only user that's set up). Could it possibly be that the affinity is now reversed between the two, from what it was before the re-load? And, here's another quirk - I'm able to get the second instance running by starting it manually thru the command line, but at re-boot it doesn't start up automatically, and the 'Start at Bootup' IS checked. Both instances are at 90% complete, so they'll be finished in the next couple of days. I'm tempted to un-install Prime95 after they finish, and then re-install with a fresh set of files. I've already got another test scheduled for both instances, per the entries in the 'worktodo' files, so if I re-install can I just edit the files and manually type those assignments back in there. Since it's really not evident what this problem is, I'd prefer not to save any of the exisiting files (that's how all of this started), but rather get a freshly installed set, and then just edit the new 'worktodo' files. How does that sound?