RE: Critical error octave

[John Guin]

I've had similar errors when (for whatever reason) I don't have permission
to folders in Windows.  I use the "Take Ownership" tool from this site:
http://www.blogsdna.com/17568/how-to-take-ownership-on-windows-8.htm  Just
install the reg keys, right click the folder (in this case,
c:\users\eigenarr) and select Take Ownership.  It takes a few seconds but
then you have full permissions to that folder and all subfolders.

In case you don't want to download from that site, here are the keys it
sets:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant
administrators:F"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant
administrators:F /t"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\"
/grant administrators:F /t"

Does this help?



-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden
[mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Joke
Sanders
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 6:29 AM
To: address@hidden
Subject: Critical error octave


Hello

I've tried to install octave on my windows pc and I get an error every time
I try to open it.
I've enclosed a picture of the error note.

It states: The settings file
C:/Users/eigenaar/.config/octave/qt-settings does not exist and can not be
created. Make sure you have read and write permissions to  
C:/Users/eigenaar/.config/octave          Octave GUI must be closed now.


I really don't know what to do now, I've already tried to look into the
file, but it is empty. And I don't really know what the error means. Can you
maybe help me to solve this problem, so I can use octave?

Thank you!
Joke Sanders