ANSWER ID:9790

When opening a company file, some users may get the following message:

Unable to write command file name to SWDRVS.INI

If the "OK" button is clicked twice, the file still opens OK.

Cause:

Under Windows 2000, XP & 2003, there are a number of different user logon levels. Some examples of these are Administrator, Power User, Guest and Limited User. In Windows 7 a user can only logon as Administrator or User.

When logging into Windows with either a Guest, Limited User, or User and then trying to run the software, this error message is displayed.

Note: When logging into Windows as an Administrator, this message will not occur.

Solution:

By changing the access rights on the SWDRVS.INI file to allow Full Control for all types of users, then this message will not appear.

To do this:

1. Log into Windows as an Administrator user.
   
2. Search for the file SWDRVS.INI. It can normally be located in the Windows Directory.
   
3. Right-click on the file and choose Properties.
   
4. Click the Security tab.
   
5. Change the access control on the SWDRVS.INI file so that all different levels of users have Full Control access to the file as shown in the example below.