----- Original Message ----- From: "David Duffy" Subject: Re: [PIC:] MPLAB Error 173 > Keeping important files in "Documents and settings" is not a good idea as > deleting a profile could potentialy delete all of your hard work! Better to Well, it's not like on 9x where this is easy to do. NT5+ seems loath to delete these directories even if you delete the user. Of course, on NTFS if you delete the user you're not getting the file back anyway. > use a data directory that either hangs of the drive's root Yeah, well, with MPLAB you pretty much gotta do this. > or on a network share. (this is what I do) Not everyone has this luxury. In fact, this is what I do, and the shares are on Linux so it's somewhat easier to back up. > Keeping your data separate from your OS and applications is a very > important step to making your life a whole lot easier & more efficient. I absolutely agree, but on Windoze 95 it was really hard, and it's gotten harder every release since then. --McD -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.