In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, snavesinned wrote:

I had the previous SX-Key Program installed but only long enough to realize that it doesn't work with the new mini-usb sx key.  I'll reinstall that and see if it has the same issues or not.

I have saved the .sxb file to the desktop and it shows up on the desktop.  I can access the file in windows file explorer and in the beta SX-Key

I opened notepad, wrote, "Hello World!", attempted to save the file as HW.sxb in projects/SXB folder and received the error that "I don't have permission to save in this location.  Contact the administrator to obtain permission."  Then it asks if I would like to save in the Dennis folder instead?  I said no, altered my permissions, and then it allowed it to save in the folder.  Now here's where things get funky.  The original file that I've been searching for still doesn't show up.  I tried resaving it to that directory but it still doesn't show up in the folder in Windows file explorer; however, I opened a new file in the SX-Key beta, wrote, "' Hello World!" and saved it as HW2.sxb and it appeared in the file explorer along with the other HW.sxb file I created.

So I renamed the file I've been trying to save to something else since when I go to save it, the original file name shows up in the SX-Key's save file folder.  After saving it, it shows up in the folder on Windows file explorer.  So it looks like the issue was a permission setting.  So my question is, where did all my original files get saved to?

Answer: Virtual Folders =\

"Virtual Folders

With Windows Vista, users are no longer compelled to work hard to keep files organised by placing them in specific folders, but instead can simply save files into a general file area and have them automatically appear in 'Virtual Folders' that collect files of a type of user defined specification together. 

So, what are Virtual Folders? They are an extension to Windows XPs Saved Search feature. Now, very few people I know have ever used this feature, and even less people seem to have even heard of it. To see what I mean, start a search in XP and, when it's completed, use the File menu to save the search criteria. The next time you want to do this search you can double click on this file, and then click search to repeat. 

Ok, so now you get the idea of saved searches, living under My Documents, Virtual Folders extend this idea by creating a number of defined searches and allowing you to define your own. Where they are a massive improvement are in the way they are dynamically updated in the background while you work. No more waiting to find that picture file as any pictures are automatically added to the Pictures search. In addition to the standard Virtual Folders you can create your own in much the same way as you did with the saved search feature in Windows XP, again, these Virtual Folders have the benefit of dynamically updating as files are created and modified."

Read more about this here: [url=http://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/nlarchive/bexp2/issue_7/WindowsVistaSearch.aspx]http://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/nlarchive/bexp2/issue_7/WindowsVistaSearch.aspx[/url]

So it looks like Vista's the culprit but it's not a bug, it's a "feature".  The quote I'd like to point out, though, is this, "users are no longer compelled to work hard to keep files organised by placing them in specific folders..."  I couldn't spell irony for my particular situation any better than that.  It may be a cool feature and perhaps I'll look into it more but I like to know where my files are at.

Lesson(s) Learned: when working in Vista, you may want to reconsider the default permissions.  I know they're set up for security reasons but security has that fine line to walk between security and convenience.

Thanks for all the help, Steel =)

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