Can't update TATEMS version or can't find current database file - VirtualStore causing issues

Can't update TATEMS version or can't find current database file - VirtualStore causing issues

!!Warning!! Always make a backup copy or rename any database file (tatems2005be.mdb) before you overwrite it! 

The Virtual Store in Windows Vista and in Windows 7 can cause updating issues and database location issues with TATEMS.  You should turn off virtual store in windows to avoid these issues.  

If your database file (tatems2005be.mdb) was in the windows virtual store then you will need to relocate it back to the "TATEMS 2005" folder in either the C:\Program Files\   or in C:\Program Files (x86)\  folder.

The Virtual Store in Windows Vista and in Windows 7, 10 and 11 can cause updating issues and database location issues with TATEMS.  You should turn off virtual store in windows to avoid these issues.  

For a quick term fix:

Close TATEMS then in the Windows Explorer (files and folders) go to :

%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore

then look for and open Program Files (x86)

then rename the TATEMS 2005 folder in the Virtual store to TATEMS 2005-VS

then go back and open TATEMS and it should be pointing to the database file in the TATEMS 2005 folder that I sent you. 

To disable Windows Virtual Store in Windows 7, 10 and 11:

Go to the Start menu and in the Search Box type in "Local Security Policy".
Select "Local Security Policy".
Click "Local Policies". 
Click "Security Options".
Right click "User Account Control: Virtualize File and registry write failures to per-user locations." and go to Properties.
Click "Disabled" and then OK.
 The article below further covers what Virtual Store is and how to disable it:
https://web.archive.org/web/20120112075547/http://www.jondavis.net/techblog/post/2008/02/Beyond-Disabling-UAC-Disable-Virtual-Store.aspx

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