Re: [Ekiga-list] Configuration disappeared

["Tony Moody" <aim aptech co za>]

On 24 Jan 2014 at 14:17, Eugen Dedu wrote about :

Subject : Re: [Ekiga-list] Configuration disa

Date sent:                  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 14:17:25 +0100

From:                         Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>

To:                             aim aptech co za, Ekiga mailing list <ekiga-list gnome org>

Subject:                      Re: [Ekiga-list] Configuration disappeared

> On 24/01/14 13:23, Tony Moody wrote:

> > Hi Folks,

> >

> > Configuration details have been deleted by something. How could that

> > happen? What could cause that?

> >

> > I am left with Ekiga with the original admin blank startup details. This

> > is Second time that has happened. First time I was fussing a lot on the

> > pc. This time there was no fiddling on my part. Running XP

> >

> > I had found my saved copy of ekiga.conf and saved it to C:\Documents and

> > Settings\Admin\Application Data\ekiga.conf but no change.

> >

> > OK now I have bludgeoned it by Exit ekiga, Copy contents of saved

> > ekiga.conf and pasting into the working file as above . Restart Ekiga ;

> > IT WORKS. I'm baffled why the file copy did not work. Could only be be

> > own finger trouble.

>

> Could you be more precise?  Do you mean that one day when you started

> ekiga, it lost its settings?

>

> If yes, what ekiga version do you run?  Have you upgraded gtk+ on your

> machine (possibly from another application which uses it)?

>

> --

> Eugen

OK, a momentary Power Failure caused pc to crash and which caused Ekiga to lose all settings. Ekiga restored by copy contents of saved backup file to C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Application Data\ekiga.conf