PRB: Error: Valec.exe - Invalid Current Directory

• Microsoft Visual Studio, Enterprise Edition 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When you start various programs after you have installed Visual Studio Enterprise Edition 6.0, the following error appears:

valec.exe - Invalid Current Directory

The process cannot switch to the startup current directory <Windows NT default drive and directory>\System32\. Select OK to set current directory to <Windows NT default drive and directory> or select CANCEL to exit.

CAUSE

This problem is caused by directory permission restrictions on a Windows NT File System (NTFS) formatted drive. The Visual Studio Analyzer Local Event Concentrator, ValEC.exe, does not have read access to the system32 directory.

RESOLUTION

Try one of the following to solve this problem:

• Add permissions for the VUSR_machine name to the local Users group in the Windows NT 4.0 User Manager and ensure that that group has at least "Read" permissions to the Windows\System32 directory. Or, you can enable permissions for "Everyone" to give at least Read permission for the System32 directory. See your Windows NT documentation for instructions on setting up directory security on the Windows NT File System.



• Run DCOMCNFG, select MSVSA Local Event Concentrator Class, and click Properties. Click the Identity tab, change "This user" to a userid that has access to <Windows NT default drive and directory>\System32, set the corresponding password, and restart your computer.



• Remove Visual Studio Analyzer from the system.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

If you use the default security settings of the System32 directory under Windows NT, this problem does not occur. You should only see this problem if the user or administrator modified the security settings. The Zero Administration Kit can also reset the permissions for this directory and cause this problem.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbole kbsetup kbNTOS400 kbVS600 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999