How to skip the free disk space check when performing company upgrades

How to skip the free disk space check when performing company upgrades

Summary

This article explains how to skip the check for free disk space when attempting to upgrade a SWCS company.

More Information

In order to upgrade a SWCS company the Solatech Window Covering Software will attempt to make sure there is enough free disk space for the automatic backup that will be performed. If the software determines that there is not enough free space it will abort the company upgrade process. On some systems this check fails even though there is enough free disk space. Use the steps in this article to skip this free disk space check and allow the upgrade to proceed.

You can also follow the steps in this article if you receive the error code 172 while performing an upgrade and you know there is enough free disk space on the computer.

To disable the check for free disk space during a company upgrade

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows to correct them. Solatech cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.

  1. Close SWCS.
  2. Click Start, Run, type "regedit" (without the quotes) and press Enter.
  3. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Solatech\Window Covering Software\4.0"
  4. From the Edit menu click New, DWORD value and give it the name "SkipFreeSpaceCheckOnUpgrade" (without the quotes).
  5. Double-click on the new entry to change it's value.
  6. Change the value to 1 and click OK.
  7. Close Registry Editor.

Note: This check only applies to version 4.2.406 or higher of the Solatech Window Covering Software.

Once the upgrade is complete you should to delete the registry entry you added

  1. Click Start, Run, type "regedit" (without the quotes) and press Enter.
  2. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Solatech\Window Covering Software\4.0"
  3. Find the entry "SkipFreeSpaceCheckOnUpgrade" in the list on the right side of the screen and select it.
  4. From the Edit menu click Delete. Click Yes when asked to confirm.
  5. Close Registry Editor.

REFERENCES

For more information, refer to the following knowledge base articles:

  • Administrator privileges required to create or upgrade a company
  • How to create a company on Windows Vista

APPLIES TO

  • Solatech Window Covering Software 4.2

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