Problem solved
Deleted PdxRegCL.exe. Created a text file and renamed to PdxRegCL.exe. 
Settings are sticking. Thanks Steven

Now on to the help situation.


On 03/20/2019 09:38 PM, Peter wrote:
> Fresh install on WInXP (haven't tried on Win7 yet), deleted the 
> PdxRegCL.exe and then Pdx would not start, wanted to reinstall. Is there 
> anything else that has to be done?
> 
> 
> On 03/19/2019 04:54 AM, Steven Green wrote:
>> for p11, you also have to delete the stupid registry cleaner file 
>> PdxRegCL.exe or your settings will not stick
>>
>>
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>> Steven Green
>> Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
>>
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>> "John Wright"  wrote in message news:5c8fb8d0@pnews.thedbcommunity.com...
>>
>> As have many others, I have been running Paradox 9 for ages and still
>> use it a lot. Occasionally it looses the Help files, probably from W10
>> updates. Anyway, I have had Paradox 11 for ages so I thought I would
>> install it so that I had the Help files to hand. On installing it I
>> thought I might as well set it up anyway to see my Database files.
>> However, whatever I try, On Loading, it insists on going to the default
>> Settings and of course the Default Directory "Work". Once I set it to my
>> Directory and the Settings so that standard things don't load "Project
>> Viewer" etc. it keeps the settings BUT once the computer is shut
>> down/Restarted it looses them again.
>>
>> I have attached my settings for both Version 9 and 11. Version 9 works
>> fine of course but can someone offer how I can set Version 11 to
>> replicate my Version 9 Startup please?