Article ID: 930834
Article Last Modified on 3/16/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SoftGrid for Terminal Services
- Microsoft SoftGrid for Windows Desktops
Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry
SYMPTOMS
When you try to start an application in Microsoft SoftGrid, you receive the following error message:
CAUSE
This problem may occur because one of the following conditions is true:
- The path of the global data directory is invalid.
- The OSD Cache folder does not exist. For example, the OSD Cache folder may have been manually removed.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods, depending on the cause of the problem.
The path of the global data directory is invalid
To resolve this problem, follow these steps.
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.
- Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
- Locate and then click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Softricity\SoftGrid Client\CurrentVersion\Configuration - Right-click GlobalDataDirectory, and then click Modify..
- Note the path that is specified in the Value Data box.
- Close the Edit String dialog box, and then exit Registry Editor.
- In Windows Explorer, open the path that you noted in step 4.
- If the path does not exist, use one of the following methods:
- Create the path.
- In Registry Editor, modify the value of the GlobalDataDirectory registry value to reflect the path that you want to use.
- Stop and then start the SoftGrid Client service.
The OSD Cache folder does not exist
To resolve this problem, follow these steps.
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.
- Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
- Locate and then click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Softricity\SoftGrid Client\CurrentVersion\Configuration - Right-click GlobalDataDirectory, and then click Modify..
- Note the path that is specified in the Value Data box.
- Close the Edit String dialog box, and then exit Registry Editor.
- In Windows Explorer, open the path that you noted in step 4.
- If the OSD Cache folder does not exist, create it.
- Stop and then start the SoftGrid Client service.
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