What Windows Access Rights are required?

During the installation process, the ClinicOffice installer asks you for a LOCAL DATA FOLDER. This is the location where ClinicOffice will store settings and information which are specific to this computer.

Unless you changed this folder, the default for COv6 is: C:COv6_Data (COv5 and COv4, respectively, for other versions.)

If you’re trying to run ClinicOffice under a restricted (or ‘limited’) Windows User Account, it may be that you do not have full permission to access this folder, which in turn means that ClinicOffice won’t be able to run.

Here are some instructions on how to grant full access to the ClinicOffice Data Folder.

  1. Make sure you are logged on to the computer as an Administrator (not a restricted user)
  2. Using Windows Explorer (i.e. My Computer), locate the data folder
  3. Right click on the folder, then click Properties
  4. Click the Security Tab
  5. Under the ‘Group or User Names’ section, click the Add button
  6. In the next window, type “Everyone” (without the quotes), click Check Names (the word “Everyone” should now be underlined) and then click OK
  7. In the ‘Group or User Names’ list, select ‘Everyone’
  8. In the ‘Permissions for Everyone’ box tick the Allow Full Control box
  9. Click Apply and OK

Once you have completed the above steps, ClinicOffice will be able to correctly its data folder even on restricted user accounts.