Changes in ads.ini not reflected in arc' connection repository

419 Views Asked by Tanu At 24 April 2025 at 14:25

I just moved to win7 64bit from win xp.

When in XP, I can changed the content of ads.ini (add or change the connection), and the changes will be reflected in arc connection repository.

But now, nothing changes, the new database connection is not shown.

What should I check to make the changes in ads.ini can be shown in arc connection repository?

There are 1 best solutions below

Jens Mühlenhoff On 30 January 2012 at 13:36

Since the ARC is not Vista-ready yet ...

ARC is trying to store its ADS.ini in C:\Windows\ADS.ini, but Windows accepts the calls and redirects them to:

C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Windows\ADS.ini

Where "Username" is your username.

Just search the whole computer for ads.ini when in doubt.