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OrCAD install killed Oracle VirtualBox

Started by vamm on 31 Jan 2011 4:04 PM. Topic has 7 replies and 21033 views.
Last post on 12 Feb 2020 9:51 AM by edmcgett.

Installed Orcad demo and now Oracle VirtualBox is redirected to C:\SPB_data instead of c:\users\owner.VirtualBox.

This killed my virtual machine firmware development environment. 

C:\SPB_data directory did not exist until the OrCAD install.

 

vamm

7 Replies

  • vamm

    It appears I am not alone

    Here is a similar post on VirtualBox site.  Their suggested solution does not work.  This is an OrCAD install issue, that has become a VirtualBox problem.

    http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=35644&start=0

  • vamm

    Since I appear to talking to myself I might as well finish this conversation.

    It appears that OrCAD has claimed the user variable 'home' and given it the value of c:\SPB_Data.

    The quick fix, delete the OrCAD HOME variable value from the user's environment variable.  The Virtual Machine now works and software development can continue as usual.  (as a side note, mplayer also seems to be throwing a config file in the SPB_data folder, so it appears other programs are also affected by the OrCAD install.)

    The long term fix.  Run OrCAD on a junky PC by itself - and send a letter home saying OrCAD doesn't like to play well with others.

  • shl x

    Thanks a lot.

    A life saver...

    It seems that 2 years after your post, no one in cadence thinks its important enough not to override major system variables! 

  • alokt

    OrCAD installation does not alter or overwrite %HOME% variable any more. I don't see this issue with latest installation or about an year old one. Yes, it would add HOME variable, if I does not find one already set on your system and this should not break any existing install? If this still does, then it seems that specific software (Oracle VirtualBox) is giving precedence to %HOME% environment variable, over it's default value.  

    It does not ".......override major system variables! "

  • edmcgett

    In reply to alokt:

    I just installed Cadence Allegro 17.4 on my Win10 laptop and it overwrote my HOME variable
  • Andrew Beckett

    In reply to edmcgett:

    Trying to get an answer in a thread started 9 years ago in the wrong forum is not a great way to get a response. This forum is for issues with the forum itself, not for technical questions.

    I suggest you post a new question in the "PCB Design" forum which is a much more sensible place to ask questions. Nearly all posts in this forum are posted in the wrong place and as one of the moderators I frequently move them to the right place. In this case I'm not going to move a 9 year old thread though - it's far better to start a new one and have somebody with Orcad expertise answer it.

  • edmcgett

    In reply to Andrew Beckett:

    I wasn't looking for an answer here, I just switched back my HOME variable to the original location. This thread is one of only a few responses that came up when did a Google search for HOME and SPB_Data.

    The last response from @alokt that says that it does not alter or overwrite the HOME variable, which is wrong as it just did. My response was for future people that find this thread.

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