{"id":456,"date":"2014-03-24T06:44:33","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T13:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=456"},"modified":"2021-05-25T15:30:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T22:30:43","slug":"mt4-build-600-with-alwaysup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/alwaysup\/mt4-build-600-with-alwaysup\/","title":{"rendered":"Trouble with MT4 Build 600 and AlwaysUp?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nVersion 4 of the popular MetaTrader trading platform<\/a> (affectionately called MT4) received a major overhaul in February. This forum post<\/a> describes the many improvements in that “Build 600”, but perhaps the most dramatic changes were to the data storage layer:<\/p>\n


\nThe new version of the MetaTrader 4 terminal features the updated structure of user data storage. In earlier versions all programs, templates, profiles etc. were stored directly in terminal installation folder. Now all necessary data required for a particular user are stored in a separate directory called data folder.<\/a>
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\nUnfortunately this can cause MetaTrader terminals installed under AlwaysUp to stop working!\n<\/p>\n

\nIf you are having problems running MT4 as a Windows Service with AlwaysUp, please:<\/p>\n

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    Make sure you have your Windows account specified on the Logon tab, as described in step 6 of our MT4 tutorial<\/a>. Using the default LocalSystem account is no longer an option now that the terminal’s data is kept in a user-specific folder.<\/p>\n

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    When upgrading to build 600, MT4 moves many files automatically but some files will need to be moved manually<\/b>. Please review “Automatic Copying of MQL4 Programs When Updating from Older Builds”<\/a> and ensure that all your terminal’s files are migrated to the new locations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \nFollowing this advice has worked for all MT4 customers experiencing problems with build 600 to date. Of course, please feel free to contact us<\/a> if you have any questions or remain stuck after implementing the above!<\/p>\n