I took the Pharo 1.3 one-click package from Pharo-project then I replaced the image with a Pharo 1.4 image. It looks like the code from DosFileDirectory>>preferencesRootPath is broken or the the used VM does not return the expected value (Smalltalk vm getSystemAttribute: 1002) I tested with the COG VM for Windows from Pharo web site, the problem is the same. Fix may be easy but I don't know exactly the extent of the problem. I have tested under Wine as I don't have windows. Hilaire preferencesRootPath | list rootPath osMajorVer | "First try to adhere to hardcoded Microsoft conventions - though we really should be reading environment variables since %SYSTEMDRIVE% might not be C: " "Windows OS Version numbers from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724832%28v=vs.85%2..." osMajorVer := Smalltalk os osVersion first. osMajorVer = $5 ifTrue: [ rootPath := 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Pharo\']. osMajorVer = $6 ifTrue: [ rootPath := 'C:\ProgramData\Pharo\']. -- Dr. Geo -- http://www.drgeo.eu