[Solved] Extra Cheats DLL loading from SSD

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Here's a Howdy-do.  With my new machine, which has an SSD as main storage, the extra cheats dll doesn't load or is ignored.  When I right click on the cheat box nothing happens.

The library is loaded without any subfolder under the plugins header.  Anyone else have this problem with an SSD?  If so, what is the solution?  I have lots of rotating storage, so I could move the Plugins folder over to a partition there, but I'd really rather not because loading will be a lot slower.

UPDATE:  I moved the Plugins folder to a partition on my rotating storage and set a link to it in the user structure.  The plugins loaded, but no joy.  All my extra lots and such are there, but the DLL either did not load or was ignored.  I am going to try moving it into the Program Files structure.

RESOLUTION:  That did it.  I put it in with the sky textures in Program Files (x86)\...\Plugiins.  I am going to put the rest of my Plugins back on the SSD.

[Compdude787 916]

Oh yeah, you have to have the Extra Cheats DLL in your Program Files\...\Plugins folder rather than the Documents\...\Plugins folder.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Never had to before.  Guarantees it will be the first plugin loaded.

[rsc204 21,808]

Whilst .DLL files can be loaded later, not loading them before all other plugins can easily cause them to fail to initialise. Therefore any DLLs should be loaded first, by placing them into the root of the Program Files Plugins folder (or whatever the equivalent might be on Linux).

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

59 minutes ago, rsc204 said:

Whilst .DLL files can be loaded later, not loading them before all other plugins can easily cause them to fail to initialise. Therefore any DLLs should be loaded first, by placing them into the root of the Program Files Plugins folder (or whatever the equivalent might be on Linux).

In Linux/wine you get a simulated Windows system along with the JIT windows call software.  Looks like this:

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tree -L 3 .wine
.wine
├── dosdevices
│   ├── c: -> ../drive_c
│   ├── d:: -> /dev/sr0
│   ├── e: -> /mnt/v1
│   ├── e:: -> /dev/sdb1
│   ├── f: -> /mnt/v2
│   ├── f:: -> /dev/sdb2
│   ├── g: -> /mnt/v3
│   ├── g:: -> /dev/sdb3
│   ├── h: -> /mnt/v4
│   ├── h:: -> /dev/sdb4
│   ├── i: -> /home/john
│   ├── j:: -> /dev/sdb8
│   ├── k: -> /mnt/v5
│   ├── k:: -> /dev/sdb5
│   ├── l:: -> /dev/sdb6
│   ├── m: -> /media/john/V6
│   ├── m:: -> /dev/sdb7
│   ├── n:: -> /dev/sdb
│   └── z: -> /
├── drive_c
│   ├── gmax
│   │   ├── acap.dll
│   │   ├── acge15.dll
│   │   ├── autoback
│   │   ├── bmm.dll
│   │   ├── cfgmgr.dll
│   │   ├── core.dll
│   │   ├── CustDlg.dll
│   │   ├── d3dgfx.drv
│   │   ├── downloads
│   │   ├── drivers
│   │   ├── EdModel.dll
│   │   ├── expr.dll
│   │   ├── express
│   │   ├── fonts
│   │   ├── gamepacks
│   │   ├── gcomm2.dll
│   │   ├── gcomm.dll
│   │   ├── geom.cbz
│   │   ├── geom.dll
│   │   ├── gfx.dll
│   │   ├── gmax.exe
│   │   ├── gmaxFind.exe
│   │   ├── gmaxfSave.dll
│   │   ├── gmax.ini
│   │   ├── gup.dll
│   │   ├── heidi7.dll
│   │   ├── helpsys.dll
│   │   ├── hrigfx.drv
│   │   ├── html
│   │   ├── images
│   │   ├── imageViewers.dll
│   │   ├── libmmd.dll
│   │   ├── ManipSys.dll
│   │   ├── Maps
│   │   ├── matlibs
│   │   ├── MAXComponents.dll
│   │   ├── Maxscrpt.dll
│   │   ├── maxunzip.exe
│   │   ├── maxutil.dll
│   │   ├── maxzip.exe
│   │   ├── MenuMan.dll
│   │   ├── menus.dll
│   │   ├── mesh.dll
│   │   ├── meshes
│   │   ├── MNMath.dll
│   │   ├── model.dll
│   │   ├── mtl7.dll
│   │   ├── nulgfx.drv
│   │   ├── oglgfx.drv
│   │   ├── Paramblk2.dll
│   │   ├── plugins
│   │   ├── Poly.dll
│   │   ├── Readme.Rtf
│   │   ├── RenderUtil.dll
│   │   ├── res10.dll
│   │   ├── res1.dll
│   │   ├── res2.dll
│   │   ├── res3.dll
│   │   ├── res4.dll
│   │   ├── res5.dll
│   │   ├── res6.dll
│   │   ├── res7.dll
│   │   ├── res8.dll
│   │   ├── resmgr.dll
│   │   ├── Scenes
│   │   ├── scripts
│   │   ├── sounds
│   │   ├── splash.dll
│   │   ├── stdplugs
│   │   ├── texture7.dll
│   │   ├── ui
│   │   ├── UIControls.dll
│   │   ├── UndoBody.dll
│   │   ├── undomgr.dll
│   │   ├── unzip32.dll
│   │   ├── viewfile.dll
│   │   ├── web
│   │   ├── webreg.dll
│   │   ├── zip32.dll
│   │   └── zlibdll.dll
│   ├── GOG Games
│   │   └── Banished
│   ├── Program Files
│   │   ├── Common Files
│   │   ├── Internet Explorer
│   │   ├── Windows Media Player
│   │   └── Windows NT
│   ├── Program Files (x86)
│   │   ├── Common Files
│   │   ├── Internet Explorer
│   │   ├── Landscape Designer
│   │   ├── Maxis
│   │   ├── Microsoft Office
│   │   ├── MSECache
│   │   ├── SC4PIM
│   │   ├── Traffic Simulator Configuration Tool
│   │   ├── Windows Media Player
│   │   └── Windows NT
│   ├── users
│   │   ├── john
│   │   └── Public
│   └── windows
│       ├── assembly
│       ├── command
│       ├── explorer.exe
│       ├── Fonts
│       ├── help
│       ├── hh.exe
│       ├── inf
│       ├── Installer
│       ├── iun6002.exe
│       ├── logs
│       ├── Microsoft.NET
│       ├── mono
│       ├── notepad.exe
│       ├── regedit.exe
│       ├── Resources
│       ├── rundll.exe
│       ├── system
│       ├── system32
│       ├── system.ini
│       ├── syswow64
│       ├── temp
│       ├── twain_32.dll
│       ├── twain.dll
│       ├── winhelp.exe
│       ├── winhlp32.exe
│       ├── win.ini
│       └── winsxs
├── system.reg
├── userdef.reg
├── user.reg
└── winetricks.log

67 directories, 88 files

 

This list is only three levels deep, but you get the idea I hope.  One can set the decor for any version of Windows within reason.  I am set to Windows 7.  That means the registry simulation (*.reg) files are W7 versions.  If you switch to another version, the wine software does an appropriate update.