How to move the SigmaPlot user files (SigmaPlot acting slow)

Symptom: SigmaPlot is acting slow/non-responsive.

If your computer is in an active directory environment, and SigmaPlot is acting slow, it can help to move the user files to a local folder.

Here are the instructions to do this.

Move SigmaPlot user files to local folder

You can manually override the user directory setting in the following fashion:

1. Windows Start Menu / Run
2. Type “regedit
3. ”Navigate in the tree to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
4. Right-click on this key (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software)
5. Select “New” and “Key”
6. Rename the new key to “SYSTAT Software Inc.” (note caps and the period).
7. Right-click on “SYSTAT Software Inc.”
8. Select “New” and “Key
9. ”Rename the new key “Common
10. ”Right-click “Common
11. ”Select “New” and “String Value”
12. Rename the new value “UserPath”
13. Double-click “UserPath” and enter the path name you wish to use as the user path. The directories “SigmaPlot”, etc. will be created within the directory you specify.