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3336588 - How to change value of Path to Local Configuration Files in SAPGUI Options when it's read only

Symptom

User set the following registry key, and "select" button on options-configuration file path is grayed out.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\SAP\General]
AllOptionsReadOnly (REG_DWORD) = 1
CurRegValReadOnlyActive (REG_DWORD) = 1

Current value of "Path to Local Configuration Files" is "C:\users\userid\appdata\roamining\sap\common", 
but they need C:\ProgramData\SAP\GUI and would like to how to change value of Path to Local Configuration Files e.g. to C:\ProgramData\SAP\GUI

The following registry key exists, but changing the registry key PathConfigFilesLocal to "C:\ProgramData\SAP\GUI" doesn't work. 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SAP\SAPLogon\Options]
PathConfigFilesLocal (REG_EXPAND_SZ)


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Environment

SAPGUI release independent

Keywords

SAP GUI for Windows; SAPGUI; SAP GUI; Configuration Files; Local Configuration File; PathConfigFilesLocal; read only; PathConfigFilesLocal_ReadOnly; select; grayed out; change; roamining\sap\common; options.  , KBA , BC-FES-GUI , SAP GUI for Windows , Problem

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