I'm stumped, but it might be helpful to know exactly how the file is 'corrupted'.
As I said: it is reseted to default. My personalized pvconf.ini was overwritten by another one generated by PVD opened upon clickin OK on a "Document data folder could not be found" error message.
And a last straw to grasp...You might verify that your AppData location hasn't changed (I can't imagine why it would) by checking HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders to see if AppData = %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming.
Now guess what? AppData location wasn't changed. But, look what I found there? I removed H: entries, restarted laptop and now it works like a charm! Thanks for your time! [SOLVED]
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