Quote from: Tigerbill on September 13, 2023, 09:32:51 PM

Is there a way to do this where I just download the program & it works without any messing about like this? I am a noob when it comes to this stuff & I really am struggling here.

If everything is installed and using the default directories, you wouldn't have to set those paths since Armory knows the defaults.
But since your Bitcoin Core is installed in D: and its data directory is in D: as well, you'll have to manually set those paths for Armory to find them.

Quote from: Tigerbill on September 13, 2023, 09:32:51 PM

Please would you walk me through the exact steps like I am a 2 year old..?

The first part of his post is the simplest (band-aid) solution since you'll only need to open the applications in that particular order.
That way, you don't have to point to Armory where to find those binaries.
But the correct datadir should still be set. (you've already set those in the GUI)

First, close Armory if it's running, open your Task Manager and check any Armory and Bitcoin Core related processes
since sometimes, it lingers in the background. Alternatively, restart the PC.
Now Open Bitcoin Core and let it sync to the tip, just let it running after syncing. (you may skip ArmoryDB)
Lastly, Open 'ArmoryQt.exe' and it should be able to detect that Bitcoin Core is already running.

Quote from: Tigerbill on September 12, 2023, 07:41:13 PM

I have pointed the top Armory Bitcoin install directory to D:\Program Files\Bitcoin

Blockchain & Database Paths
Bitcoin Home Dir to D:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin

Armory Database Dir to C:\Users\anotherusername\AppData\Roaming\Armory\databases

The username is different on the C: drive, I thought to point that out, will that be a problem?

Quote from: Tigerbill on September 13, 2023, 09:32:51 PM

The strange thing being my son's installation didn't need any of this & it worked until I loaded my wallet on his machine, I just can't understand what is going on.

Wait, the file folder structure in D: is suspiciously similar to a Windows system directory.
It sounds like you've plugged your previous C: drive from your machine to your son's machine, then it's set to D: since it already has C:
If so, that not how you load your Armory wallet to your son's machine with a functional Armory installation.

You should've kept everything as is then just imported your wallet backup via "Import of Restore Wallet".
It accepts exported wallet/printed backups from "Wallet Properties->Backup This Wallet".