pcsx2 pnach problem

[Mizmi]

I keep getting the message " no cheats found continuing without cheats" when I try playing with them...
Ive followed the guides and suggestions of many of the post's here , the pnach file is from here... I've used omniconvert the raw's are correct ... the file save is .pnach no .txt after ..... I created "cheats" folder and placed it in there Ive tried fast boot and full boot ... Ive tried disabling each code get the same message every time.

these are the codes
gametitle=Mana Khemia 2 Fall of Alchemy (NTSC-U) [SLUS 21890]
comment=Patches by Bagus
//Max Money
patch=1,EE,20C3CB80,extended,000F423F
//Inf Money
patch=1,EE,10C3CB80,extended,00004000
//Have 80 All Items (No Key Items)
patch=1,EE,40DEAA60,extended,00970001
patch=1,EE,77777777,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,40DEB3E8,extended,00970001
patch=1,EE,50505050,extended,00000000

File saved as 433951E7.pnach
CRC=0x433951E7

so what am i doing wrong?
any help is appreciated

[vsub]

1.Did you tried running pcsx2 as administrator
2.Are you running pcsx2 from shortcut or directly from the exe
3.Are you placing the cheats in the cheats folder in the pcsx2 folder

[jlwmanagement]

I had the same issue and VSub saved me from it. I was running PCSX2 from a custom front end I created. The front end was on my desktop and running PCSX2 from another location so the cheats never loaded. I solved the issue by placing the front end exe in the PCSX2 folder (and having the front end run a bat file in the same location). No idea why I had to do both, but I did.

[nosisab Ken Keleh]

If you "installed" PCSX2, almost certainly the cheats folder at the /Documents/PCSX2 is the one being used. If is standalone (portable) probably is that one inside the folder the PCSX2 is ran from.

[vsub]

It doesn't matter if you use the portable or the installer version.

If you start pcsx2 from shortcut,it will search for the cheats folder in the location that is specified in the "Start in" of the shortcut.If you start it directly from the exe,it will search for it in the exe directory

[nosisab Ken Keleh]

It doesn't matter if you use the portable or the installer version.

If you start pcsx2 from shortcut,it will search for the cheats folder in the location that is specified in the "Start in" of the shortcut.If you start it directly from the exe,it will search for it in the exe directory

That was an useful information I was unaware, thanks.