[Dxbase] Re: Problems with your DXbase2003

Thu Aug 19 08:35:48 EDT 2004

Your DXBase 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 or 2005.INI file is located in the 
WINDOWS directory and NOT in
your DXBase directory.
At 07:17 AM 8/19/2004, WA9YSD wrote:
>The only files I find in DXbase that is call *.ini are Defrotor.ini
>Radios.ini Rotors.ini and Rptdesc.ini files.
>>I am using Dxbase 2005.
>>Jim
>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "WA9YSD" <wa9ysd at att.net>
>To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 11:43 AM
>Subject: Re: Problems with your DXbase2003
>>> > Is there a file called Dxbase2003.ini File? Is there a file called
> > Dxbase2005.ini file? I whish you guys would speak English. Or maybe
>Polish
> > in my case.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
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> > > 1. Re: Problems with your DXbase2003 (Art Searle, W2NRA)
> > > 2. Re: Problems with your DXbase2003 (Joseph Glockner)
> > > 3. Re: Problems with your DXbase2003 (Gary Senesac AL9A)
> > >
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> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Message: 1
> > > Date: 2004年8月17日 12:10:21 -0400
> > > From: "Art Searle, W2NRA" <w2nra at birdsandbeacons.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Problems with your DXbase2003
> > > To: "Joseph Glockner" <jglock2 at airmail.net>
> > > Cc: DXbase reflector <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Message-ID: <001001c48474$b2e7e070$4210010a at artsnexlink>
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> > >
> > > Hey Joe,
> > >
> > > You wrote:
> > > > So, yes - your 2003.ini file is gone or has been corrupted..
> > > >
> > > > Reinstall your 2003.
> > >
> > > Shouldn't the correct answer be to copy the backup copy of the
>Dxb2003.ini
> > > file to the Windows directory?
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Art
> > > W2NRA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > >
> > > Message: 2
> > > Date: 2004年8月17日 11:53:22 -0500
> > > From: Joseph Glockner <jglock2 at airmail.net>
> > > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Problems with your DXbase2003
> > > To: "Art Searle, W2NRA" <w2nra at birdsandbeacons.com>
> > > Cc: DXbase reflector <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Message-ID: <41223802.6020006 at airmail.net>
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
> > >
> > > Art,
> > >
> > > Yep - if he saved a copy of his 2003.ini file off to the side, then
> > > he could use that copy. If he didn't save it - then I would think that
> > > reinstallation would be necessary.
> > >
> > > Tnx Art!
> > >
> > > 73 Joe wa6axe
> > >
> > > Art Searle, W2NRA wrote:
> > > > Hey Joe,
> > > >
> > > > You wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>So, yes - your 2003.ini file is gone or has been corrupted..
> > > >>
> > > >>Reinstall your 2003.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Shouldn't the correct answer be to copy the backup copy of the
> > Dxb2003.ini
> > > > file to the Windows directory?
> > > >
> > > > 73,
> > > > Art
> > > > W2NRA
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > >
> > > Message: 3
> > > Date: 2004年8月17日 15:56:09 -0800
> > > From: "Gary Senesac AL9A" <al9a at pobox.mtaonline.net>
> > > Subject: [Dxbase] Re: Problems with your DXbase2003
> > > To: "Joseph Glockner" <jglock2 at airmail.net>
> > > Cc: DXbase reflector <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Message-ID: <000d01c484b5$e429ace0$d1d0150c at oemcomputer>
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> > >
> > > Once again, Joe to the rescue!
> > >
> > > My 2003.ini file was still in the Windows directory and I could open it
> > and
> > > browse it, but something must have been amiss. Unfortunately, I did not
> > > have a backup of the ini file so I had to do an uninstall and then a
> > > reinstall. All is now better even though I had to go through the
> > aggravation
> > > of setting up all my user options, CD ROM path name, radio interface,
> > canned
> > > messages, etc., but at least it works again!
> > >
> > > Another lesson learned - be sure to back up the ini file too! Thanks
>Joe
> > > and Art.
> > >
> > > Gary AL9A
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Joseph Glockner" <jglock2 at airmail.net>
> > > To: "Gary Senesac AL9A" <al9a at pobox.mtaonline.net>
> > > Cc: "DXbase reflector" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Sent: August 16, 2004 10:54 PM
> > > Subject: Problems with your DXbase2003
> > >
> > >
> > > > Gary,
> > > >
> > > > Just for the heck of it - I renamed my own Dxbase2003.ini file
> > > > to something else -- and VOILA!! I also get the SAME window that
> > > > you did..
> > > >
> > > > So, yes - your 2003.ini file is gone or has been corrupted..
> > > >
> > > > Reinstall your 2003.
> > > >
> > > > 73 Joe wa6axe
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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