[Dxbase] dxbase2007 and windows vista

Sun Jan 6 07:52:29 EST 2008

I've been running DXbase 2007 on Vista 32 since March without problems 
(except the known one with the Help system).
DXbase on Windows Vista was discussed by several last spring, and I recall 
there is a problem with Vista 64. Something about registry locations being 
changed so the DXbase registration process would no longer work.
I searched my local DXbase reflector archives and found this, from Karl 
N1DL. I hope he doesn't mind me reposting it.
>problem: DXBase cannot find the key and therefore stays in Trial mode.
>>solution:
>>The software cannot handle the automatic placement of the key in both the 
>32
>bit and the 64 bit registry.
>Therefore it is necessary to make a modification to the 64 bit registry in
>VISTA 64.
>BACK UP THE REGISTRY FIRST !
>>1) go the system prompt
>2) click on "start search" and type in regedit and do a "enter"
>3) go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and click on it
>4) find the folder "Wow6432Node" and in it place a new folder "Scientific
>Solutions" and into this one another " Dxb2007"
>5) in that folder create a new entry called "Key" (you will have to rename
>the new key#1 into Key)
>6) go under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to the existing 32 bit folder that says
>Scientific Solutions and under Key copy the text string associated with it,
>7) go back to the new folder created in the Wow6432Node as Key and past the
>text value into it.
>8) close the registry
>>Restart DXbase2007 and it will work.
>>73 de Karl N1DL

Again, I think this only applies to the 64-bit version of Vista. I had no 
issue with Vista 32.
73,
W1JA
John Pelham
E-mail john at radiophile.com
Web site http://www.radiophile.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joe voelkelt" <pitbull9 at acetekk.com>
To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 2:32 AM
Subject: [Dxbase] dxbase2007 and windows vista
still have had no luck in getting dxbase 2007 to run on my computer with 
windows vista, however i have managed a work around to the problem and that 
is to reinstall dxbase 2006 from the cd rom i got when i purchased dxbase 
2006 and dxbase 2006 now works fine no problem at all, but no matter what i 
do have not figured out how to get dxbase to get out of the demo mode, i 
have tried installing in a new directory, reapplying registration key etc. 
did e mail scientific solutions and hope to get cd rom from them with dx 
base 2007 and see if that will work. thanks to all for their suggestions and 
help, will keep everyone up to date on this problem. joe kl7lf