[Dxbase] New Win7/32 user problems

Sat Dec 19 16:05:30 EST 2009

Hi,
I'm still working with Mark here on this issue. I checked his old and new
computers and my own system, and there's nothing in any of our
DXBase2007.ini files that references the refdata.mdb file anywhere. This is
the [Dir] section of his new installation under Win7 (mine is simiar):
[Dir]
CDDRIVE=C
CDTYPE=1
PGMPATH=C:\DXbase 2007
SOUNDPATH=C:\DXbase 2007\Omsounds
CDPATH=
DATAPATH=C:\DXbase 2007\K2AX.mdb
ORDERPATH=C:\DXbase 2007\Default.co
PQSOPATH=C:\DXbase 2007\Pqsodflt.co
PQPROMPT=0
AUTOCD=1
MGRCDTYPE=0
CDON=0
BUPATH=C:\beta2007\
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Regards,
Peter,
W2IRT
-----Original Message-----
From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Jack
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 4:20 PM
To: Mark O'Brien; dxbase at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] New Win7/32 user problems
Mark,
You might try the following... no promises... but maybe....
1. Make a copy of your dxb2007.ini file from your Windows folder and save
it for safe keeping just in case...
2. Open the dxb2007.ini file in your Windows folder using notepad and look
for the Directory section of the INI file. See if the entry for refdata.mdb
is showing the wrong path as evidenced by the message you are getting... if
so, change the entry to agree with the same path for your QSO database
path.
I don't know exactly what in the world Windows does in Vista/Win7 OS's, but
somehow it seems that it clones a copy of the mdb file and runs from some
other location other than where DXbase installs it. Perhaps this will help
but if it screws things up, then just copy the "copy" from step 1 above back
so you can get to where you started.
Cheers,
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark O'Brien" <mark.k2ax at gmail.com>
To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 1:40 PM
Subject: [Dxbase] New Win7/32 user problems
> Hi all,
>> I'm still having some troubles getting DX Base 2007 to function under
> Win7/32-bit. I've got Peter, W2IRT to help a bit, and we got as far as
> setting up the app and moving the databases over, but the problem is
> launching DX Base now.
>> I have the app installed to C:\DXBase 2007.
>> I can do it one of two ways:
> 1) Run as administrator and get the UAC prompt every time I go to run it.
> Say yes and it runns as normal.
> 2) Try to start NOT as administrator and it fails. It seems something's
> hard-coded in there to look for files in C:\Program Files\Scientific
> Solutions\DX Base 2007. The error I get when I have it set to
> non-administrator mode is "Couldn't find file 'C:\Program Files\Scientific
> Solutions\DXbase 2007\refdata.mdb.'
>> What can I do to keep UAC functional on the computer but not have DX Base
> nag for it on DX Base startup?
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