[Dxbase] 64 bit windows problems (and Win7 anyway)

Sun Nov 7 16:36:24 EST 2010

Thanks for the testimony!
If people do not know about dropbox, they should go immediately to
www.dropbox.com and sign up. Then install dropbox on all of the computers
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everywhere you install the dropbox software.
Another great feature is that it stores previous versions of the files, so,
for instance, you apply some changes to your log that positively hoses it
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I use it on my development systems and it truly syncs within seconds.
73
Neal Campbell
Abroham Neal Software
www.abrohamnealsoftware.com
(540) 645 5394
On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Peter Dougherty <w2irt at verizon.net> wrote:
> I resisted the change to Win7 for the longest time for that reason but the
> XP load was becoming increasingly unstable as the months wore on and I had
> to decide whether to re-load XP clean or go with Seven. I went with 7 and
> for the most part I'm very happy with my decision to do so. It's a far
> nicer
> OS and the benefits clearly outweigh the few downsides. The DX Base install
> was the part of the conversion I was fearing most but ironically it was the
> easiest. Just don't try to install it to the Program Files folder, edit the
> Hosts file using Notepad run as Administrator to edit your cluster list and
> get the patches necessary to access the older help file and all is good. I
> did likewise for my other two critical ham apps (N1MM Contest Logger and
> VE7CC's AR User). I did not have to select compatibility mode either. It
> runs just nicely in installed as administrator to a non-"program files"
> directory.
>> I've also saved myself a lot of worry by installing my .mdb log file to
> Dropbox so there's no longer a worry about the risk of losing my log should
> I suffer a drive failure.
>>>> -----------------------------------
>> Regards,
>> Peter,
> W2IRT
>>> -----Original Message-----
> From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Dick Williams
> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 1:02 PM
> To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] 64 bit windows problems (and Win7 anyway)
>> So, now I know why I dumped Win 7 off my amateur radio computer and
> re-installed XP. The nice thing is, I have not had any issues with XP and
> DXBase (or any other amateur radio related programs either).
>> My "two cents worth" is to keep using XP until all the programs one wants
> to
> use are Win 7 compatible without any major installation/programming changes
> needed by me.
>> Dick K8ZTT
>> -----Original Message-----
> From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of george byrkit
> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 10:33 AM
> To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Dxbase] 64 bit windows problems (and Win7 anyway)
>> So, there are a number of issues with Vista and Win7.
>> First, if you are using Win7, either 32 or 64 bit, I'd advise browsing to
> the DXBase exe file, choosing 'properties' on the right-click menu, and
> putting it into 'XP compatibility mode'. This is likely to help.
>> Keep in mind that neither Vista nor Win7 want you to write into the Program
> Files dir, or any subdir of it. DXBase 2007 is old enough that it keeps
> its
> ini file and databases in its dir in Program Files. So there are a world
> of
> issues that await you! So much easier if you were able to keep it on
> WinXP...
>> Microsoft has published any number of Knowledgebase articles about this.
> It's all related to their 'UAC' (User Account Control) concept, which means
> you aren't 'administrator' anymore, even if you are.
>> Try searching for 'Inside Windows Vista User Account Control', by Mark
> Russinovich, for a discussion of what has changed from XP.
>> Vy 73,
> George Byrkit, K9TRV
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