[ADXA] WSJT, et al Question

Wed Feb 17 19:08:11 EST 2021

 Malabytes is a known problem for many programs. Outlook is also a problem. I tried Malabytes once, took it off and scoured my computer afterward. Gave up on free antivirus long ago, and Windows Defender had a problem for 12 years that they just discovered and patched in the last month or so.
I wish for no internet and the rebirth of the Apple II and DOS.
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    On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 4:34:28 PM CST, Sandy Hutson <k5yy1 at cox.net> wrote:  

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    I am not into the various issues of FT8 and WSJT-X etc, so fortunately I am not going crazy along those lines. I would go crazy every few months on FT8 changes and downloading of software updates. IIWII   But I and others not on FT8/FT4, etc  DO HAVE the following issues I am sure.

    When Windows 10 changes every few months recently, my entire screen of 35 icons disappears, there are advertising logos or 4-5 Windows “special squares” on my opening screen page and the Start button on lower left is completely changed as so what I see… usually a long list of items listed from A to Z. It does allow one to go back to Classic Windows start format or even a Windows 7 simple format but takes time to “redo things”... yet again!  You are forced to use Windows 10 and its continuing crazy “updates” that Microsoft feels are needed. BS. 90% of people are fed up. ☹

    Windows 7 is no longer supported by malware programs like Webroot, which I mainly use, or the inept free lifetime Malwarebytes I have as a “sidekick” of sorts. My Win 7 laptop I use in special occasions when my desktop PC is being “fixed” by my computer expert. I am not protected but can get into my Cox.net email accounts quickly and sign off. Takes my expert 2-3 hours to get rid of some W10 programming software updates and reinstall the simpler versions. Meanwhile my Computer documents, photos, PDF saved files etc sometimes are completely missing, and I rely on one icon I call my “favorite”, which has about 30 icons in it, to assist me. Also, back photos or docs are in a LONG list under some W 10 hidden system. 

   Sometimes my one seldom used Hotmail.com email account, which “flows over” to a Microsoft  Outlook.com association, wants me to change my PC check-ins and synced to Outlook.com ONLY. I have to get my PC expert to fix things and allow me to check in “locally” and NOT through Microsoft Outlook.com. Anyway, it is a CONSTANT issue of changing by W10 gurus for some reason, and I am tired of it. Maybe Apple is a way to go. I do update my backups on an external data library which my PC guy uses to reinstall my computer items. Thank God for backups…

    Now I am hearing that almost ALL Windows 10 laptops being sold new everywhere are infected by a manufacturing hacker malware “built in”, which with just a few select few letters/numbers programmed in can be recalled by someone in Nigeria, China, Russia or Jamaica etc  for each new laptop PC sold. We are in a software war which is destructive, negating the need for a nuclear war per se. Who knows what will be here in another 10 years!! ☹ .. We need alien help ASAP to rid us of hackers and companies who collect data on ALL of us in the world; the USA is behind on blocking the Russian business and government hackers especially.

   Sorry to take up space but my letter size has to be a”16” or I have trouble reading at my age! So a 16 might help the old ADXA guys who can NOT read an “8-11” print size.. 😊 

73 all and be safe. I fear for those who live in the Little Rock area and their worsening of cold wx.

San YY

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From: Trent Fleming
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 2:40 PM
To: jayw5jay
Cc: adxa
Subject: Re: [ADXA] WSJT, et al Question

This is a source of constant frustration with me.  I've been working with Windows since it first came out.  I"m also well versed in a number of larger computers, including mainframes, from a hardware, operating system, programming language and application software level.  Frankly, I'm something of an expert in technology.  But I am having a dickens of a time maintaining a stable WSJT-X environment.  Each time I get it like I want it, and begin successfully using it, either Windows or WSJT-X wants to do an upgrade.

I moved my business and personal computing to Apple about 8 years ago, and have zero regrets over that.  Much more stable, easier to manage, and I can focus on my business not my technology.

I'm thinking about building a good Unix box to run my ham applications on, and moving away from Windows for good.  

Let me be clear - I don't think that I have nothing to learn.  I would love for someone to explain to me what I'm doing wrong in Windows, because I have two perfectly good laptops I'd love to deploy for my radio hobby.

Just my two cents.

73,

Trent

N4DTF

On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 12:27 PM jayw5jay <jayw5jay at cox.net> wrote:

Steve I wonder about this all the time. Over the years I have never had a Windows update screw anything up here which would be catastrophic in many ways. Virtual serial ports, virtual audio ports, etc for the SDR rig. I used the Icom transceiver for mission-critical dxing.

I am running Windows 10 Pro. I wonder if the pro is less intrusive?

I have seen virus protection like Avast remove and quarantine files like the Icom codec over and over again unless you provide a definition that the program is okay. I just saw this the other day with the Icom USB driver at friend's house.   It was very aggressive. 

73 jay

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-------- Original message --------

From: Steven Rutledge <crownhaven at bellsouth.net> 

Date: 2/17/21 11:41 AM (GMT-06:00) 

To: adxa <ADXA at mailman.qth.net> 

Subject: [ADXA] WSJT, et al Question 

So my Windows 10 machine updated, Dell.  After it was over, my CODECS 
were gone.  I questioned this on WSJT and was told yes, that a Windows 
update wipes out my devices.  So, do I have to go back to the Kenwood 
page and download the drivers for my 890 and 590 again?  And do I 
understand this correctly that everytime Windows 10 updates, my programs 
are trashed?  That is what I'm hearing on the WSJT reflector.  Is this 
anyone else's experience.

Steve, QQ

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