[Dx4win] DX4WIN 6.04 and Windows 7?

[Mel]

V8 works fine on 64 bit computers... but I'm running Vista, not W7.

K7ZO (Scott Tuthill) wrote:
> I am upgrading my PC from a 6 year old XP system to a new 64 bit Windows 7 
> Professional system. I am currently using DX4WIN 6.04 and can't seem to get 
> it running on the Windows 7 box. I followed the standard Vista install 
> directions: Right Click to run the install .EXE as administrator and put it 
> in the root directory. However, when I run the program, again as 
> administrator, I get the "missing vichw11.sys in 
> C:\Windows\System32\drivers". I put the .sys file there and it still does 
> not work and I can't get past this point. So, any ideas out there?
> 
> * How have others gotten past the "missing vichw11.sys" problem? (My new PC 
> does not have a serial port -- is this part of the problem?)
> * If I run the new PC in "XP Compatibility Mode" would this work? Has anyone 
> tried this?
> * If I upgrade to Version 8 -- can I get that working? Anyone have Version 8 
> running on a 64 bit system?
> 
> Thanks for the replies.
> 
> 
> Scott/K7ZO 
> 
> 
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